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EP About this file: EP3974943

EP3974943 - LOCKING AND POSITION STATUS DETECTION SCHEME FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.04.2025
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.01.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip30.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 04.03.2026 [2026/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
INTEL Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2022/13]
Inventor(s)01 / BHAT, Praveen Kashyap Ananta
Bangalore 560100 / IN
02 / KOKI, Tarakesava Reddy
Hyderabad 500085 / IN
03 / FERNANDEZ, Jaison
Kollam 691322 / IN
04 / PADEKAR, Ruchi Sitaram
Bangalore 56102 / IN
 [2024/04]
Former [2022/13]01 / BHAT, Praveen Kashyap Ananta
560100 Bangalore / IN
02 / KOKI, Tarakesava Reddy
500085 Hyderabad / IN
03 / FERNANDEZ, Jaison
691322 Kollam / IN
04 / PADEKAR, Ruchi Sitaram
56102 Bangalore / IN
Representative(s)Rummler, Felix
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[2022/13]
Application number, filing date21193109.225.08.2021
[2022/13]
Priority number, dateUS20201703356125.09.2020         Original published format: US202017033561
[2022/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3974943
Date:30.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3974943
Date:29.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/16, G06F3/04886
[2022/13]
CPC:
G06F1/1616 (EP,US); G06F1/1615 (CN); G06F1/1679 (EP,US);
E05B47/0006 (CN); E05B65/0067 (CN); G01B7/003 (CN);
G06F1/1647 (EP); G06F1/1669 (EP); G06F1/1675 (CN);
G06F1/1677 (EP); G06F1/1684 (EP); G06F1/1692 (EP);
G06F3/04886 (EP); G06F2203/04803 (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 [2022/44]
Former [2022/13]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 
TitleGerman:VERRIEGELUNGS- UND POSITIONSSTATUSDETEKTIONSSCHEMA FÜR EIN ELEKTRONISCHES GERÄT[2022/13]
English:LOCKING AND POSITION STATUS DETECTION SCHEME FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE[2022/13]
French:SCHÉMA DE DÉTECTION DE VERROUILLAGE ET D'ÉTAT DE POSITION D'UN DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE[2022/13]
Examination procedure23.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
23.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.04.2024Fee for grant paid
19.04.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.04.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.03.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY25.08.2021
AT29.05.2024
BG29.05.2024
CZ29.05.2024
DK29.05.2024
EE29.05.2024
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FI29.05.2024
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IT29.05.2024
LV29.05.2024
MC29.05.2024
PL29.05.2024
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IE25.08.2024
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Documents cited:Search[XYI] US2014043735  (HAN JAE-UK et al.) [X] 1,2,5-7,12,15 * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0090]; figures 1-9 *[Y] 8-11 [I] 3,4,13,14
 [Y] EP3661177  (PEGATRON CORP et al.) [Y] 8-11 * the whole document *
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