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EP About this file: EP0770257

EP0770257 - THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM USING LASER GENERATED ULTRASHORT X-RAY PULSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.10.2003
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 29.10.2008  [2008/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QEL INC.
453 Fourth Street, 1R
Brooklyn, NY 11215 / US
[1997/18]
Inventor(s)01 / BARDASH, Michael
453 Fourth Street, 1R
Brooklyn, NY 11215 / US
[1997/18]
Representative(s)Groening, Hans Wilhelm, et al
Boehmert & Boehmert
Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]Groening, Hans Wilhelm, et al
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Former [1998/06]Groening, Hans Wilhelm, Dipl.-Ing., et al
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München / DE
Former [1997/18]Strehl Schübel-Hopf Groening & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date95929362.203.08.1995
[1997/18]
WO1995US09789
Priority number, dateUS1994028582104.08.1994         Original published format: US 285821
[1997/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9604664
Date:15.02.1996
Language:EN
[1996/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0770257
Date:02.05.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.02.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0770257
Date:04.12.2002
Language:EN
[2002/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US15.02.1996
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:G21G4/00, G21K1/00, G21K5/04
[1999/51]
CPC:
A61N5/103 (EP,US); G21K1/06 (EP,US); G21K5/02 (EP,US);
Y10S378/901 (EP)
Former IPC [1997/18]G21G4/00, G21K1/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/18]
TitleGerman:DREIDIMENSIONALES ABBILDENDES SYSTEM UNTER VERWENDUNG VON LASERGENERIERTEN ULTR-KURZ-RÖNTGENSTRAHL IMPULSEN[1997/18]
English:THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM USING LASER GENERATED ULTRASHORT X-RAY PULSES[1997/18]
French:SYSTEME D'IMAGERIE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE UTILISANT DES IMPULSIONS ULTRA COURTES DE RAYONS X GENEREES PAR LASER[1997/18]
Entry into regional phase05.02.1997National basic fee paid 
05.02.1997Search fee paid 
05.02.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
05.02.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
05.02.1997Examination requested  [1997/18]
30.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
27.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2002Fee for grant paid
30.08.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.09.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
30.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
30.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.199804   M06   Fee paid on   26.02.1999
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
FR04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
IT04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
DK04.03.2003
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
ES27.06.2003
LU03.08.2003
IE04.08.2003
MC31.08.2003
[2008/06]
Former [2006/14]AT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
FR04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
DK04.03.2003
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
ES27.06.2003
LU03.08.2003
IE04.08.2003
MC31.08.2003
Former [2005/02]AT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
DK04.03.2003
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
ES27.06.2003
LU03.08.2003
IE04.08.2003
MC31.08.2003
Former [2004/40]AT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
DK04.03.2003
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
ES27.06.2003
LU03.08.2003
IE04.08.2003
Former [2004/39]AT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
DK04.03.2003
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
ES27.06.2003
LU03.08.2003
Former [2004/04]AT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
DK04.03.2003
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
ES27.06.2003
Former [2004/02]AT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
DK04.03.2003
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
Former [2003/51]AT04.12.2002
BE04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
Former [2003/39]AT04.12.2002
CH04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
LI04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
Former [2003/37]AT04.12.2002
GR04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
Former [2003/31]GR04.12.2002
NL04.12.2002
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
Former [2003/30]NL04.12.2002
SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
Former [2003/29]SE04.03.2003
PT05.03.2003
Former [2003/27]SE04.03.2003
Documents cited:Search[A]US4606061  (RAMAMURTI KRISHNAMURTI [US]) [A] 1,5 * column 1, line 66 - column 2, line 23 ** column 3, line 14 - line 32 *;
 [A]US4768214  (BJORKHOLM PAUL J [US]) [A] 1,6,10 * column 3, line 61 - column 4, line 42 *;
 [A]US4896342  (HARDING GEOFFREY [DE]) [A] 1,10 * column 1, line 39 - column 2, line 20 *
International search[X]US5247561  (KOTOWSKI ANDREAS F [US])
by applicantUS3069654
 US4857748
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