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EP0900363 - METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DIGITAL SENSOR, AND CORRESPONDING DIGITAL SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.02.2003
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE
published on 26.11.2003  [2003/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IRO AB
Vistaholm P.O. Box 54
523 01 Ulricehamn / SE
[N/P]
Former [2002/15]For all designated states
IRO AB
Vistaholm P.O. Box 54
523 01 Ulricehamn / SE
Former [1999/10]For all designated states
IRO AB
Vistaholm P.O. Box 54
S-523 01 Ulricehamn / SE
Inventor(s)01 / ERIKSSON, Anders
Biblioteksgangen 6
S-183 36 Täby / SE
[1999/10]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/10]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date97923987.822.05.1997
[1999/10]
WO1997EP02638
Priority number, dateDE199612084623.05.1996         Original published format: DE 19620846
DE1996212565U19.07.1996         Original published format: DE 29612565 U
[1999/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9744639
Date:27.11.1997
Language:DE
[1997/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0900363
Date:10.03.1999
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.11.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0900363
Date:10.04.2002
Language:DE
[2002/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.11.1997
ClassificationIPC:G01D5/14, G01D5/16, H03K17/95, B65H51/22
[1999/10]
CPC:
D03D47/367 (EP,US); G01D5/14 (KR); G01D5/145 (EP,US);
H03K17/951 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1999/10]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN EINES DIGITALEN SENSORS UND DIGITALER SENSOR[1999/10]
English:METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DIGITAL SENSOR, AND CORRESPONDING DIGITAL SENSOR[1999/10]
French:PROCEDE DE COMMANDE D'UN DETECTEUR NUMERIQUE ET DETECTEUR NUMERIQUE CORRESPONDANT[1999/10]
Entry into regional phase19.11.1998National basic fee paid 
19.11.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
19.11.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.10.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.11.1998Examination requested  [1999/10]
25.05.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.10.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.01.2002Fee for grant paid
21.01.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.01.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
30.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE31.05.2002
CH31.05.2002
LI31.05.2002
SE10.07.2002
[2003/48]
Former [2003/31]CH31.05.2002
LI31.05.2002
SE10.07.2002
Former [2002/42]SE10.07.2002
Cited inInternational search[A]US5119998  (THOLANDER LARS H G [SE], et al) [A] 17* figure 5 *;
 [Y]GB2276246  (BIRT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LIMITE [GB]) [Y] 1-16 * page 3, line 2 - line 13 *;
 [Y]EP0620647  (NAMCO CONTROLS CORP [US]) [Y] 1-16 * page 3, line 51 - page 6, line 46 *;
 [Y]  - "microcontrolled ribbon motion and splice detection system", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, (198203), vol. 24, no. 10, pages 5015 - 5016, XP002036879 [Y] 1-16 * page 5015 *
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