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EP0864145 - TACTILE FEEDBACK MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.12.2007
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip21.12.2007Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.01.2008  [2008/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Immersion Corporation
801 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
[2002/48]
Former [1998/38]For all designated states
Virtual Technologies, Inc.
2175 Park Boulevard
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
Inventor(s)01 / TREMBLAY, Marc, R.
110 Seale Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
02 / YIM, Mark, H.
Apartment 215,1091 Tanland Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
[1998/38]
Representative(s)Hamilton, Alistair, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
33 Gutter Lane
London EC2V 8AS / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/38]Hamilton, Alistair, et al
Mewburn Ellis, York House, 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date96944744.002.12.1996
[1998/38]
WO1996US19209
Priority number, dateUS1995056510230.11.1995         Original published format: US 565102
[1998/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9720305
Date:05.06.1997
Language:EN
[1997/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0864145
Date:16.09.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.06.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.06.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:G09G5/00, G06F3/00
[1998/51]
CPC:
G06F3/016 (EP,US); G06F3/011 (EP,US); G06F3/014 (EP,US);
G06F3/0484 (US); G10H1/34 (EP,US); G10L15/22 (US);
G10H2220/321 (EP,US); G10L2015/225 (US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/38]G09G5/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/38]
TitleGerman:TAKTILE RÜCKKOPPLUNG FÜR MENSCH-/MASCHINENSCHNITTSTELLE[1998/38]
English:TACTILE FEEDBACK MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DEVICE[1998/38]
French:DISPOSITIF D'INTERFACE HOMME-MACHINE AVEC RETOUR D'INFORMATIONS TACTILE[1998/38]
Entry into regional phase19.06.1998National basic fee paid 
19.06.1998Search fee paid 
19.06.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.06.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
19.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/38]
02.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2007Date of oral proceedings
07.08.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
07.09.2007Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/04]
18.09.2007Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
19.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
07.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
23.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
29.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
23.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 11
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Cited inExaminationUS5451924
 WO9418652
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/38.250916
   SHIMOGA K.B.: "A survey of perceptual feedback issues in dexterous telemanipulation. II. Finger touch feedback", VIRTUAL REALITY ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 18 September 1993 (1993-09-18), NEW YORK, NY, USA, IEEE, pages 271 - 279, XP010130482, ISBN: 0-7803-1363-1

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VRAIS.1993.380769
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