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EP2948063 - ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  02.02.2018
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2018Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 07.03.2018  [2018/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2015/49]
Inventor(s)01 / SHAN, Caifeng
c/o High Tech Campus 5
NL-5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
02 / GELISSEN, Jozef Hubertus
c/o High Tech Campus 5
NL-5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
03 / MÄUELER, Sebastian
c/o High Tech Campus 5
NL-5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2015/49]
Representative(s)Steffen, Thomas
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2015/49]Steffen, Thomas
Philips International B.V.
Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date14715993.314.01.2014
[2015/49]
WO2014IB58248
Priority number, dateUS201361755090P22.01.2013         Original published format: US 201361755090 P
[2015/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014115056
Date:31.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2948063
Date:02.12.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.07.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/00
[2015/49]
CPC:
A61B8/5223 (EP,US); A61B8/0858 (EP,US); A61B8/4254 (EP,US);
A61B8/4461 (EP,US); A61B8/4472 (US); G10K11/355 (EP,US);
G16H50/30 (EP); A61B5/4872 (EP,US); A61B8/085 (EP,US);
A61B8/429 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/49]
TitleGerman:ULTRASCHALLSONDE UND ULTRASCHALLBILDGEBUNGSSYSTEM[2015/49]
English:ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM[2015/49]
French:SONDE ULTRASONORE ET SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE ULTRASONORE[2015/49]
Entry into regional phase24.08.2015National basic fee paid 
24.08.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
24.08.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.08.2015Examination requested  [2015/49]
26.01.2018Application withdrawn by applicant  [2018/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[XYI]US2011201937  (FUJII KIYOSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,11 * paragraphs [0001] , [0002] , [0030] , [0031] , [0039] , [0063] , [0064] , [0072] , [0078] , [0094] - [0096]; figures 1,4,8,18 * [Y] 4,6-10,12-15 [I] 5;
 [XI]US2008097214  (MEYERS PAUL F [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5 * paragraphs [0038] , [0061] , [0064] , [0065]; figures 1,2,15 * [I] 11;
 [XI]US2010125207  (KIM SEONG RAE [KR], et al) [X] 1,2,5 * paragraphs [0022] , [0027]; figures 1,2,3 * [I] 11;
 [XI]US2011112405  (BARTHE PETER G [US], et al) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0074] , [0092]; figures 1,6,7 * [I] 11;
 [X]US2009030326  (KIM JUNG-HOE [KR], et al) [X] 1,11 * paragraphs [0008] , [0028] - [0031] - [0037] , [0042] - [0047]; figures 2-4 *;
 [Y]WO2013005776  (TOSHIBA KK [JP], et al) [Y] 4,6,7 * abstract *;
 [Y]JP2009254779  (NIDEK KK) [Y] 8 * abstract *;
 [YA]US2012316407  (ANTHONY BRIAN W [US], et al) [Y] 9,10 * paragraphs [0022] , [0032] , [0033] , [0039] , [0071] , [0085] , [0094] , [0095] , [0127]; figures 1,11 * [A] 4-7;
 [A]US2012083692  (STOLL JEFFREY [US]) [A] 4,6-9 * paragraphs [0043] , [0044] , [0048] , [0049] , [0052] , [0053] , [0060]; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]KR101075878B  (HIRONIC CO LTD [KR]) [A] 4,6-9 * figure 2 *;
 [A]JP2010082053  (CROSSWELL KK) [A] 11-15 * abstract *
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