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EP0881469 - Absolute position encoder having incremental and index tracks [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.02.2004
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 15.07.2009  [2009/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A Delaware Corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto CA 94303 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/41]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/32]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc. a Delaware Corporation
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/31]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc.
a Delaware Corporation 395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/14]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/13]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Former [1998/49]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Venugopal, Prasad V.
737 E. E1 Camino, Apt. 418
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
02 / Jiang, Nan
816 Grunion Terr
Fremont, CA 94536 / US
[1998/49]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/29]Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Former [1998/49]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing.
Schoppe & Zimmermann, Patentanwälte, Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date97121687.409.12.1997
[1998/49]
Priority number, dateUS1997086603330.05.1997         Original published format: US 866033
[1998/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0881469
Date:02.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0881469
Date:16.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:G01D5/245, H03M1/00
[1998/49]
CPC:
H03M1/308 (EP,US); G01D5/2455 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1999/32]
Former [1998/49]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kodierer für absolute Position mit inkrementalen und absoluten Spuren[1998/49]
English:Absolute position encoder having incremental and index tracks[1998/49]
French:Codeur de position absolue avec des pistes incrémentales et absolues[2002/35]
Former [1998/49]Codeur de position absolue avec des pistes incrémentale et absolue
Examination procedure12.05.1999Examination requested  [1999/27]
11.06.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.01.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.03.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.08.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.11.2002Fee for grant paid
19.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.01.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
31.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
23.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4628298  (HAFLE RALPH S [US], et al) [X] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [XA]DE19532903  (TEVES GMBH ALFRED [DE]) [X] 1-5 * column 3, line 64 - column 6, line 26; figures 1-5 * [A] 6-9;
 [XA]EP0575663  (VDO SCHINDLING [DE]) [X] 1-4 * column 4, line 1 - column 5, line 22; figure . * [A] 5-9;
 [XA]DE4041491  (VDO SCHINDLING [DE]) [X] 1-3 * column 2, line 67 - column 3, line 55; figure 1 * [A] 4-9;
 [A]EP0441963  (YASKAWA DENKI SEISAKUSHO KK [JP]) [A] 6,7 * the whole document *
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