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EP3969958 - APODIZED OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR OPTICAL ARTIFACT REDUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.02.2022
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip20.10.2023Change - applicantpublished on 22.11.2023  [2023/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
[2023/47]
Former [2022/12]For all designated states
Facebook Technologies, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ANDREEV, Gregory Olegovic
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
02 / LI, Gang
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
03 / SHIPTON, Erik
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
04 / JIANG, Yingfei
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
05 / CHI, Wanli
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
06 / OUDERKIRK, Andrew John
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
 [2022/12]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/12]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date20746803.404.07.2020
[2022/12]
WO2020US40839
Priority number, dateUS20191650541208.07.2019         Original published format: US201916505412
US20191650546208.07.2019         Original published format: US201916505462
[2022/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021007134
Date:14.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3969958
Date:23.03.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.01.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G03H1/02, G03H1/04
[2022/12]
CPC:
G02B27/0172 (EP,CN); G02B27/0093 (EP,CN); G02B27/0103 (CN);
G03H1/0248 (EP); G03H1/181 (EP); G02B2027/0112 (EP);
G02B2027/0174 (EP,CN); G02B2027/0178 (EP); G03H2001/0415 (EP);
G03H2001/0439 (EP); G03H2260/12 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/12]
TitleGerman:APODISIERTE OPTISCHE ELEMENTE ZUR OPTISCHEN ARTEFAKTREDUKTION[2022/12]
English:APODIZED OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR OPTICAL ARTIFACT REDUCTION[2022/12]
French:ÉLÉMENTS OPTIQUES APODISÉS POUR LA RÉDUCTION D'ARTÉFACTS OPTIQUES[2022/12]
Entry into regional phase15.12.2021National basic fee paid 
15.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
15.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/12]
15.12.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
28.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2014126029  (FUETTERER GERALD [DE]) [A] 6* paragraphs [0110] , [0111] , [0205] , [0150]; figures 6,7 *;
 [XY]US2017102540  (MCGLEW PATRICK GERARD [CH], et al) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0023] , [0025] - [0028]; figure 2 * [Y] 9,10,12,13;
 [XI]US2018188689  (ZIEGLER DAVID [CH], et al) [X] 1-3,7 * paragraphs [0020] - [0026] - [0039] - [0041]; figures 1,7 * [I] 8;
 [Y]US2019094536  (TEKOLSTE ROBERT D [US], et al) [Y] 9,10,12,13 * paragraphs [0083] - [0089]; figure 4 *
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