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EP0782796
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| EP0782796 - OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
| Former [1997/28] | OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD AND TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS FOR USE THEREWITH | ||
| [2001/45] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.11.2003 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 14.11.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 02.01.2004 [2004/01] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Hill-Rom Services, Inc. 1069 State Route 46 East Batesville, IN 47006 / US | [2002/20] |
| Former [1997/28] | For all designated states FISHER BERKELEY CORPORATION 955 Third Street Oakland, CA 94607 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
SHIPLEY, Robert, T. 6641 Glen Oaks Way Oakland, CA 94611 / US | [1997/28] | Representative(s) | Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1997/28] | Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al BOULT WADE TENNANT 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB | Application number, filing date | 95935098.4 | 13.09.1995 | [1997/28] | WO1995US12206 | Priority number, date | US19940309848 | 21.09.1994 Original published format: US 309848 | [1997/28] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9609698 | Date: | 28.03.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/14] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0782796 | Date: | 09.07.1997 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.03.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [1997/28] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0782796 | Date: | 02.01.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/01] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 28.03.1996 | Classification | IPC: | H04B10/10 | [1997/28] | CPC: |
H04B10/1149 (EP,US);
G07C1/10 (EP,US);
G07C9/28 (EP,US);
G08B13/2462 (EP,US);
G08B13/248 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [1997/28] | Title | German: | OPTISCHES DATENÜBERTRAGUNGS- UND ORTUNGSGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR ANWENDUNG MIT OBIGEM GERÄT | [2001/45] | English: | OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH | [2001/45] | French: | APPAREIL DE TRANSMISSION OPTIQUE DE DONNEES ET DE LOCALISATION ET PROCEDE UTILISE CONJOINTEMENT | [2001/45] |
| Former [1997/28] | OPTISCHES DATENÜBERTRAGUNGS- UND ORTUNGSGERÄT, VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG, SENDER UND EMPFÄNGER ZUR ANWENDUNG IN VERBINDUNG MIT OBIGEM GERÄT | ||
| Former [1997/28] | OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD AND TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS FOR USE THEREWITH | ||
| Former [1997/28] | APPAREIL DE TRANSMISSION OPTIQUE DE DONNEES ET DE LOCALISATION, ET SYSTEME, PROCEDE, EMETTEURS ET RECEPTEURS UTILISES CONJOINTEMENT | Entry into regional phase | 19.03.1997 | National basic fee paid | 19.03.1997 | Designation fee(s) paid | 19.03.1997 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 20.03.1996 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 19.03.1997 | Examination requested [1997/28] | 08.01.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 03.05.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 04.10.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 23.05.2002 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination {1} | 14.06.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 25.09.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 25.09.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 10.10.2002 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time | Divisional application(s) | EP02009329.0 / EP1229672 | Opposition(s) | 03.10.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit [2004/01] | Request for further processing for: | 23.10.2002 | Request for further processing filed | 23.10.2002 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 08.11.2002 | Decision despatched | 27.05.2002 | Request for further processing filed | 27.05.2002 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 14.06.2002 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 22.08.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 26.08.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 16.08.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 18.09.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 03.08.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 26.08.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Cited in | International search | [A]US4959828 (AUSTIN LAWRENCE C [US]) [A] 1,23,25,27 * abstract *; | [DA]US5062151 (SHIPLEY ROBERT T [US]) [DA] 1,2,23,25,27 * figure 1; claims 1,2 *; | [A]EP0506457 (VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN [JP], et al) [A] 1,23,25,27,44,49,50* abstract * |