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EP0568628 - TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY DETERMINING HYPOXIA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.07.2000
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.07.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.09.2000 [2000/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NON-INVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
4014 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 / US
[1997/24]
Former [1993/45]For all designated states
NIM, INCORPORATED
3624 Market Street, Suite 508
Philadelphia, PA 19104 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CHANCE, Britton
4014 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 / US
[1993/45]
Representative(s)Deans, Michael John Percy, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/24]Deans, Michael John Percy, et al
Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Former [1994/47]Deans, Michael John Percy
Lloyd Wise, Tregear & CO. Norman House 105-109 Strand
London WC2R OAE / GB
Former [1993/49]Stebbing, Peter John Hunter
Ablett & Stebbing 45 Lancaster Mews Lancaster Gate
London W2 3QQ / GB
Former [1993/45]Stebbing, Peter John Hunter
Ablett & Stebbing 45 Lancaster Mews Lancaster Gate
London W2 3QQ / GB
Application number, filing date92904962.521.01.1992
[1993/45]
WO1992US00463
Priority number, dateUS1991064559024.01.1991         Original published format: US 645590
[1993/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9213598
Date:20.08.1992
Language:EN
[1992/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0568628
Date:10.11.1993
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.08.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1993/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0568628
Date:29.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.08.1992
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.02.1996
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, G01N21/31
[1996/14]
CPC:
A61B5/14551 (EP); A61B5/14553 (EP); G01N21/3151 (EP);
G01N21/4795 (EP); G01N21/49 (EP); A61B2562/0233 (EP);
A61B2562/0242 (EP); A61B2562/043 (EP); G01N2021/1789 (EP);
G01N2021/3181 (EP); G01N21/47 (EP); G01N2201/0696 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [1993/45]A61B5/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1993/45]
TitleGerman:SPEKTROSKOPIE NACH ZEIT- UND FREQUENZ-PARAMETERN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES SAUERSTOFFMANGELS[1993/45]
English:TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY DETERMINING HYPOXIA[1993/45]
French:SPECTROSCOPIE DANS LE DOMAINE TEMPOREL ET DANS LE DOMAINE FREQUENTIEL DETERMINANT L'HYPOXIE[1993/45]
Entry into regional phase19.07.1993National basic fee paid 
19.07.1993Search fee paid 
19.07.1993Designation fee(s) paid 
19.07.1993Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.07.1992Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
19.07.1993Examination requested  [1993/45]
27.03.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.11.1997Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
14.01.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.08.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
05.03.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
23.03.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.06.1999Fee for grant paid
29.06.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.06.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/37]
Request for further processing for:14.01.1998Request for further processing filed
14.01.1998Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
30.01.1998Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.12.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
18.12.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
22.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
05.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]  - DA BENARON ET AL., "Non-Invasive Estimation of Cerebral Oxygenation and Oxygen Consumption Using Phase-Shift Spectrophotometry", PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, PHILADELPHIA (US), (19901101), vol. 12, pages 2004 - 2006, XP000238950 [A] 1,2,9,11,12 * the whole document *
 [PA]  - E. M. SEVICK ET AL., "Quantitation of Time- and Frequency-Resolved Optical Spectra for the Determination of Tissue Oxygenation", ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, vol. 195, no. 2, pages 330 - 351 [PA] 1,2,4,6-9,11,12 * abstract * * Section 2.0 "time and frequency-resolved spectroscopy" *
 [T]  - M. HAIDA ET AL., "A Method to Estimate the Ratio of Absorption Coefficients of Two Wavelengths Using Phase-Modulated Near Infrared Light Spectroscopy", ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, vol. 208, no. 2, pages 348 - 351, XP000561348 [T] 1 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/abio.1993.1059
International search[Y]  - J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, Vol. 4, No. 3, March 1987, R.F. BONNER et al., "Model for photon migration in turbid biological media", pp. 423-432.
 [Y]  - Photon Migration in Tissues, Academic Press, N.Y., 1989, J.R. LACKOWICZ, "Gigahertz Frequency Domain Fluorometry: Resolution of Complex intensity Decays, Processes and future Developments", pp 169-186.
ExaminationUS4972331
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