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EP1214633 - PROCESS TRANSMITTER WITH ORTHOGONAL-POLYNOMIAL FITTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  19.06.2009
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2009Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 22.07.2009  [2009/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ROSEMOUNT INC.
12001 Technology Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
[2002/25]
Inventor(s)01 / KLEVEN, Lowell, A.
7952 Southbay Curve
Eden Prairie, MN 55347 / US
02 / TEWFIK, Ahmed, H.
7317 Oaklawn Avenue
Edina, MN 55435 / US
 [2002/25]
Representative(s)Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/25]Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date00963693.722.09.2000
[2002/25]
WO2000US25923
Priority number, dateUS1999040519624.09.1999         Original published format: US 405196
[2002/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0123972
Date:05.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1214633
Date:19.06.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1214633
Date:12.05.2004
Language:EN
[2004/20]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1214633
Date:22.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.04.2001
ClassificationIPC:G05B23/02, G05B19/418, G05B19/042
[2009/15]
CPC:
G01F1/42 (EP,US); G01F25/10 (EP,US); G05B19/0423 (EP,US);
G05B2219/31126 (EP,US); G05B2219/34084 (EP,US); G05B2219/34142 (EP,US);
G05B2219/37401 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/25]G05B23/02, G05B19/418
Designated contracting statesDE [2004/20]
Former [2002/25]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:PROZESSSENDER MIT ORTHOGONALER-POLYNOMIALER ANPASSUNG[2002/25]
English:PROCESS TRANSMITTER WITH ORTHOGONAL-POLYNOMIAL FITTING[2002/25]
French:CAPTEUR DE MESURE DE PROCESSUS APPROXIMANT UNE VARIABLE AVEC UN POLYNOME ORTHOGONAL[2009/15]
Former [2002/25]EMETTEUR DE MESURE DE VARIABLE DE PROCESSUS, A AJUSTEMENT ORTHOGONAL-POLYNOMIAL
Entry into regional phase22.02.2002National basic fee paid 
22.02.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.02.2002Examination requested  [2002/25]
03.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.06.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2004Fee for grant paid
13.01.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  14.02.2005  23.02.2005  ADMISSIBLE
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG
PatServe Colmarer Strasse 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
Opponent's representative
Andres, Angelika Maria
Endress+Hauser Group Services
(Deutschland) AG+Co. KG
Colmarer Straße 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2006/41]
Opponent(s)01  14.02.2005  23.02.2005  ADMISSIBLE
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG
PatServe Colmarer Strasse 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
Opponent's representative
Andres, Angelika Maria
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG PatServe Colmarer Strasse 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
Former [2005/15]
Opponent(s)01  14.02.2005  23.02.2005  ADMISSIBLE
ENDRESS + Hauser (Deutschland) Holding GmbH
Colmarer Strasse 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
Opponent's representative
Andres, Angelika
Endress + Hauser (Deutschland) Holding GmbH, Colmarer Strasse 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
18.03.2005Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
27.09.2005Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.02.2008Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
20.02.2008Date of oral proceedings
29.05.2008Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
29.05.2008Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
25.07.2008Reply to a communication from the opposition division
10.11.2008Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
10.03.2009Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
05.06.2009Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.200203   M06   Fee paid on   03.02.2003
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Cited inInternational search[DA]US5606513  (LOUWAGIE BENNETT L [US], et al) [DA] 1,22,29,37,42-44 * column 4, line 29 - column 8, line 55 *;
 [DA]WO9704288  (ROSEMOUNT INC [US]) [DA] 1,22,29,37,42-44 * page 16, line 8 - page 24, line 29 *;
 [A]  - GHOSH D ET AL, "LINEARIZATION OF TRANSDUCERS THROUGH A GENERALIZED SOFTWARE TECHNIQUE", MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,GB,IOP PUBLISHING, BRISTOL, (1991), vol. 2, ISSN 0957-0233, pages 102 - 105, XP000208229

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/2/2/002
 [A]  - P.MAHANA ET AL, "TRANSDUCER OUTPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING USING AN EIGHT-BIT MICROCOMPUTER", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, USA, (198606), no. 2, pages 182 - 186, XP000960883
ExaminationUS5772323
OppositionEP0421394
    - I. N. BRONSTEIN, K. A. SEMENDJAJEW, Taschenbuch der Mathematik, 25. durchgesehene Auflage, STUTTGART - LEIPZIG, B. G. TEUBNER VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT, (1991), pages 749 - 753, ISBN 3815420008
    - D. SCOTT HOLMES, S. SCOTT COURTS, "Resolution and Accuracy of Cryogenic Temperature Measurements", OMEGA'S TEMPERATURE HANDBOOK, Z-SECTION, URL: WWW.OMEGA.COM, (19990512), pages Z-94 - Z-99
    - O. Machul: "Nichtlineare Approximationsmethoden zur Reduzierung nichtidealer Sensoreigenschaften in integrierten CMOS-Sensorsystemen", Dissertation, Fachbereich Elektrotechnik der Gerhard-Mercator-Universität - Gesamthochschule Duisburg, 1999
    - MOTOROLA INC., "PowerPC 603e, RISC Microprocessor User's Manual with Supplement for PowerPC 603 Microprocessor", USA, (199509), page 1-1
    - WILLIAM H. PRESS ET AL., Numerical Recipes in Pascal - The Art of Scientific Computing, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, (1992), pages 165 - 170, ISBN 0521375169
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