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EP About this file: EP4167827

EP4167827 - REFLECTION BASED CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY SYSTEM USING PRISMS FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY AND METHOD OF USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.03.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.01.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Van Saarloos, Paul Phillip
B-22-2, Mira Residence, Lintang Lembah Permai 17
Tanjung Tokong, Tanjung Bungah
Pulau Pinang, 11200 / MY
[2023/17]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2023/17]
Representative(s)Sahuquillo Huerta, Jesús
Jesana Patentes, SL
Jesana iP
C/ Huesca 5 ,Oficina 2
46001 Valencia / ES
[2023/17]
Application number, filing date21846251.305.07.2021
[2023/17]
WO2021MY50055
Priority number, dateMY2020PI0376121.07.2020         Original published format: MYPI2020003761
[2023/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022019751
Date:27.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4167827
Date:26.04.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.01.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU27.01.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.11.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61B3/107, // G01B11/25
[2023/49]
CPC:
A61B3/107 (EP,AU,US); A61B3/152 (US); G01B11/25 (AU);
G01B11/2513 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/17]A61B3/107
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 [2023/17]
TitleGerman:REFLEXIONSBASIERTES HORNHAUTTOPOGRAPHIESYSTEM MIT PRISMEN FÜR VERBESSERTE GENAUIGKEIT UND VERWENDUNGSVERFAHREN[2023/17]
English:REFLECTION BASED CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY SYSTEM USING PRISMS FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY AND METHOD OF USE[2023/17]
French:SYSTÈME DE TOPOGRAPHIE CORNÉENNE FONDÉE SUR LA RÉFLEXION FAISANT INTERVENIR DES PRISMES POUR LA PRÉCISION AMÉLIORÉE ET PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION[2023/17]
Entry into regional phase23.01.2023National basic fee paid 
23.01.2023Search fee paid 
23.01.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
23.01.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/17]
06.11.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.09.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[I]DE1572779  (RODENSTOCK OPTIK G) [I] 1-7 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 5, paragraph 3 * * figure 1 *;
 [XAI]US6190012  (ISHIKURA YASUHISA [JP]) [X] 1-6,8-10,14,15 * column 2, line 55 - column 3, line 32 * * column 4, lines 4-32 * * column 5, lines 15-39 * * column 5, line 62 - column 6, line 21 * * column 7, lines 17-29 * * column 8, lines 13-28 * * column 8, line 66 - column 9, line 6 * * figures 1-8 * [A] 11-13 [I] 7;
 [XI]US2005018132  (FUKUMA YASUFUMI [JP], et al) [X] 1-6 * paragraphs [0069] - [0103] * * paragraphs [0523] - [0553] * * figures 1-9, 31-33 * [I] 7;
 [E]WO2021236976  (TRACEY TECH CORP [US]) [E] 1-15 * page 9, lines 16-23 * * page 10, lines 24-33 * * page 12, lines 1-22 * * figure 1B ** claims 13, 17-20, 23 *
International search[A]US4540254  (HUMPHREY WILLIAM E [US]) [A] 1-15* Whole document *;
 [A]US5684562  (FUJIEDA MASANAO [JP]) [A] 1-15 * Whole document *;
 [A]US6152565  (LIU DAVID D [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * Whole document *;
 [A]US2003071968  (LAI MING [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * Whole document *;
 [A]US2004066489  (BENEDIKT JEAN [DE], et al) [A] 1-15 * Whole document *;
 [A]US2013201451  (SIMONOV ALEKSEY NIKOLAEVICH [NL], et al) [A] 1-15 * Whole document *
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