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EP3980830 - IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING COMPOSITE IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.03.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.12.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
[2022/15]
Inventor(s)01 / FU, Jinxin
c/o Applied Materials, Inc. Law Dept.,
M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
02 / XU, Yongan
c/o Applied Materials, Inc. Law Dept.,
M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
03 / GODET, Ludovic
c/o Applied Materials, Inc. Law Dept.,
M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
04 / ARGAMAN, Naamah
c/o Applied Materials, Inc. Law Dept.,
M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
05 / VISSER, Robert Jan
c/o Applied Materials, Inc. Law Dept.,
M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
 [2022/15]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2022/15]
Application number, filing date20818749.227.04.2020
[2022/15]
WO2020US30036
Priority number, dateUS201962858258P06.06.2019         Original published format: US 201962858258 P
[2022/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020247109
Date:10.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3980830
Date:13.04.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR10.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.05.2023
ClassificationIPC:G02B13/00, G02B5/04, H04N23/95, H04N23/957, H04N25/61, G02B1/00, G02B5/20, G02B27/00, G06T5/50, H01L27/146
[2023/23]
CPC:
H01L27/14627 (EP,KR,US); G02B5/201 (EP,CN,KR); H04N23/55 (CN);
G02B1/002 (EP,CN,KR,US); G02B13/0015 (CN); G02B13/0055 (CN);
G02B27/005 (CN,KR,US); G02B27/0075 (EP,CN,KR); G06T5/50 (EP,KR);
H01L27/14621 (EP,KR,US); H04N23/16 (US); H04N23/95 (EP);
H04N23/957 (EP); H04N25/134 (US); H04N25/61 (EP);
H04N25/611 (US); H04N25/76 (KR,US); H04N5/265 (US);
G06T2207/10024 (EP,KR); G06T2207/20221 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2022/15]G02B13/00, G02B5/04, H04N5/225
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 [2022/15]
TitleGerman:BILDGEBUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON ZUSAMMENGESETZTEN BILDERN[2022/15]
English:IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING COMPOSITE IMAGES[2022/15]
French:SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE ET PROCÉDÉ DE CRÉATION D'IMAGES COMPOSITES[2022/15]
Entry into regional phase23.11.2021National basic fee paid 
23.11.2021Search fee paid 
23.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
23.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/15]
14.09.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
18.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]US8599301  (DOWSKI JR EDWARD R [US], et al);
International search[A]US2013119236  (LENCHENKOV VICTOR [US]);
 [A]US9647150  (BLASCO CLARET JORGE VICENTE [ES]);
 [Y]US2018284428  (GUENTER BRIAN [US]);
 [Y]US2019098187  (WANG YUXIN [US], et al);
 [A]US2019098210  (FUKUDA KOICHI [JP])
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