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EP About this file: EP3963341

EP3963341 - TORSION WING PROBE ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.10.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRUKER NANO, INC.
112 Robin Hill Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93117 / US
[2022/10]
Inventor(s)01 / HU, Shuiqing
175 N Kellogg Ave Apt A
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
02 / WAGNER, Martin
175 N Kellogg Ave Apt A
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
03 / WANG, Weijie
2218 Rutland Place
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 / US
04 / SU, Chanmin
7023 Etna Court
Ventura, CA 93003 / US
 [2022/10]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[2022/10]
Application number, filing date20801882.004.05.2020
[2022/10]
WO2020US31334
Priority number, dateUS201962842973P03.05.2019         Original published format: US 201962842973 P
[2022/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020227222
Date:12.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3963341
Date:09.03.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.11.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR12.11.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01Q60/38, G01Q70/10, G01Q60/32
[2023/03]
CPC:
G01Q70/10 (EP); G01Q60/38 (EP,KR,US); G01Q20/02 (US);
G01Q10/04 (KR); G01Q60/32 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/10]G01Q60/38, G01Q10/04
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 [2022/10]
TitleGerman:TORSIONSFLÜGELSONDENANORDNUNG[2022/10]
English:TORSION WING PROBE ASSEMBLY[2022/10]
French:ENSEMBLE SONDE À AILE DE TORSION[2022/10]
Entry into regional phase26.11.2021National basic fee paid 
26.11.2021Search fee paid 
26.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
26.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/10]
20.07.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
25.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
29.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]JPH01262403  (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1,5,6,8 * figures 3,4 * [A] 10-18[I] 2-4,7,9;
 [XI]EP2163907  (KARLSRUHER INST TECHNOLOGIE [DE], et al) [X] 1,5-7,10-13,15,18 * figure 1a * * paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0039] * [I] 2-4,8,9,14,16,17;
 [XAI]  - LEE D W ET AL, "Cantilever with integrated resonator for application of scanning probe microscope", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A: PHYSICAL, ELSEVIER BV, NL, (20000501), vol. 83, no. 1-3, doi:10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00378-7, ISSN 0924-4247, pages 11 - 16, XP004198286 [X] 1,2,4,7,8,10 * figures 1,6 * * table 1 * * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [03.2] * [A] 5,6,11-18 [I] 3,9

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00378-7
International search[X]US6100524  (YAGI TAKAYUKI [JP], et al) [X] 1-8, 10-18 * column 4, line 32 - column 8, line 44, claims 1, 5-9, and figures 3A-10 *;
 [A]US2008128385  (BEYDER ARTHUR [US], et al) [A] 1-8, 10-18 * paragraphs [0043]-[0056] and figures 2-4 *;
 [X]US2008257022  (SACHS FREDERICK [US]) [X] 1, 11, 15 * paragraphs [0029]-[0049] and figures 1, 3 *;
 [X]EP1985991  (JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY [JP]) [X] 1, 11, 15 * paragraphs [0019]-[0051] and figures 1-3 *;
 [A]KR20090130537  (DOOSAN MECATEC CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-8, 10-18* claim 1 and figures 3, 4 (? Note: Claim 9 is missing in this application.) *
by applicantJPH01262403
 US5266801
 USRE34489E
 US5412980
 US6100524
 US2008257022
 EP1985991
 KR20090130537
 EP2163907
 US8646109
 US8650660
 US8739309
 US2018052186
    - "Cantilever with integrated resonator for application of scanning probe microscope", LEE D W et al., SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A: PHYSICAL, ELSEVIER BV, (20000501), vol. 83, pages 11 - 16
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