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EP0693694 - Doppler radar system for automotive vehicles [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.07.2000
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 30.01.2008  [2008/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rockwell International Corporation
2201 Seal Beach Boulevard
Seal Beach, California 90740-8250 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/04]For all designated states
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
2201 Seal Beach Boulevard
Seal Beach, California 90740-8250 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Higgins, Aiden J.
2822 N. Shellcreek Place
Westlake Village, CA 91360 / US
[1996/04]
Representative(s)Wächtershäuser, Günter
Wächtershäuser & Hartz
Patentanwälte
Ottostrasse 4
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/04]Wächtershäuser, Günter, Prof. Dr.
Patentanwalt, Tal 29
D-80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date95110367.003.07.1995
[1996/04]
Priority number, dateUS1994027746620.07.1994         Original published format: US 277466
[1996/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0693694
Date:24.01.1996
[1996/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0693694
Date:01.05.1996
[1996/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0693694
Date:15.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.03.1996
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/03, G01S13/93, G01S7/35, H01Q19/08
[1996/17]
CPC:
H01Q19/08 (EP,US); G01S13/931 (EP,US); G01S7/032 (EP,US);
G01S7/35 (EP,US); G01S13/34 (EP,US); G01S13/42 (EP,US);
G01S13/58 (EP,US); G01S13/87 (EP,US); G01S2013/9321 (EP,US);
G01S2013/9325 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1996/04]G01S7/03, G01S13/93, G01S7/35
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1996/04]
TitleGerman:Doppler-Radarsystem für Kraftfahrzeuge[1996/04]
English:Doppler radar system for automotive vehicles[1996/04]
French:Système de radar à Doppler pour véhicules automoteurs[1996/04]
Examination procedure18.07.1996Examination requested  [1996/37]
15.01.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.07.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.06.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
15.01.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.03.1999Fee for grant paid
23.03.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.06.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
23.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES15.09.1999
IT15.09.1999
SE15.09.1999
[2008/05]
Former [2002/26]ES15.09.1999
SE15.09.1999
Former [2002/23]SE15.09.1999
Documents cited:Search[A]FR2614429  (ESTEBAN MICHEL [FR]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0359911  (MESSERSCHMITT BOELKOW BLOHM [DE]) [A] 1;
 [A]US5008678  (HERMAN MARTIN I [US]) [A] 2-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0499706  (DORNIER GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,6* the whole document *;
 [A]  - CHANG, "I.C.'s for 94GHz Radar Applications", MICROWAVE JOURNAL, DEHAM MA USA, vol. 24, no. 6, pages 81 - 88 [A] 1 * page 81, column 2 - page 86, column 2; figures 5,8 *
 [A]  - COLQUHOUN A ET AL, "MMICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND TRAFFIC APPLICATIONS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE GALLIUM ARSENIDE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYMPOSIUM (GAAS IC), MIAMI BEACH, OCT. 4 - 7, 1992, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, no. SYMP. 14, pages 3 - 6, XP000346764 [A] 1

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GAAS.1992.247236
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