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EP1382979 - RANGE FINDER, RANGE FINDING METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC TRANSDUCING CIRCUIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/04]	RANGE FINDER, RANGE FINDING METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC TRANDUCING CIRCUIT
	[2007/40]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.01.2009 Database last updated on 18.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	09.01.2009	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 11.02.2009 [2009/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NIKON CORPORATION Fuji Building 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8831 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2008/10]	For all designated states NIKON CORPORATION Fuji Building, 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8831 / JP
Former [2004/04]	For all designated states Nikon Corporation Fuji Building, 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8831 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / INABA, Naoto, c/o, NIKON CORPORATION 2-3, Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8331 / JP
	02 / NAGASAWA, Masaya, c/o, NIKON CORPORATION 2-3, Marunouchi 3-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331 / JP
	[2004/04]
Representative(s)	Viering, Hans-Martin Viering, Jentschura & Partner ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2004/04]	Viering, Hans-Martin, Dipl.-Ing. Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Viering, Jentschura & Partner, Steindorfstrasse 6 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	02722773.5	25.04.2002
	[2004/04]
	WO2002JP04122
Priority number, date	JP20010127551	25.04.2001 Original published format: JP 2001127551
	JP20010133759	01.05.2001 Original published format: JP 2001133759
	JP20010133760	01.05.2001 Original published format: JP 2001133760
	JP20010133761	01.05.2001 Original published format: JP 2001133761
	JP20010133762	01.05.2001 Original published format: JP 2001133762
	[2004/04]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO02088772
	Date:	07.11.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/45]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1382979
	Date:	21.01.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.11.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1382979
	Date:	05.03.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	07.11.2002
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.12.2004
Classification	IPC:	G01S17/10, G01S7/487	[2004/41]
	CPC:	G01S17/10 (EP,US); G01S17/18 (EP,US); G01S7/4873 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2004/04]	G01S17/10, H01L31/10
Designated contracting states	DE [2007/42]
Former [2004/04]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ENTFERNUNGSFINDER, ENTFERNUNGSFINDEVERFAHREN UND PHOTOELEKTRISCHE WANDLERSCHALTUNG	[2004/04]
	English:	RANGE FINDER, RANGE FINDING METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC TRANSDUCING CIRCUIT	[2007/40]
	French:	TELEMETRE, PROCEDE DE TELEMETRIE, ET CIRCUIT DE TRANSDUCTION PHOTOELECTRIQUE	[2004/04]
	Former [2004/04]	RANGE FINDER, RANGE FINDING METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC TRANDUCING CIRCUIT
Entry into regional phase	13.10.2003	Translation filed
	13.10.2003	National basic fee paid
	13.10.2003	Search fee paid
	13.10.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	13.10.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.10.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	13.10.2003	Examination requested [2004/04]
	09.02.2005	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.09.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.12.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.04.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.08.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.05.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.08.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.09.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.01.2008	Fee for grant paid
	21.01.2008	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	08.12.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2009/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.04.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.04.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY] US5760887 (FINK DAVID et al.) [X] 1,2,14,15 * column 2, lines 7-31 * * column 3, line 8 - column 4, line 3 * * column 6, lines 5-60 *[Y] 3-13,16-42
		[XY] JPH1068775 (HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO et al.) [Y] 3-13,16-42
		[Y] WO9639611 (AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE IND LTD et al.) [Y] 3-7,10-13 * page 2, lines 14-29 * * page 3, lines 9-28 * * page 4, line 35 - page 5, line 32 * * page 7, lines 1-7 *
		[Y] WO9912052 (NIKON CORP et al.) [Y] 8 * page 36, line 21 - page 37, line 17; claims 3,5 *
		[Y] US4699507 (ETOH YOSHIYUKI et al.) [Y] 9 * abstract * * column 2, lines 5-25 * * column 2, line 54 - column 3, line 31 *
		[Y] JPS60201276 (NISSAN MOTOR et al.)
		[Y] US5739901 (FUJIOKA HIROSHI et al.) [Y] 16-25 * column 8, line 12 - column 9, line 3 * * column 10, line 37 - column 11, line 21 *
		[YA] US4899159 (MARCHANT JEFFREY D et al.) [Y] 16,18,20,21,23,25 * the whole document *[A] 17,19,22,24,26-34
		[A] GB2308763 (BARR & STROUD LTD et al.) [A] 16-25 * page 8, lines 6-27 *
		[A] US3500396 (LAMPERT MARVIN S et al.) [A] 16-25 * the whole document *
		[A] US5966678 (LAM CHI-KIN et al.) [A] 26-33 * abstract *
		[A] US3386091 (WILMOT RICHARD D et al.) [A] 26-33 * column 2, lines 47-56; figure 10 *
		[A] US3364482 (SONES WILLIAM K et al.) [A] 26-33 * the whole document *
		[Y] US5319972 (OBLAK TOD A et al.) [Y] 34-42 * abstract * * column 2, lines 12-26 *
		[Y] US3728725 (BAUER L et al.) [Y] 34-42 * abstract * * column 2, lines 24-34 * * column 7, lines 7-16 *
		[X] US4292514 (OHTOMO FUMIO et al.) [X] 43-45 * the whole document *
		[Y] US6222660 (TRAA EINAR O et al.) [Y] 43,44 * abstract * * column 1, lines 5-59 *
		[Y] GUARINO C R ED - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS: "Digital image processing techniques applied to the radar detection problem", PROCEEDINGS OF SOUTHEASTCON. WILLIAMSBURG, APRIL 7 - 10, 1991, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, vol. VOL. 1, 7 April 1991 (1991-04-07), pages 702 - 706, XP010044961, ISBN: 0-7803-0033-5 [Y] 26-33 * abstract * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1991.147848
		[Y] KOMOBUCHI H ET AL: "A novel high-gain image sensor cell based on Si p-n APD in charge storage mode operation", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES USA, vol. 37, no. 8, August 1990 (1990-08-01), pages 1861 - 1868, XP002304406, ISSN: 0018-9383 [Y] 43,44 * Chapter III.A. * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/16.57137
	International search	[Y] SKOLNIK MERRIL I.: "Introduction to radar systems", 1980, MCGRAW-HILL, XP002955045 [Y] * second edition; page 388 - page 390 *

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