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EP0709993 - Phase demodulation method by measuring the time between zero-crossings [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.04.2007
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.04.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.05.2007  [2007/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [2006/23]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Former [1996/18]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Fleek, Arthur E.
1304 Summertime Place
Cary, North Carolina 27511 / US
02 / Camp, William O., Jr.
119 Ivy Brook Lane
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 / US
03 / Warchocki, Gary M.
5119 Lisle Road
Owego, New York 13827 / US
[1996/18]
Representative(s)Therias, Philippe, et al
Compagnie IBM France
Département de Propriété Intellectuelle
Le Plan-du-Bois
06610 La Gaude / FR
[N/P]
Former [2007/16]Therias, Philippe, et al
Compagnie IBM France Département de Propriété Intellectuelle Le Plan-du-Bois
06610 La Gaude / FR
Former [1996/18]de Pena, Alain
Compagnie IBM France Département de Propriété Intellectuelle
F-06610 La Gaude / FR
Application number, filing date95480147.822.09.1995
[1996/18]
Priority number, dateUS1994032936326.10.1994         Original published format: US 329363
[1996/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0709993
Date:01.05.1996
Language:EN
[1996/18]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0709993
Date:08.03.2000
[2000/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0709993
Date:07.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04L27/233
[1996/18]
CPC:
H04L27/2337 (EP,US); H04L12/28 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1996/18]
TitleGerman:Phasendemodulation durch Messung der Zeitabstände zwischen Nulldurchgängen[1996/18]
English:Phase demodulation method by measuring the time between zero-crossings[1996/18]
French:Démodulation de phase, par la mesure du temp entre passages par zéro[1996/18]
Examination procedure27.08.1996Examination requested  [1996/43]
20.01.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.03.2006Fee for grant paid
21.03.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.03.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
21.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
14.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
17.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
16.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
29.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
17.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 10
23.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[XY]DE2040150  (SIEMENS AG) [X] 1-5,7,8 * page 3, paragraph 2 - page 4, paragraph 2 * * page 5, paragraph 3 - page 7, paragraph 2 * * figure 3 * [Y] 9,10;
 [Y]DE3122017  (LICENTIA GMBH [DE]) [Y] 9,10 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0576826  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-5,7-10 * abstract * * column 2, line 50 - column 3, line 11 * * column 5, line 31 - column 6, line 9 * * figure 7 *;
 [A]  - LAW ET AL, "TRANSMISSION QUALITY OF 10 MBIT/S ETHERNET DATA FRAMES USING DPSK IN WIRELESS INDOOR ENVIRONMENT", INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC), IEEE, NY, US, (19940501), page 758-762, XP000438611 [A] 3,4,9,10 * abstract *
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