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EP4012385 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGULARIZING RAPID THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING USING MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.10.2025
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.06.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.05.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 12.11.2025  [2025/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tomocube, Inc.
Fl. 4, 155, Sinseong-ro
Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34109 / KR
[2024/22]
Former [2022/24]For all designated states
Tomocube, Inc.
Fl. 4, 155, Sinseong-ro
Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34109 / KR
For all designated states
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
291 Daehak-ro
Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34141 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / PARK, YongKeun
291, Daehak-ro Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34141 / KR
02 / RYU, Donghun
291, Daehak-ro Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34141 / KR
03 / MIN, HyunSeok
Fl. 4, 155, Sinseong-ro Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34109 / KR
04 / RYU, Dongmin
Fl. 4, 155, Sinseong-ro Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34109 / KR
 [2022/24]
Representative(s)V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[2022/24]
Application number, filing date21757422.706.01.2021
[2022/24]
WO2021KR00128
Priority number, dateKR2020002015819.02.2020         Original published format: KR 20200020158
[2022/24]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021167241
Date:26.08.2021
Language:KO
[2021/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4012385
Date:15.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4012385
Date:12.11.2025
Language:EN
[2025/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR26.08.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/00, G06N3/045, G06N3/08
[2023/35]
CPC:
G06N3/08 (EP); G01N21/45 (KR); G06T12/00 (US);
G06N20/00 (KR); G06N3/02 (KR); G06N3/045 (EP);
G06N3/0464 (EP); G06N3/09 (EP); G06T12/10 (EP);
G06V10/82 (US); G01N2021/1787 (KR); G06T2210/41 (US);
G06T2211/436 (EP); G06T2211/441 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/24]G01N21/45, G06N20/00, G06N3/02, G01N21/17
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 [2022/24]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR REGULARISIERUNG EINER SCHNELLEN DREIDIMENSIONALEN TOMOGRAFISCHEN BILDGEBUNG MITTELS EINES MASCHINENLERNALGORITHMUS[2022/24]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGULARIZING RAPID THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING USING MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHM[2022/24]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE RÉGULARISATION D'IMAGERIE TOMOGRAPHIQUE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE RAPIDE À L'AIDE D'UN ALGORITHME D'APPRENTISSAGE AUTOMATIQUE[2022/24]
Entry into regional phase09.03.2022Translation filed 
09.03.2022National basic fee paid 
09.03.2022Search fee paid 
09.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
09.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/24]
26.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.06.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.10.2025Fee for grant paid
08.10.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.10.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
21.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
10.12.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11548-018-1851-2
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(69)90052-2
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