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EP3938836 - POLARISATION SEPARATION DEVICE, DIFFERENTIAL INTERFEROMETER AND DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL CONTRAST MICROSCOPE COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.11.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.09.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, SI		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Horiba France SAS
Passage Jobin Yvon CS 45002
14 Boulevard Thomas Gobert
91120 Palaiseau / FR
[2022/03]
Inventor(s)01 / ACHER, Olivier
18 rue des Chataigniers
SUR-YVETTE 91190 / FR
02 / RICHARD, Simon
2 avenue de Bellevue
91120 PALAISEAU / FR
 [2023/15]
Former [2022/03]01 / ACHER, Olivier
SUR-YVETTE 91190 / FR
02 / RICHARD, Simon
91120 PALAISEAU / FR
Representative(s)Jacobacci Coralis Harle
32, rue de l'Arcade
75008 Paris / FR
[2022/03]
Application number, filing date20725874.011.03.2020
[2022/03]
WO2020FR50500
Priority number, dateFR2019000263814.03.2019         Original published format: FR 1902638
[2022/03]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2020183107
Date:17.09.2020
Language:FR
[2020/38]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3938836
Date:19.01.2022
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3938836
Date:12.04.2023
Language:FR
[2023/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/28, G02B27/42, G02B21/14
[2022/03]
CPC:
G02B27/283 (EP,CN,KR,US); G01J9/02 (US); G02B21/0092 (CN);
G02B21/14 (EP,KR); G02B27/286 (CN); G02B27/4261 (EP,KR);
G02B27/4277 (EP,KR); G01J2009/0261 (US); G01J2009/0265 (US);
G01J2009/0269 (US); G02B26/06 (US); G02B5/3083 (US);
G02B7/021 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:POLARISATIONSSEPARATIONSVORRICHTUNG, DIFFERENZINTERFEROMETER UND OPTISCHES DIFFERENZKONTRASTMIKROSKOP MIT EINER SOLCHEN VORRICHTUNG[2022/03]
English:POLARISATION SEPARATION DEVICE, DIFFERENTIAL INTERFEROMETER AND DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL CONTRAST MICROSCOPE COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE[2022/03]
French:DISPOSITIF SÉPARATEUR DE POLARISATION, INTERFÉROMÈTRE DIFFÉRENTIEL ET MICROSCOPE OPTIQUE À CONTRASTE DIFFÉRENTIEL COMPRENANT UN TEL DISPOSITIF[2022/03]
Entry into regional phase13.09.2021National basic fee paid 
13.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
13.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/03]
13.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.03.2023Fee for grant paid
01.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
03.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
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LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
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RS12.04.2023
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SI12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
[2024/26]
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP3351978  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-13* abstract *;
 [A]  - TAO ZHAN ET AL, "Pancharatnam-Berry optical elements for head-up and near-eye displays [Invited]", JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA - B., US, (20190222), vol. 36, no. 5, doi:10.1364/JOSAB.36.000D52, ISSN 0740-3224, page D52, XP055590395 [A] 1-13 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.36.000D52
 [A]  - ROMAIN LABERDESQUE ET AL, "Tunable angular shearing interferometer based on wedged liquid crystal cells", APPLIED OPTICS, (20171101), vol. 56, no. 31, doi:10.1364/AO.56.008656, ISSN 1559-128X, page 8656, XP055645278 [A] 1-13 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.56.008656
 [A]  - CHOI KIHONG ET AL, "Incoherent digital holography using geometric phase", MICROFLUIDICS, BIOMEMS, AND MEDICAL MICROSYSTEMS XI : 3 - 5 FEBRUARY 2013, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES ; [PART OF SPIE PHOTONICS WEST]; IN: PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE; ISSN 0277-786X; VOL. 8615; [PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE; ISSN 0277-786X; VOL. 8615],, (20181115), vol. 10964, doi:10.1117/12.2506481, ISBN 978-1-5106-2099-5, pages 1096461 - 1096461, XP060114475 [A] 1-13 * 2. Principle of GP-SIDH *;; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2506481
by applicant   - KATHRYN J. HORNBURG et al., "Optical Modeling and Performance Prédictions X", SPIE Optical Engineering and Applications, Proceedings, (20180000), vol. 10743, page 1074305
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