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EP About this file: EP4105682

EP4105682 - OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.06.2024
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024  [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Strasse 1
79183 Waldkirch / DE
[2022/51]
Inventor(s)01 / Buser, Roger
79106 Freiburg / DE
02 / Brender, Tamara
79111 Freiburg / DE
03 / Pfeil, Jonathan
79227 Schallstadt / DE
04 / Lemke, Florian
79104 Freiburg / DE
 [2022/51]
Application number, filing date21180419.018.06.2021
[2022/51]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4105682
Date:21.12.2022
Language:DE
[2022/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4105682
Date:02.08.2023
Language:DE
[2023/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/481, G01S17/42
[2022/51]
CPC:
G01S7/4811 (EP); G01S17/04 (CN); G01S7/4865 (US);
G01S17/10 (US); G01S17/42 (EP,CN); G01S7/4817 (EP,CN,US);
G02B5/085 (US); G02B5/10 (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 [2022/51]
TitleGerman:OPTOELEKTRONISCHER SENSOR UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERFASSUNG VON OBJEKTEN[2022/51]
English:OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS[2022/51]
French:CAPTEUR OPTOÉLECTRONIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DES OBJETS[2022/51]
Examination procedure11.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/51]
11.02.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.05.2023Fee for grant paid
25.05.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.05.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
IT02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SI02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
[2024/51]
Former [2024/36]CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
IT02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SI02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/27]CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
IT02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/23]CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/22]CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/20]FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/10]FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/09]FI02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS6222037  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES) [A] 3-12* figure 2 *;
 [XA]DE69132189T  (KOLLMORGEN CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,13-15 * Seite 11, Zeile 7- Seite 12, Zeile 10, Seite 22, Zeile 4-Seite 23, Zeile 23;; figures 1,2,9A-9D * [A] 3;
 [A]US2009122429  (WATSON DOUGLAS C [US], et al) [A] 3-12 * figures 1A-10 *;
 [A]US2017322074  (CORRAIN GABRIELE [IT], et al) [A] 3-12 * paragraphs [0004] - [0006] - [0055] - [0058] - [0066]; figures 1a-4B *
by applicantDE4340756
 US7544945
 DE102009055988
 DE102017209294
 EP3246729
 EP3699637
 EP3699638
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