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EP1537533 - TISSUE IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR CELL CLASSIFICATION AND LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION APPLICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.10.2015
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.10.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.11.2015  [2015/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5823 Newton Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
[N/P]
Former [2011/09]For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5791 Van Allen Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
Former [2008/43]For all designated states
MDS Analytical Technologies (US) Inc.
1311 Orleans Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Former [2005/23]For all designated states
Arcturus Bioscience, Inc.
400 Logue Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043-4019 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KIL, David, H.
9411 Chanteclair Drive
Prospect, KY 40059 / US
 [2006/23]
Former [2005/23]01 / KIL, David, H.
9202 Blossom Lane 8
Louisville, KY 40241 / US
Representative(s)Wöhler, Christian, et al
Life Technologies
Frankfurter Straße 129 B
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/09]Wöhler, Christian, et al
Life Technologies Frankfurter Straße 129 B
64293 Darmstadt / DE
Former [2005/23]McGowan, Cathrine
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date03752395.815.09.2003
[2005/23]
WO2003US29060
Priority number, dateUS20020410433P13.09.2002         Original published format: US 410433 P
[2005/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004025569
Date:25.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/13]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1537533
Date:08.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.03.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.12.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G06K9/00, G06T5/00
[2005/23]
CPC:
G01N1/06 (EP,US); G01N1/30 (US); G02B21/365 (US);
G06F18/211 (EP,US); G06F18/40 (US); G06T7/00 (US);
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); G06T7/11 (EP,US); G06T7/143 (EP,US);
G06V10/771 (EP,US); G06V10/945 (EP,US); G06V20/69 (EP,US);
G06V20/695 (EP,US); G06V20/698 (EP,US); G01N15/1433 (EP,US);
G01N2001/284 (EP,US); G06T2207/10056 (EP,US); G06T2207/20132 (EP,US);
G06T2207/30024 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/23]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:GEWEBEBILDANALYSE FÜR DIE KLASSIFIZIERUNG VON ZELLEN SOWIE ANWENDUNGEN DER LASER-CAPTURE-MIKRODISSEKTION[2005/23]
English:TISSUE IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR CELL CLASSIFICATION AND LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION APPLICATIONS[2005/23]
French:ANALYSE INTERACTIVE ET AUTOMATIQUE D'IMAGES TISSULAIRES AU MOYEN D'UNE BASE DE DONNEES DE FORMATION GENERALE ET TRAITEMENT A NIVEAUX D'ABSTRACTION VARIABLES DANS DES APPLICATIONS DE CLASSIFICATION D'ECHANTILLONS CYTOLOGIQUES ET DE MICRODISSECTION LASER[2005/23]
Entry into regional phase01.04.2005National basic fee paid 
01.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
01.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.04.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
01.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/23]
10.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.04.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.05.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/45]
20.05.2015Date of oral proceedings
08.06.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
19.06.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/45]
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  10.10.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
15.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
26.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
25.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
27.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
29.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
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Cited inInternational search[X]DE19636074  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 19-29 * abstract * * figure 3 ** claim 1 *;
 [X]  - A. SALOMIE, E. NYSSEN AND J. CORNELIS, "Multivariate Techniques for Medical Image Segmentation", TEDIMEDIA SOFTWARE, (200111), URL: http://www.etro.vub.ac.be/Members/deklerck.rudi/tedimedia/Segmentation/segment.htm, (20040416), XP002277181 [X] 1-18 * abstract * * section "Introduction" * * sections 2.1-2.2 * * figure 5 *
 [XA]  - JONG-MIN PARK ET AL, "Analysis of active feature selection in optic nerve data using labeled fuzzy C-means clustering", 2002 IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 2002 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUZZY SYSTEMS., 2002, Piscataway, NJ, USA, IEEE, USA, (200205), ISBN 0-7803-7280-8, pages 1580 - 1585 vol.2, XP002277182 [X] 1 * abstract * * section I."Introduction" * * sections III.A-C * [A] 2-18
 [XA]  - FROSINI G ET AL, "A modified fuzzy C-means algorithm for feature selection", PEACHFUZZ 2000. 19TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FUZZY INFORMATION PROCESSING SOCIETY, 2000, Piscataway, NJ, USA, IEEE, USA, (200007), ISBN 0-7803-6274-8, pages 148 - 152, XP010515902 [X] 1 * page 2 * * abstract * * sections 4, 6 * [A] 2-18
 [A]  - SCHACHTER B J ET AL, "Some Experiments in Image Segmentation by Clustering of Local Feature Values", PATTERN RECOGNITION, PERGAMON PRESS INC. ELMSFORD, N.Y, US, (1979), vol. 11, ISSN 0031-3203, pages 19 - 28, XP002269476 [A] 1-19 * section "Feature Clustering Experiments" * * section "Discussion and Recommendations" *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0031-3203(79)90025-6
ExaminationWO9827543
    - RANGARAJ M RANGAYYAN ET AL, "Measures of Acutance and Shape for Classification of Breast Tumors", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (19971201), vol. 16, no. 6, ISSN 0278-0062, XP011035689
    - SAHINER BERKMAN ET AL, "Improvement of mammographic mass characterization using spiculation measures and morphological features", MEDICAL PHYSICS, AIP, MELVILLE, NY, US, (20010701), vol. 28, no. 7, doi:10.1118/1.1381548, ISSN 0094-2405, pages 1455 - 1465, XP012011525

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.1381548
    - A Petrosian ET AL, "Computer-aided diagnosis in mammography: classification of mass and normal tissue by texture analysis", Physics in Medicine and Biology, (19941201), URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/0031-9155/39/12/010/pdf/0031-9155_39_12_010.pdf, (20150504), XP055187168
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