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EP4171352 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN EYE LID DURING ULTRASOUND IMAGING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  31.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip29.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Arcscan, Inc.
433 Park Point Drive
Suite 220
Golden, CO 80401 / US
[2023/18]
Inventor(s)01 / GIPHART, Johan E.
Aurora, Colorado 80016 / US
02 / LEVIEN, Andrew K.
Morrison, Colorado 80465 / US
03 / WILMERING, Tom
Eldorado Springs, Colorado 80025 / US
04 / SCHAFER, Barry
Folsom, California 95762 / US
 [2023/18]
Representative(s)Platzöder, Michael Christian
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7
80331 München / DE
[2023/18]
Application number, filing date21829104.525.06.2021
[2023/18]
WO2021US39192
Priority number, dateUS202063044857P26.06.2020         Original published format: US 202063044857 P
[2023/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021263168
Date:30.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4171352
Date:03.05.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.12.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US30.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B3/00, A61B8/10, A61B8/00, A61F9/007, A61B17/02, A61B1/32, A61F9/00
[2023/18]
CPC:
A61B8/4209 (EP,US); A61B8/40 (US); A61B17/0231 (EP,US);
A61B8/10 (EP,US); A61B8/4281 (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 [2023/18]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG EINER AUGENKLAPPE WÄHREND DER ULTRASCHALLBILDGEBUNG[2023/18]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN EYE LID DURING ULTRASOUND IMAGING[2023/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR COMMANDER UNE PAUPIÈRE PENDANT UNE ÉCHOGRAPHIE[2023/18]
Entry into regional phase25.01.2023National basic fee paid 
25.01.2023Search fee paid 
25.01.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
25.01.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/18]
27.07.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]US6267752  (SVETLIZA EDUARDO [IL]) [A] 4-6, 12-14, 19-21 * , entire document, especially Fig. 1; col 4 *;
 [YA]US6675805  (GRAETHER JOHN M [US]) [Y] 1-3, 7 * , entire document, especially Fig. 15; col 1, 4 * [A] 4-6, 14, 21;
 [A]US7175594  (FOULKES RICHARD B [US]) [A] 1-22* , entire document *;
 [A]US2016235395  (MURTHY RAGHU [US]) [A] 6, 14, 21 * , entire document, especially Fig. 1, 4; para [0039] *;
 [XYA]US2017042529  (SHUGARMAN RICHARD G [US]) [X] 8-11, 15-18, 22 * , entire document especially Fig. 1, 3, 4, 5; para [0014], [0015], [0021] * [Y] 1-3, 7 [A] 4-6, 12-14, 19-21
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