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EP0998719 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE SEGMENTATION OF LUNG REGIONS IN LATERAL CHEST RADIOGRAPHS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 25.06.2004 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	25.06.2004	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 11.08.2004 [2004/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Arch Development Corporation 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Room 405 Chicago, IL 60637 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2000/19]	For all designated states Arch Development Corporation 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Room 405 Chicago, IL 60637 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ARMATO, Samuel, G., III 9142 S. Oakley Avenue Chicago, IL 60620 / US
	02 / GIGER, Maryellen, L. 265 Claremont Elmhurst, IL 60126 / US
	03 / MACMAHON, Heber 2144 N. Cleveland Chicago, IL 60614 / US
	[2000/19]
Representative(s)	Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Bavariaring 10 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/19]	Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte, Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Bavariaring 10 80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98937064.8	24.07.1998
	[2000/19]
	WO1998US15351
Priority number, date	US19970900189	25.07.1997 Original published format: US 900189
	[2000/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9905640
	Date:	04.02.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0998719
	Date:	10.05.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	04.02.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.10.2000
Classification	IPC:	G06K9/00, G06T5/00	[2000/47]
	CPC:	G06T7/11 (EP,US); G06T7/136 (EP,US); G06V10/28 (EP,US); G06T2207/10116 (EP,US); G06T2207/20012 (EP,US); G06T2207/30061 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/19]	G06K9/00
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [2000/19]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SEGMENTIERUNG DES LUNGENBEREICHS BEI LATERALER THORAX-RADIOGRAPHIE	[2003/26]
	English:	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE SEGMENTATION OF LUNG REGIONS IN LATERAL CHEST RADIOGRAPHS	[2000/19]
	French:	PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE SEGMENTATION DES REGIONS PULMONAIRES DANS LES RADIOGRAPHIES THORACIQUES LATERALES	[2000/19]
	Former [2000/19]	VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR EINTEILUNG VON TEILEN DER LUNGE BEI LATERALER THORAX-RADIOGRAPHIE
Entry into regional phase	14.01.2000	National basic fee paid
	14.01.2000	Search fee paid
	14.01.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.01.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.02.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	14.01.2000	Examination requested [2000/19]
	09.08.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.12.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.07.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.12.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.09.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.02.2004	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2004/33]
	05.03.2004	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2004/33]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.07.2003	06 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[YA] - XU X -W ET AL, "IMAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS: DETECTION OF RIGHT AND LEFT HEMIDIAPHRAGM EDGES AND DELINEATION OF LUNG FIELD INCHEST RADIOGRAPHS", MEDICAL PHYSICS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, (19960901), vol. 23, no. 9, ISSN 0094-2405, pages 1613 - 1624, XP000617361 [Y] 1-4,18,26,27,31,44-51 * abstract * * page 614, paragraph II.A - page 1620, paragraph II.E * [A] 5-14,16,17,19-25,28-30,32-43 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.597738
		[YA] - CHENG S N C ET AL, "AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION OF REGIONS OF INTEREST ON HAND RADIOGRAPHS", MEDICAL PHYSICS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, (19940801), vol. 21, no. 8, ISSN 0094-2405, pages 1293 - 1300, XP000466010 [Y] 1-4,18,26,27,31,44-51 * abstract * * page 1296, paragraph E * [A] 5-14,16,17,19-25,28-30,32-43 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.597402
	International search	[Y]US4907156 (DOI KUNIO [US], et al);
		[Y]US5133020 (GIGER MARYELLEN L [US], et al);
		[Y]US5452367 (BICK ULRICH [US], et al);
		[Y]US5537485 (NISHIKAWA ROBERT M [US], et al);
		[Y]US5638458 (GIGER MARYELLEN L [US], et al);
		[YP]US5657362 (GIGER MARYELLEN L [US], et al)

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