EP1342048 - COMBINATION CONSISTING OF TWO SENSORS, FOR EXAMPLE, OF A CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND OF A PROXIMITY SENSOR THAT FUNCTIONS ON THE BASIS OF EDDY CURRENT OR ULTRASOUND, INSIDE A HOUSING [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 06.05.2016 Database last updated on 06.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.05.2016 | Refusal of application | published on 08.06.2016 [2016/23] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft Königbacher Strasse 15 D-94496 Ortenburg / DE | [2003/37] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
HRUBES, Franz Karpfham Bhf. 16 94094 Rottalmünster / DE | 02 /
REINDL, Norbert Voglarn 18 94081 Fürstenzell / DE | [2003/37] | Representative(s) | Ullrich & Naumann PartG mbB Schneidmühlstrasse 21 69115 Heidelberg / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2003/37] | Naumann, Ulrich, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwälte, Ullrich & Naumann, Luisenstrasse 14 69115 Heidelberg / DE | Application number, filing date | 01960157.4 | 08.08.2001 | [2003/37] | WO2001DE03031 | Priority number, date | DE20001050193 | 09.10.2000 Original published format: DE 10050193 | [2003/37] | Filing language | DE | Procedural language | DE | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO0231433 | Date: | 18.04.2002 | Language: | DE | [2002/16] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1342048 | Date: | 10.09.2003 | Language: | DE | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.04.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2003/37] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 18.04.2002 | Classification | IPC: | G01B7/02, G01B7/06 | [2003/37] | CPC: |
G01B7/085 (EP,US);
G01B7/023 (EP,US);
G01B7/08 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2004/21] |
Former [2003/37] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR | Title | German: | KOMBINATION VON ZWEI SENSOREN, Z.B. VON EINEM KAPAZITIVEN SENSOR UND EINEM AUF WIRBELSTROM- ODER ULTRASCHALLBASIS ARBEITENDEM ABSTANDSSENSOR, IN EINEM GEHÄUSE | [2003/37] | English: | COMBINATION CONSISTING OF TWO SENSORS, FOR EXAMPLE, OF A CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND OF A PROXIMITY SENSOR THAT FUNCTIONS ON THE BASIS OF EDDY CURRENT OR ULTRASOUND, INSIDE A HOUSING | [2003/37] | French: | SYSTEME DE DETECTION | [2003/37] | Entry into regional phase | 25.02.2003 | National basic fee paid | 25.02.2003 | Designation fee(s) paid | 25.02.2003 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 04.05.2002 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 25.02.2003 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 25.02.2003 | Examination requested [2003/37] | 03.11.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 14.05.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 06.09.2011 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.10.2011 | 13.09.2011 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/23] | 25.10.2011 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 18.04.2016 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/23] | Appeal following examination | 15.11.2011 | Appeal received No. T0246/12 | 23.01.2012 | Statement of grounds filed | 18.04.2016 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn | Divisional application(s) | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 03.11.2006 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 26.07.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 30.07.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 29.07.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 19.07.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 31.07.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 29.08.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 31.08.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 30.07.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 30.08.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 29.08.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 30.08.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 13 | 29.08.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 14 | 28.08.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 15 |
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