EP1113286 - Quadrature RF coil for MRI systems [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 22.09.2006 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 22.08.2008 | Change - applicant | published on 24.09.2008 [2008/39] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Groenewoudseweg 1 5621 BA Eindhoven / NL | [2008/39] |
Former [2003/49] | For all designated states Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Groenewoudseweg 1 5621 BA Eindhoven / NL | ||
Former [2003/34] | For all designated states Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc. 595 Miner Road Cleveland, Ohio 44143 / US | ||
Former [2001/27] | For all designated states Marconi Medical Systems, Inc. 595 Miner Road Cleveland, Ohio 44143 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Fujita, Hiroyuki 652 Davidson Drive Highland Heights, Ohio 44143 / US | 02 /
Demeester, Gordon D. 30175 Overlook Drive Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 / US | [2001/27] | Representative(s) | van der Veer, Johannis Leendert, et al Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven / NL | [N/P] |
Former [2002/26] | van der Veer, Johannis Leendert, et al International Octrooibureau B.V., Prof. Holstlaan 6 5656 AA Eindhoven / NL | ||
Former [2001/27] | Waters, Jeffrey Marconi Intellectual Property Marrable House The Vineyards Gt. Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7QS / GB | Application number, filing date | 00311406.3 | 19.12.2000 | [2001/27] | Priority number, date | US19990473070 | 28.12.1999 Original published format: US 473070 | [2001/27] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1113286 | Date: | 04.07.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/27] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1113286 | Date: | 02.05.2002 | [2002/18] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 18.03.2002 | Classification | IPC: | G01R33/34, G01R33/341 | [2001/27] | CPC: |
G01R33/34046 (EP,US);
G01R33/3678 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2001/27] | Title | German: | Radiofrequenz-Quadraturspule für Abbildungssysteme auf der Basis magnetischer Resonanz | [2001/27] | English: | Quadrature RF coil for MRI systems | [2001/27] | French: | Bobine de radiofréquence en quadrature pour appareils d'imagerie par résonance magnétique | [2001/27] | Examination procedure | 04.11.2002 | Examination requested [2003/01] | 31.08.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 28.02.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 30.05.2006 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.06.2006 | 01.06.2006 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 06.06.2006 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2006/43] | 16.06.2006 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2006/43] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 02.01.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 02.01.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 03.01.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 02.01.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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