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EP1488272 - LASER BEAM DIRECTING SYSTEM WITH ROTATABLE DIFFRACTION GRATINGS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.04.2011
Database last updated on 25.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip15.04.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.05.2011  [2011/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RAYTHEON COMPANY
870 Winter Street
Waltham MA 02451-1449 / US
[2010/23]
Former [2004/52]For all designated states
Raytheon Company
870 Winter Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451-1449 / US
Inventor(s)01 / COOK, Lacy
615 Eucalyptus Drive
El Segundo, CA 90245 / US
02 / WITHRINGTON, Roger
2311 Midvale Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064 / US
 [2004/52]
Representative(s)Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/52]Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford, 43-45 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date03721409.519.03.2003
[2004/52]
WO2003US08599
Priority number, dateUS2002010442122.03.2002         Original published format: US 104421
[2004/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03083552
Date:09.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1488272
Date:22.12.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.10.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1488272
Date:09.06.2010
Language:EN
[2010/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.10.2003
ClassificationIPC:G02B26/08, G02B26/10, G02F1/29
[2004/52]
CPC:
G02B26/106 (EP,US); G02B26/0808 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2010/23]
Former [2004/52]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ABLENKUNG EINES LASERSTRAHLS MITTELS DREHBARER BEUGUNGSGITTER[2004/52]
English:LASER BEAM DIRECTING SYSTEM WITH ROTATABLE DIFFRACTION GRATINGS[2004/52]
French:SYSTEME D'ORIENTATION DE FAISCEAU LASER A RESEAUX DE DIFFRACTION ROTATIFS[2004/52]
Entry into regional phase14.09.2004National basic fee paid 
14.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/52]
06.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.04.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2007Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 08.05.2007
03.04.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.04.2007Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
08.05.2007Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
15.12.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.04.2010Fee for grant paid
19.04.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination06.06.2007Appeal received No.  T1530/07
14.08.2007Statement of grounds filed
25.09.2009Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
Opposition(s)10.03.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
20.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[X]US3721486  (BRAMLEY A) [X] 1-10 * abstract * * column 5, line 1 - line 57; figures 3,5,6 * * column 2, line 70 - column 3, line 23 *;
 [A]US5471326  (HALL JAMES T [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [A]US5825523  (AMITAI YAAKOV [IL]) [A] * column 1, line 4 - line 23; figures 5,6 ** abstract *;
 [X]US6292278  (CHO SUNG-MIN [KR], et al) [X] 1 * column 3, line 1 - line 38; figure 3 *
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