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EP1574873 - Methods of and apparatus for NQR testing a sample [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  08.02.2008
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.02.2008Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 12.03.2008  [2008/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QRSciences Pty. Limited
8-10 Hamilton Street
Cannington, WA 6107 / AU
[2007/30]
Former [2005/37]For all designated states
BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
10 Fleet Place, Limeburner Lane
London EC4M 7SB / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Barras, James c/o Dept. of Chemistry
King s College Strand
London WC2R 2LS / GB
02 / Peirson, Neil Francis
86 Harlestone Road
Northampton, NN5 7AG / GB
03 / Smith, John Alec Sydney
28 Leeward Gardens
London, SW19 7QR / GB
 [2005/37]
Representative(s)Cozens, Paul Dennis, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/38]Cozens, Paul Dennis, et al
Mathys & Squire 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Former [2005/37]Kidd, Piers Burgess
BTG International Limited, 10 Fleet Place, Limeburner Lane
London EC4M 7SB / GB
Application number, filing date05075584.215.10.1998
[2005/37]
Priority number, dateGB1997002189215.10.1997         Original published format: GB 9721892
[2005/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1574873
Date:14.09.2005
Language:EN
[2005/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.2005
ClassificationIPC:G01R33/44
[2005/37]
CPC:
G01R33/441 (EP); G01N24/084 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2005/37]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zur Untersuchung einer Probe mittels Kernquadrupolresonanz[2005/37]
English:Methods of and apparatus for NQR testing a sample[2005/37]
French:Procédés et dispositif pour l'analyse d'un échantillon par résonance quadripolaire nucléaire[2005/37]
Examination procedure08.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/37]
05.02.2008Application withdrawn by applicant  [2008/11]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98947680.9  / EP1047949
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
08.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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08.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
08.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
12.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
12.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5365171  (BUESS MICHAEL L [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,7,9,10 * column 3, line 64 - column 4, line 24 * * column 7, line 42 - column 10, line 19; figures 6,8,9 *;
 [DX]WO9626453  (BRITISH TECH GROUP [GB], et al) [DX] 1-10 * page 3, line 26 - page 4, line 28 * * page 31, line 29 - page 43, line 7; figure 11 *;
 [A]  - BUESS M L ET AL, "NQR DETECTION USING A MEANDERLINE SURFACE COIL", JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, ACADEMIC PRESS, ORLANDO, FL, US, (19910401), vol. 92, no. 2, ISSN 1090-7807, pages 348 - 362, XP000220344 [A] 1-10 * see pages 353-356 *
 [A]  - RUDAKOV T N ET AL, "The use of multi-pulse nuclear quadrupole resonance techniques for the detection of explosives containing RDX", JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D. APPLIED PHYSICS, IOP PUBLISHING, BRISTOL, GB, (1997), vol. 30, no. 9, ISSN 0022-3727, pages 1377 - 1382, XP002311939 [A] 1-10 * see the whole document *
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