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EP About this file: EP0903694

EP0903694 - Real-time PC based volume rendering system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.12.2004
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.02.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PT		published on 19.03.2008  [2008/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TeraRecon, Inc., A Delaware Corporation
2955 Campus Drive, Suite 325
San Mateo, CA 94403 / US
[2001/31]
Former [1999/12]For all designated states
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Lauer, Hugh, C.
69 Border Road
Concord, MA 01742 / US
02 / Osborne, Randy B.
33 Wessex Road
Newton, Massachusetts 02159 / US
03 / Pfister, Hanspeter
60 Park Street
Somerville, MA 02143 / US
[1999/12]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner
Mozartstrasse 17
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date98107592.227.04.1998
[1999/12]
Priority number, dateUS1997090523801.08.1997         Original published format: US 905238
[1999/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0903694
Date:24.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0903694
Date:25.02.2004
Language:EN
[2004/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06T15/00
[1999/12]
CPC:
G06T15/08 (EP,US); G06T1/60 (EP,US); G06T15/005 (EP,US);
G06T15/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/12]
TitleGerman:Echt-Zeit PC basiertes Volumendarstellungssystem[1999/12]
English:Real-time PC based volume rendering system[1999/12]
French:Système en temps réel de rendu de volume à base de PC[1999/12]
Examination procedure24.09.1999Examination requested  [1999/47]
12.06.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.12.2003Fee for grant paid
04.12.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP00125412.7  / EP1081651
EP00125413.5  / EP1081652
EP00125414.3  / EP1081653
Opposition(s)26.11.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
24.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
30.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.02.2004
BE25.02.2004
CY25.02.2004
FI25.02.2004
FR25.02.2004
IT25.02.2004
NL25.02.2004
IE27.04.2004
LU27.04.2004
MC30.04.2004
DK25.05.2004
GR25.05.2004
SE25.05.2004
ES05.06.2004
PT25.07.2004
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Documents cited:Search[A]  - PFISTER H ET AL, "CUBE-4 - A SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME VOLUME RENDERING", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1996 SYMPOSIUM ON VOLUME VISUALIZATION, SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 28 - 29, 1996, ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY, (19961028), pages 47 - 54, XP000724429 [A] 1-17 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SVV.1996.558042
 [A]  - ANIDO M L ET AL, "THE ARCHITECTURE OF RIG: A RISC FOR IMAGE GENERATION IN A MULTI-MICROPROCESSOR ENVIRONMENT", MICROPROCESSING AND MICROPROGRAMMING, (19880801), vol. 24, no. 1 - 05, pages 581 - 588, XP000105698 [A] 1,4 * page 584, column L, line 26 - line 31 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0165-6074(88)90114-7
 [A]  - PHILLIPS D, "THE Z80000 MICROPROCESSOR", IEEE MICRO, (19851201), vol. 5, no. 6, pages 23 - 36, XP000211949 [A] 1,4 * page 23, column L, line 14 - line 24 * * page 27, column L, line 5 - line 15 *
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