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EP0885401 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE VERTICAL WIND VECTOR DIFFERENCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/52]APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WING PROFILES AND FOR PREDICTING CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE
[2002/17]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.10.2003
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.11.2003  [2003/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AlliedSignal Inc.
101 Columbia Road P.O. Box 2245
Morristown NJ 07962-2245 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/52]For all designated states
AlliedSignal Inc.
101 Columbia Road, P.O. Box 2245
Morristown, New Jersey 07962-2245 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LESLIE, Kenrick, Roford
516 West Fairview Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90101 / US
02 / SHAND, Michael, Lee
188 Mt. Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962 / US
03 / BAKER, Martin, Carlin
51 Alcrest Avenue
Bud Lake, NJ 07828 / US
04 / BARRETT, Joseph, J.
18 Forest Drive
Morris Plains, NJ 07950 / US
05 / KILROY, Clint, Patrick
270 Baldwin Road B-26
Parsippany, NJ 07046 / US
[1998/52]
Representative(s)WP Thompson
44 Southampton Buildings
London WC2A 1AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/52]W.P. THOMPSON & CO.
Celcon House 289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HU / GB
Application number, filing date97917536.106.03.1997
[1998/52]
WO1997US04189
Priority number, dateUS1996001331208.03.1996         Original published format: US 13312
US1997080858928.02.1997         Original published format: US 808589
[1998/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9733187
Date:12.09.1997
Language:EN
[1997/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0885401
Date:23.12.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.09.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0885401
Date:27.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.09.1997
ClassificationIPC:G01W1/00, G01J5/00
[1998/52]
CPC:
G01J5/0014 (EP,US); G01S11/02 (EP,US); G01W1/00 (EP,US);
G01W2001/003 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [1998/52]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DETEKTION DER VERTIKALEN WINDÄNDERUNG[2002/17]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE VERTICAL WIND VECTOR DIFFERENCE[2002/17]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDE POUR DETERMINER LE CHANGEMENT DU VENT EN VERTICAL[2002/17]
Former [1998/52]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DETEKTION VON WINDPROFILEN UND ZUM VORHERSAGEN VON KLARLUFTTURBULENZ
Former [1998/52]APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WING PROFILES AND FOR PREDICTING CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE
Former [1998/52]APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE DETERMINATION DE PROFILS DU VENT AFIN DE PREDIRE DES TURBULENCES EN AIR LIMPIDE
Entry into regional phase09.09.1998National basic fee paid 
09.09.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
09.09.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.09.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.09.1998Examination requested  [1998/52]
14.08.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.02.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.09.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2002Date of oral proceedings
27.03.2002Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
17.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.07.2002Fee for grant paid
16.07.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP02003060.7  / EP1221625
EP02003061.5  / EP1221626
Opposition(s)28.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
06.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
05.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
04.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]   M.A. BENDER ET AL: "Temperature Gradients and Clear-Air Turbulence Probabilities.", JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY, vol. 15, November 1976 (1976-11-01), pages 1193 - 1199, XP002035153 [A] 1
Examination  J.M. WALLACE & P.V. HOBBS: "Atmospheric Science", 1977, ACADEMIC PRESS, ORLANDO
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