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EP0895705 - A DIRECTIONAL HEARING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 23.04.2004 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.04.2004	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 09.06.2004 [2004/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Cardinal Sound Labs, Inc. 860 Lathrop Avenue Stanford, CA 94305 / US
	[1999/06]
Inventor(s)	01 / LEHR, Michael, A. 2504 Webster Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
	02 / WIDROW, Bernard 860 Lathrop Drive Stanford, CA 94305 / US
	[1999/06]
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 [1999/06]	Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al BOULT WADE TENNANT, 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date	97921228.9	17.04.1997
	[1999/06]
	WO1997US06385
Priority number, date	US19960635550	22.04.1996 Original published format: US 635550
	[1999/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9740645
	Date:	30.10.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/46]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0895705
	Date:	10.02.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.10.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/06]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.10.1997
Classification	IPC:	H04R25/00, H04R3/00	[1999/06]
	CPC:	H04R25/554 (EP,US); H04R25/407 (EP,US); H04R2410/07 (EP,US); H04R25/405 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1999/06]
Title	German:	GERICHTETES HÖRGERÄTESYSTEM	[1999/06]
	English:	A DIRECTIONAL HEARING SYSTEM	[1999/06]
	French:	SYSTEME DIRECTIONNEL D'ASSISTANCE A L'AUDITION	[1999/06]
Entry into regional phase	20.11.1998	National basic fee paid
	20.11.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	20.11.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.11.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	20.11.1998	Examination requested [1999/06]
	20.07.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.07.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.10.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.05.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.12.2003	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2004/24]
	07.01.2004	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2004/24]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.04.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	03.04.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited in	International search	JPS6156600 [ ];
		JPS6194500 [ ];
		[YA]DE3243850 (KOCH MANFRED) [Y] 1-3,5,7-9,11-18 * page 3, lines 1-8 * * page 4, line 27 - page 6, line 15 * * page 7, line 9 - page 8, line 16 * [A] 4,6,19,20,24,28,33-39;
		[YA]US4536887 (KANEDA YUTAKA [JP], et al) [Y] 1-3,7-9,11-18 * column 3, line 24 - column 9, line 25 * * column 10, line 56 - column 23, line 6 * [A] 4,5,10,19-23,25-28,31-33,36-39;
		[A]JPS6156600 (KOKUSAI GIJUTSU KAIHATSU KK) [A] 1,3,5,19-21,24,35;
		[A]JPS6194500 (KOKUSAI GIJUTSU KAIHATSU KK) [A] 1,3,5,19-21,24,33-35;
		[A]WO8706079 (SOLID STATE LOGIC LTD [GB]) [A] 28-30* claims 1,2 *;
		[YA]US4741038 (ELKO GARY W [US], et al) [Y] 1-3,5,7-9,11-18 * column 3, line 15 - column 16, line 33 * [A] 4,10,19-23,25-28,31-33,36-39;
		[YA] - CARSTEN SYDOW, "BROADBAND BEAMFORMING,FOR A MICROPHONE ARRAY.", THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA., USA, (199408), vol. 2, no. 96, pages 845 - 849, XP000466113 [Y] 1-3,7-9,11-18 * paragraphs [000I] - [0III] * [A] 4,5,10,19-23,25-28,31-33,36-39 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.410323
		[YA] - CAO ET AL., "SPEECH ENHANCEMENT USING MICROPHONE ARRAY,WITH MULTI-STAGE PROCESSING.", IEICE TRANS. FUNDAMENTALS, (19960301), vol. E79A, no. 3, pages 386 - 394, XP000594739 [Y] 1-3,7-9,11-18 * paragraphs [0002] - [0004] * [A] 4,5,10,19-23,25-28,31-33,36-39
		[ ] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860802), vol. 10, no. 221, Database accession no. (E - 424), & JP61056600 A 19860322 (KOKUSAI GIJUTSU KAIHATSU KK) [ ] * abstract *
		[ ] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860916), vol. 10, no. 272, Database accession no. (E - 437), & JP61094500 A 19860513 (KOKUSAI GIJUTSU KAIHATSU KK) [ ] * abstract *

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