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EP0941472 - PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION IN FLOW MEDIA USING A GRID SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/37]GRID SENSOR FOR DETERMINING THE CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION IN FLOW MEDIA AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING MEASUREMENT SIGNALS
[2002/06]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.07.2003
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.12.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 28.01.2004  [2004/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V.
Bautzner Landstrasse 128
01328 Dresden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/17]For all designated states
Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V.
Bautzner Landstr. 128
01328 Dresden / DE
Former [1999/37]For all designated states
Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V.
Bautzner Landstrasse 128
D-01474 Rossendorf / DE
Inventor(s)01 / PRASSER, Horst-Michael
Heidemühlweg 22
D-01324 Dresden / DE
02 / ZSCHAU, Jochen
Wehrsdorfer Strasse 9
D-01324 Dresden / DE
03 / BÖTTGER, Arnd
Laibacher Strasse 11
D-01279 Dresden / DE
[1999/37]
Application number, filing date97949933.217.11.1997
[1999/37]
WO1997DE02683
Priority number, dateDE199614901127.11.1996         Original published format: DE 19649011
[1999/37]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9823947
Date:04.06.1998
Language:DE
[1998/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0941472
Date:15.09.1999
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.06.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0941472
Date:04.09.2002
Language:DE
[2002/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.06.1998
ClassificationIPC:G01N27/07
[1999/37]
CPC:
G01N27/07 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL [1999/37]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER LEITFÄHIGKEITSVERTEILUNG IN STRÖMENDEN MEDIEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINE GITTERSENSORS[2002/06]
English:PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION IN FLOW MEDIA USING A GRID SENSOR[2002/06]
French:PRCEDURE POUR DETERMINER LA DISTRIBUTION DE LA CONDUCTIVITE DANS DES MILIEUX EN ECOULEMENT EN UTILISANT UN CAPTEUR DE GRILLE[2002/06]
Former [1999/37]GITTERSENSOR ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER LEITFÄHIGKEITSVERTEILUNG IN STRÖMENDEN MEDIEN SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR GEWINNUNG DER MESSIGNALE
Former [1999/37]GRID SENSOR FOR DETERMINING THE CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION IN FLOW MEDIA AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING MEASUREMENT SIGNALS
Former [1999/37]CAPTEUR A GRILLE POUR DETERMINER LA DISTRIBUTION DE LA CONDUCTIVITE DANS DES MILIEUX EN ECOULEMENT ET PROCEDE DE GENERATION DE SIGNAUX DE MESURE
Entry into regional phase23.02.1999National basic fee paid 
23.02.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
23.02.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.05.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
23.02.1999Examination requested  [1999/37]
20.06.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
07.03.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.04.2002Fee for grant paid
15.04.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
09.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
20.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipDE03.06.2003
[2004/05]
Cited inInternational search[Y]US4644263  (JOHNSON IRVIN D [US]) [Y] 1,5 * column 3, line 33 - column 4, line 19; figures 1,3 *;
 [A]US4656427  (DAUPHINEE THOMAS M [CA]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]FR2614104  (HERAULT HUBERT [FR]) [A] 2 * abstract *;
 [A]US4833413  (HEAD MICHAEL J [US]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [Y]US5210499  (WALSH SHAWN M [US]) [Y] 1,5 * abstract *;
 [A]  - A. V. PLOSHINSKII, "PRIMARY SENSORS WITH HYDRODYNAMIC SMOOTHING FOR CONDUCTOMETRY ON TURBULENT FLOWS", MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES., NEW YORK US, (1986), vol. 29, no. 3, pages 250 - 252, XP002061552 [A] 2 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00863867
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