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EP About this file: EP0481691

EP0481691 - Ultrasonic doppler flow measurement system with tissue motion discrimination [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.02.1997
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 12.02.2003  [2003/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.
22100 Bothell Everett Highway Bothell
Washington 98041 / US
[N/P]
Former [1992/17]For all designated states
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.
22100 Bothell Everett Highway
Bothell, Washington 98041 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Peterson, Roy Beck
9120 209th Avenue, N.E.
Redmond, WA 98053 / US
02 / Powers, Jeffry E.
125 Davies Road
Lake Stevens, WA 98258 / US
[1992/17]
Representative(s)Mercer, Christopher Paul, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1992/17]Mercer, Christopher Paul, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date91309373.811.10.1991
[1992/17]
Priority number, dateUS1990059683812.10.1990         Original published format: US 596838
[1992/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0481691
Date:22.04.1992
Language:EN
[1992/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0481691
Date:10.04.1996
Language:EN
[1996/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.02.1992
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/06, G01F1/66
[1992/17]
CPC:
A61B8/06 (EP,US); G01F1/663 (EP,US); G01P5/241 (EP,US);
G01S15/52 (EP,US); G01S15/582 (EP,US); G01S15/8981 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1992/17]
TitleGerman:Ultraschall-Doppler-Durchflussmesser mit Diskriminierung der Gewebebewegung[1992/17]
English:Ultrasonic doppler flow measurement system with tissue motion discrimination[1992/17]
French:Débitmètre à ultrasons par effet doppler avec discrimination du mouvement du tissu[1992/17]
Examination procedure06.10.1992Examination requested  [1992/50]
17.10.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.04.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.10.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.12.1995Fee for grant paid
01.12.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.01.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
26.10.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
10.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.04.1996
BE10.04.1996
CH10.04.1996
DK10.04.1996
ES10.04.1996
GR10.04.1996
LI10.04.1996
NL10.04.1996
SE10.07.1996
LU31.10.1996
[2003/07]
Former [2002/25]AT10.04.1996
BE10.04.1996
CH10.04.1996
DK10.04.1996
ES10.04.1996
GR10.04.1996
LI10.04.1996
SE10.07.1996
LU31.10.1996
Former [2000/05]AT10.04.1996
BE10.04.1996
CH10.04.1996
DK10.04.1996
GR10.04.1996
LI10.04.1996
SE10.07.1996
LU31.10.1996
Former [1998/15]AT10.04.1996
BE10.04.1996
CH10.04.1996
DK10.04.1996
LI10.04.1996
SE10.07.1996
Former [1997/20]AT10.04.1996
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CH10.04.1996
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SE10.07.1996
Former [1997/13]AT10.04.1996
CH10.04.1996
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SE10.07.1996
Former [1997/03]AT10.04.1996
SE10.07.1996
Former [1996/47]SE10.07.1996
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 [A]US4651745  (NAMEKAWA KOUROKU [JP], et al);
 [A]US4735211  (TAKASUGI WASAO [JP]);
 [A]US4770185  (SILVERSTEIN FRED E [US], et al);
 [A]US4928698  (BONNEFOUS ODILE M A [FR])
 [A]  - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIO- MEDICAL ENGINEERING, vol. BME-26, no. 12, December 1979 BJORN ANGELSEN et al. "On Ultrasonic MTI Measure- ment of Velocity Profiles in Blood Flow" pages 665-671
    [ ] - ULTRASOUND IN MED. AND BIOL., vol. 2, 1975 M.J. LUNT "Accuracy and limitations of the ultra- sonic doppler blood veloci- meter and zero crossing detector" pages 1-10
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