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EP0742897 - NON-INVASIVE NON-SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC INFRARED MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD ANALYTE CONCENTRATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.02.2004
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.02.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 31.03.2004  [2004/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
OPTIX LP
662 Venture III, 10701 So. Highway A1A
Jensen Beach, FL 34957 / US
[1996/47]
Inventor(s)01 / BLOCK, Myron, J.
334 North Main Street
North Salem, NH 03073 / US
02 / SODICKSON, Lester
263 Waban Avenue
Waban, MA 02168 / US
[1996/47]
Representative(s)Greenwood, John David
Graham Watt & Co LLP
St Botolph's House
7-9 St Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/47]Greenwood, John David
Graham Watt & Co. Riverhead
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BN / GB
Application number, filing date95907352.909.01.1995
[1996/47]
WO1995US00265
Priority number, dateUS1994018257214.01.1994         Original published format: US 182572
[1996/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9519562
Date:20.07.1995
Language:EN
[1995/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0742897
Date:20.11.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.07.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0742897
Date:09.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.07.1995
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.1999
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/35
[1996/47]
CPC:
G01N21/4795 (EP,US); G01N21/359 (EP,KR,US); A61B5/14 (KR);
A61B5/14532 (EP,US); A61B5/14546 (EP,US); A61B5/1455 (EP,US);
A61B5/6826 (EP,US); A61B5/6838 (EP,US); G01N2021/3137 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1996/47]
TitleGerman:NICHT-INVASIVE NICHT-SPECTROPHOTOMETRISCHE INFRAROTMESSUNG DER KONZENTRATION VON SUBSTANZEN IM BLUT[2002/30]
English:NON-INVASIVE NON-SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC INFRARED MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD ANALYTE CONCENTRATIONS[1996/47]
French:MESURE INFRAROUGE NON SPECTROPHOTOMETRIQUE NON INVASIVE DE CONCENTRATIONS DE SUBSTANCES DANS LE SANG[1996/47]
Former [1996/47]NICHT-INVASIVES NICHT-SPECTROPHOTOMETRISCHE INFRAROTMESSUNG DER KONZENTRATION VON SUBSTANZEN IM BLUT
Entry into regional phase15.07.1996National basic fee paid 
15.07.1996Search fee paid 
15.07.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
15.07.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.07.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
15.07.1996Examination requested  [1996/47]
21.07.2000Request for accelerated examination filed
20.11.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.11.2000Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
06.07.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
13.09.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.10.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.05.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.01.2003Fee for grant paid
20.01.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.01.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/14]
Request for further processing for:13.09.2001Request for further processing filed
13.09.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.09.2001Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.01.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
12.01.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
05.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[XY]DE3706056  (BAECKMANN REINHARD) [X] 4,13,14 * figures 6,9; claims 1-6 * [Y] 1-3,5,6,8,10-12,15;
 [A]EP0317121  (KURASHIKI BOSEKI KK [JP]) [A] 10* column 5, line 28 - column 6, line 13; figure 1 *;
 [Y]WO9007905  (FUTREX INC [US]) [Y] 1-3,5,6,8,10-12,15 * page 9, line 22 - page 11, line 9 * * page 15, line 11 - line 18 * * page 16, line 8 - page 17, line 11; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]WO9111136  (BOSTON ADVANCED TECH [US]) [A] 6,9 * figure 2 *
International search[YP]US5321265  (BLOCK MYRON J [US])
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