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EP About this file: EP4220239

EP4220239 - OPTICAL SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.02.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.06.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Leuze electronic GmbH + Co. KG
In der Braike 1
73277 Owen/Teck / DE
[2023/31]
Inventor(s)01 / Feller, Bernhard
86316 Friedberg / DE
02 / Luthardt, Stephan
82110 Germering / DE
 [2023/31]
Representative(s)Ruckh, Rainer Gerhard
Patentanwaltskanzlei Ruckh
Jurastraße 1
73087 Bad Boll / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/31]Ruckh, Rainer Gerhard
Patentanwalt
Jurastrasse 1
73087 Bad Boll / DE
Application number, filing date22185903.621.01.2022
[2023/31]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4220239
Date:02.08.2023
Language:DE
[2023/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01V8/20, G01V8/12, G01S7/481
[2023/31]
CPC:
G01V8/12 (EP); G01S17/08 (EP); G01V8/20 (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 [2023/31]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER SENSOR[2023/31]
English:OPTICAL SENSOR[2023/31]
French:CAPTEUR OPTIQUE[2023/31]
Examination procedure20.07.2022Examination requested  [2023/31]
08.08.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2024Date of oral proceedings
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP22152804.5  / EP4215954
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6175106  (BUITKAMP HERMANN [DE], et al);
 [XY]DE202007010493U  (SICK AG [DE]);
 [A]DE202007011016U  (LEUZE ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO KG [DE]);
 [Y]DE202020100208U  (SICK AG [DE]);
 [A]US2021215804  (LIU BO [CN], et al)
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