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EP4169451 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ULTRASOUND IMAGE QUALITY BY APPLYING WEIGHTING FACTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.03.2023
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Maui Imaging, Inc.
6280 San Ignacio Avenue, Suite E
San Jose, CA 95119 / US
[2023/24]
Former [2023/17]For all designated states
Maui Imaging, Inc.
256 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 107
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Call, Josef R
Sunnyvale, 94089 / US
02 / Specht, Donald F
Sunnyvale, 94089 / US
03 / Brewer, Kenneth D
Sunnyvale, 94089 / US
 [2023/17]
Representative(s)Potter Clarkson
Chapel Quarter
Mount Street
Nottingham NG1 6HQ / GB
[2023/17]
Application number, filing date22214147.526.03.2013
[2023/17]
Priority number, dateUS201261615735P26.03.2012         Original published format: US 201261615735 P
[2023/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4169451
Date:26.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/00, G01N29/24, G06T5/00, A61B8/14, A61B8/08, G01S15/89, G01S7/52
[2023/17]
CPC:
A61B8/145 (EP,US); A61B8/5246 (US); A61B8/4477 (EP,US);
A61B8/4483 (US); A61B8/461 (US); A61B8/5207 (EP,US);
A61B8/5253 (EP,US); A61B8/54 (EP,US); G01S15/8913 (EP,US);
G01S15/8927 (EP,US); G01S15/8952 (EP,US); G01S7/52046 (EP,US);
G06N3/084 (US); A61B8/4245 (EP,US); A61B8/4427 (EP,US);
A61B8/4488 (EP,US); G01S7/52063 (EP,US) (-)
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:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER ULTRASCHALLBILDQUALITÄT DURCH ANWENDUNG VON GEWICHTUNGSFAKTOREN[2023/17]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ULTRASOUND IMAGE QUALITY BY APPLYING WEIGHTING FACTORS[2023/17]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR AMÉLIORER LA QUALITÉ D'IMAGE ULTRASONORE PAR APPLICATION DE FACTEURS DE PONDÉRATION[2023/17]
Examination procedure16.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/17]
25.10.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP13768385.0  / EP2833791
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
27.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
26.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2001014773  (JAGO JAMES R [US]) [Y] 2 * abstract * * figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0030] *;
 [XYI]WO2011094585  (UNIV VIRGINIA [US], et al) [X] 1,3 * abstract * * figures 1-9 * * page 2, line 10 - page 27, line 8 * [Y] 2 [I] 4,5;
 [AD]US2011201933  (SPECHT DONALD F [US], et al) [AD] 1-5 * abstract * * figures 1-5 ** paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0089] *
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