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EP1736027 - OPTIMUM DRIVER SPACING FOR A LINE ARRAY WITH A MINIMUM NUMBER OF RADIATING ELEMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  17.04.2009
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2009Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 20.05.2009  [2009/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 277 Route 6 and 209
Milford, PA 18337 / US
[2006/52]
Inventor(s)01 / HUGHES, Charles
2130 Shadwell Court
Gastonia, NC 28056 / US
 [2007/29]
Former [2006/52]01 / HUGHES, Charles
106 Field Place
Milford, PA 18337 / US
Representative(s)Cordina, Kevin John, et al
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro
Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London EC4N 6AF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Cordina, Kevin John, et al
Olswang 90 High Holborn
London WC1V 6XX / GB
Former [2006/52]Williamson, Brian, et al
OLSWANG 90 High Holborn London
WC1V 6XX / GB
Application number, filing date05713509.711.02.2005
[2006/52]
WO2005US04629
Priority number, dateUS2004079619910.03.2004         Original published format: US 796199
[2006/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005091809
Date:06.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/40]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1736027
Date:27.12.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.10.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.12.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.01.2009
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/02, H04R9/06, H04R1/40, H04R3/12
[2009/08]
CPC:
H04R3/12 (EP,US); H04R1/403 (EP,US); H04R2201/405 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2006/52]H04R1/02, H04R9/06
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/52]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTIMALER DRIVERABSTAND FÜR EIN LINE-ARRAY MIT EINER MINIMALEN ANZAHL VON STRAHLENDEN ELEMENTEN[2006/52]
English:OPTIMUM DRIVER SPACING FOR A LINE ARRAY WITH A MINIMUM NUMBER OF RADIATING ELEMENTS[2006/52]
French:ECARTEMENT OPTIMUM DE CIRCUITS D'ATTAQUE POUR UN RESEAU LINEAIRE PRESENTANT UN NOMBRE MINIMUM D'ELEMENTS RAYONNANTS[2006/52]
Entry into regional phase10.10.2006National basic fee paid 
10.10.2006Search fee paid 
10.10.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.01.2006Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
10.10.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.10.2006Examination requested  [2006/52]
14.04.2009Application withdrawn by applicant  [2009/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
12.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH02239798  (TOA ELECTRIC CO LTD) [X] 1,8,13 * abstract *;
 [X]US4991687  (OYABA TAKASHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-4,7-16,18 * column 2, lines 45-66; figure 1 *;
 [A]  - GOODWIN M M ET AL, "Constant beamwidth beamforming", PLENARY, SPECIAL, AUDIO, UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS, VLSI, NEURAL NETWORKS. MINNEAPOLIS, APR. 27 - 30, 1993; [PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP)], NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19930427), vol. 1, ISBN 978-0-7803-0946-3, pages 169 - 172, XP010110323 [A] 1-18 * page 169 - page 179 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1993.319082
International search[Y]US4653606  (FLANAGAN JAMES L [US]);
 [X]US4991687  (OYABA TAKASHI [JP], et al);
 [Y]US5359664  (STEUBEN RICHARD [US]);
 [Y]US6128395  (DE VRIES GERARD HENDRIK JOSEPH [NL])
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