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EP About this file: EP0721654

EP0721654 - IMAGE INTENSIFIER TUBE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.1999
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRIC CORPORATION
1105 North Market Street, Suite 1217
Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
[1996/29]
Inventor(s)01 / THOMAS, Nils, I.
2603 Vancouver Drive
Roanoke, VA 24012 / US
02 / FIELD, Robert Jett, Route 1
Box 132
Fincastle, VA 24090 / US
[1996/29]
Representative(s)Esser, Wolfgang, et al
ITT Industries
Regional Patent Office
Europe
Cannonstrasse 1
71384 Weinstadt / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/52]Esser, Wolfgang, et al
ITT Industries Regional Patent Office Europe Cannonstrasse 1
71384 Weinstadt / DE
Former [1998/24]Esser, Wolfgang, et al
ITT Industries Regional Patent Office - Europe c/o ITT Cannon GmbH Cannonstrasse 1
71384 Weinstadt / DE
Former [1996/29]Esser, Wolfgang, et al
c/o Deutsche ITT Industries GmbH ITT Regional Patent Office-Europe Hans-Bunte-Strasse 19
79108 Freiburg / DE
Application number, filing date93924902.529.09.1993
[1996/29]
WO1993US09274
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9509433
Date:06.04.1995
Language:EN
[1995/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0721654
Date:17.07.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.04.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0721654
Date:28.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.04.1995
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.05.1996
ClassificationIPC:H01J40/14, H01J31/49, G02F1/01, G01J1/24, H04N3/08, H04N3/30, H01J31/50, H01J43/04, H01J40/06, H01J1/34
[1996/29]
CPC:
H01J31/50 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1996/29]
TitleGerman:BILDVERSTÄRKERRÖHRE[1996/29]
English:IMAGE INTENSIFIER TUBE[1996/29]
French:TUBE INTENSIFICATEUR D'IMAGES[1996/29]
Entry into regional phase29.04.1996National basic fee paid 
29.04.1996Search fee paid 
29.04.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
29.04.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
29.04.1996Examination requested  [1996/29]
18.12.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.06.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.04.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.08.1998Fee for grant paid
04.08.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.07.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
19.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
22.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
26.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
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Former [1999/30]DE29.01.1999
Documents cited:Search[X]FR2592217  (THOMSON CSF [FR]) [X] 1,13,24 * page 11, line 31 - line 33; claims 1-8 *;
 [A]EP0259878  (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1,10,13,21,24,27 * claims 1-13 *
International search[XY]US4990766  (SIMMS ROBERT A [US], et al);
 [Y]US3951698  (WILSON HERBERT L, et al);
 [A]US4431914  (MOUROU GERARD [US], et al);
 [A]US4628273  (VLASAK WELDON R H [US])
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