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EP About this file: EP4232750

EP4232750 - DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VISIBILITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.05.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.07.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.05.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  07.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip30.05.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
Tekniikantie 21
02150 Espoo / FI
[N/P]
Former [2023/35]For all designated states
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT OY
Tekniikantie 21
02150 Espoo / FI
Inventor(s)01 / RUOTSALAINEN, Teemu
02044 VTT / FI
02 / MÄKELÄ, Tapio
02044 VTT / FI
03 / SNECK, Asko
02044 VTT / FI
 [2023/35]
Representative(s)Berggren Oy
P.O. Box 16
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 10A
00101 Helsinki / FI
[2023/35]
Application number, filing date21814823.726.10.2021
[2023/35]
WO2021FI50716
Priority number, dateFI2020000605426.10.2020         Original published format: FI 20206054
[2023/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022090619
Date:05.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4232750
Date:30.08.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.05.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:F21V8/00, E06B9/24, E06B3/67
[2024/23]
CPC:
G02B6/0038 (EP,FI,US); E06B9/24 (EP,FI,US); B29D11/00663 (FI);
F21V23/0464 (US); F21V33/0016 (FI); G02B6/006 (US);
G02B6/0065 (FI); G02B6/0095 (EP); G06F21/84 (US);
E06B2009/2417 (EP); E06B2009/2464 (EP); E06B2009/247 (EP,US);
E06B3/6722 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/35]F21V8/00, E06B9/24
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 [2023/35]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR KONTROLLE DER SICHTWEITE[2023/35]
English:DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VISIBILITY[2023/35]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE VISIBILITÉ[2023/35]
Entry into regional phase25.05.2023National basic fee paid 
25.05.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
25.05.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.08.2022Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.05.2023Examination requested  [2023/35]
25.05.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2010177533  (GRIFFITHS JONATHAN C [US], et al) [X] 1,11,13,14,21 * abstract; figures 4,9 * * paragraph [0053] *;
 [XI]WO2013153837  (SHARP KK [JP]) [X] 1,2,9,10,13-15,18,19 * abstract; figures 1a,1b,7 * [I] 3-8,12,16,17,20;
 [A]WO2014137754  (QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [A] 3 * abstract; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2014268757  (VISSENBERG MICHEL CORNELIS JOSEPHUS MARIE [NL], et al) [A] 10* abstract; figures 7a,7b,8 *
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