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EP1655838 - Linearity corrector using filter products [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.04.2010
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.04.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.05.2010  [2010/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TEKTRONIX, INC.
14200 S.W. Karl Braun Drive, P.O. Box 500
Beaverton, OR 97077 / US
[2006/19]
Inventor(s)01 / Slavin, Keith R.
8474 Chevy Place
Beaverton Oregon 97008 / US
 [2006/19]
Representative(s)HGF
8th Floor
140 London Wall
London EC2Y 5DN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/19]Harrison Goddard Foote
40-43 Chancery Lane London
WC2A 1JA / GB
Application number, filing date05256742.731.10.2005
[2006/19]
Priority number, dateUS20040625372P04.11.2004         Original published format: US 625372 P
US2005025803026.10.2005         Original published format: US 258030
[2006/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1655838
Date:10.05.2006
Language:EN
[2006/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1655838
Date:14.06.2006
[2006/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1655838
Date:17.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:H03H17/00
[2006/19]
CPC:
H03M1/0626 (EP,US); H03M1/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2007/08]
Former [2006/19]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Linearitätkorrektor mit Multiplizierung von Filtern[2006/19]
English:Linearity corrector using filter products[2006/19]
French:Correcteur de linéarité avec multiplication de filtres[2006/19]
Examination procedure06.12.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.12.2006Examination requested  [2007/03]
15.12.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
21.03.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.04.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
27.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2008Date of oral proceedings
26.03.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
26.03.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
18.09.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.01.2009Fee for grant paid
14.01.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination22.05.2008Appeal received
25.07.2008Statement of grounds filed
01.09.2008Interlocutory revision of appeal
Divisional application(s)EP08003174.3  / EP1933459
Opposition(s)18.03.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
17.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - KOH T ET AL, "Second-order Volterra filtering and its application to nonlinear system identification", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING USA, (198512), vol. ASSP-33, no. 6, ISSN 0096-3518, pages 1445 - 1455, XP002363898 [X] 1,3-5,8,9,16 * page 1445 - page 1449; figure 1(b) *
 [X]  - ZHANG JIA-SHU ET AL, "A reduced parameter second-order Volterra filter with application to nonlinear adaptive prediction of chaotic time series", ACTA PHYSICA SINICA CHINESE PHYS. SOC CHINA, (2001), vol. 50, no. 7, ISSN 1000-3290, pages 1248 - 1254, XP009060153 [X] 1,3-5,8,9,16 * paragraphs [0001] , [0002]; figure 1 *
 [X]  - FRANK W, "Compensation of linear and nonlinear sensor distortions by digital post processing", PROCEEDINGS 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR SENSORS TRANSDUCERS AND SYSTEMS (SENSOR 95), Germany, (1995), pages 889 - 892, XP002363900 [X] 1,16 * paragraphs [0001] - [0003]; figures 1,2 *
 [AX]  - FRANK W ET AL, "Realtime Loudspeaker Linearization", IEEE WINTER WORKSHOP ON NONLINEAR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1993, Tampere, Finland, (19930117), pages 2.1.3.1 - 2.1.3.5, XP010334788 [A] 1,16 * paragraphs [0001] - [03.1]; figures 1,2,8 * [X] 10
 [AX]  - KARAGIANNI K ET AL INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, "Efficient third-order volterra filter computation in the time domain", CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE 37TH. ASILOMAR CONFERENCE ON SIGNALS, SYSTEMS, & COMPUTERS. PACIFIC GROOVE, CA, NOV. 9 - 12, 2003, ASILOMAR CONFERENCE ON SIGNALS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTERS, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20031109), VOL. 1 OF 2. CONF. 37, ISBN 0-7803-8104-1, pages 2180 - 2184, XP010702671 [A] 1,16 * paragraphs [0001] - [0003]; figures 1-3,6 * [X] 10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACSSC.2003.1292367
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