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EP3967241 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC CHARACTERISATION OF A MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.04.2024
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Change - applicantpublished on 22.05.2024  [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUPERSONIC IMAGINE
ZAC de l'Enfant
135 rue Emilien Gautier
13290 Aix-en-Provence / FR
For all designated states
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
3, rue Michel-Ange
75016 Paris / FR
For all designated states
Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
10 rue Vauquelin
75005 Paris / FR
[2024/21]
Former [2022/11]For all designated states
SUPERSONIC IMAGINE
510 rue René Descartes
Les Jardins de la Duranne Bât E et Bât F
13857 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 3 / FR
For all designated states
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
3, rue Michel-Ange
75016 Paris / FR
For all designated states
Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
10 rue Vauquelin
75005 Paris / FR
Inventor(s)01 / LAMBERT, William
94200 IVRY SUR SEINE / FR
02 / AUBRY, Alexandre
94200 IVRY SUR SEINE / FR
03 / FINK, Mathias
92190 MEUDON / FR
04 / FRAPPART, Thomas
13090 AIX EN PROVENCE / FR
 [2022/11]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2022/11]Plasseraud IP
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date21190940.312.08.2021
[2022/11]
Priority number, dateFR2020000931415.09.2020         Original published format: FR 2009314
[2022/11]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3967241
Date:16.03.2022
Language:FR
[2022/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/13, G01N29/06, G01S15/89
[2022/11]
CPC:
G01N29/262 (EP); G01N29/0654 (EP,KR); A61B8/4483 (CN);
G01N29/07 (KR,US); A61B8/0833 (KR); A61B8/085 (CN);
A61B8/13 (EP); A61B8/4494 (CN); A61B8/5207 (KR);
G01N29/032 (EP); G01N29/043 (US); G01N29/11 (KR);
G01N29/12 (KR); G01N29/221 (CN); G01N29/26 (KR);
G01N29/34 (KR); G01N29/36 (KR); G01N29/44 (KR);
G01N29/46 (EP); G01S15/8915 (EP); G01S7/52026 (EP);
G01S7/52036 (EP); G01S7/52046 (EP); G01S7/52049 (EP);
G10K11/34 (EP); A61B8/15 (US); G01N2291/011 (KR);
G01N2291/012 (KR); G01N2291/014 (KR); G01N2291/015 (KR);
G01N2291/02466 (EP,KR); G01N2291/02475 (KR); G01N2291/0422 (US);
G01N2291/106 (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 [2022/42]
Former [2022/11]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR CHARAKTERISIERUNG EINES MEDIUMS MITTELS ULTRASCHALL[2022/11]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC CHARACTERISATION OF A MEDIUM[2022/11]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE CARACTÉRISATION ULTRASONORE D'UN MILIEU[2022/11]
Examination procedure12.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/42]
12.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.04.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]FR2815717  (CENTRE NAT RECH SCIENT [FR]) [A] 1,13 * abstract ** page 14, line 23 - page 18, line 29 *;
 [A]WO2020016250  (CENTRE NAT RECH SCIENT [FR], et al) [A] 1,13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0007] - [0067] *;
 [A]  - WILLIAM LAMBERT ET AL, "Reflection matrix approach for quantitative imaging of scattering media", ARXIV.ORG, CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 201 OLIN LIBRARY CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NY 14853, (20200604), doi:10.1103/PHYSREVX.10.021048, XP081680768 [A] 1-13 * abstract * * page 5, column l, paragraph 1 - page 6, column r, paragraph 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.10.021048
by applicant   - G. MONTALDO et al., "Coherent plane-wave compounding for very high frame rate ultrasonography and transient elastography", IEEE Trans. Ultrason., Ferroelect. Freq. Control, (20090000), vol. 56, pages 489 - 506, XP011255897
    - RAOUL MALLARTMATHIAS FINK, "The van Cittert-Zernike theorem in pulse echo measurements", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., (19911100), vol. 90, no. 5, doi:10.1121/1.401867, XP000236651

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.401867
    - ALFONSO RODRIGUEZ-MOLARES et al., "Specular Beamforming", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, (20170900), vol. 64, doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2017.2709038, XP011659657

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2017.2709038
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