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EP4298798 - MEMS ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Request for examination was made Status updated on 01.12.2023 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 03.09.2022
Former	unknown Status updated on 06.04.2022
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Change: Validation states	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
	27.04.2024	Change - extension states	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. Hansastraße 27c 80686 München / DE
	[2024/01]
Inventor(s)	01 / LOFINK, Fabian 25524 Itzehoe / DE
	02 / STOPPEL, Fabian 25524 Itzehoe / DE
	03 / NIEKIEL, Malte Florian 25524 Itzehoe / DE
	04 / WAGNER, Bernhard 25524 Itzehoe / DE
	[2024/01]
Representative(s)	Pfitzner, Hannes, et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstraße 2 81373 München / DE
	[2024/01]
Application number, filing date	22712805.5	24.02.2022
	[2024/01]
	WO2022EP54647
Priority number, date	DE202110201784	25.02.2021 Original published format: DE102021201784
	[2024/01]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2022180161
	Date:	01.09.2022
	Language:	DE
	[2022/35]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP4298798
	Date:	03.01.2024
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.09.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2024/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	01.09.2022
Classification	IPC:	H04R1/26, H04R17/10	[2024/01]
	CPC:	H04R1/26 (EP); H04R17/10 (EP); H04R2201/003 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2024/01]
Title	German:	MEMS-SCHALLWANDLER-ARRAY	[2024/01]
	English:	MEMS ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY	[2024/01]
	French:	RÉSEAU DE TRANSDUCTEURS ACOUSTIQUES MEMS	[2024/01]
Entry into regional phase	24.08.2023	National basic fee paid
	24.08.2023	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.08.2023	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.08.2023	Examination requested [2024/01]
	24.08.2023	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	15.04.2024	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.02.2024	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited in	International search	[A]US2010296681 (ALBACH THORSTEN [DE], et al) [A] 1-21* the whole document *;
		[XI]US2020100033 (STOPPEL FABIAN [DE], et al) [X] 1,3-5,7,10-18,20,21 * paragraphs [0013] , [0 15] , [0 21] , [0 50] - [0056] - [0 77] - [0120] - [ 130] - [0142]; figures 1, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15 * [I] 2,6,8,9,19;
		[A]US2020204934 (VOSS RASMUS [NL], et al) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
		[XI]US2020212885 (KIM CHEHEUNG [KR], et al) [X] 1-5,15,18 * paragraphs [0109] , [ 111] , [ 135] - [0147]; figures 8, 10, 17-19 * [I] 6-11,16,17,19,20
	by applicant	US9237961
		US10349182
		EP3632135
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