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EP2113072 - DISTRIBUTED MODE SYSTEM FOR REAL TME ACOUSTIC EMISSION MONITORING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 29.09.2017 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 23.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	29.09.2017	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 01.11.2017 [2017/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Texas Research International, Inc. 9063 Bee Caves Road Austin, TX 78733-6201 / US
	[2009/45]
Inventor(s)	01 / AUSTIN, Russell K. 6807 Bayridge Terrace Austin, TX 78759 / US
	02 / COUGHLIN, Chris 3014 West William Cannon Drive 627 Austin, TX 78745 / US
	[2009/45]
Representative(s)	CSY London Helios Court 1 Bishop Square Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9NE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2010/44]	Faulkner, Thomas John, et al Cleveland 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ / GB
Former [2009/48]	Hector, Annabel Mary Cleveland 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ / GB
Former [2009/45]	Hector, Annabel Mary fJ Cleveland 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ / GB
Application number, filing date	05755502.1	01.06.2005
	[2009/45]
	WO2005US19243
Priority number, date	US20040862096	04.06.2004 Original published format: US 862096
	[2009/45]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2005121722
	Date:	22.12.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/51]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2113072
	Date:	04.11.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.12.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/45]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	22.12.2005
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.03.2014
Classification	IPC:	G01H1/00, G01N29/14, G01N29/24	[2014/14]
	CPC:	G01H1/00 (EP,US); G01H1/16 (EP,US); G01N29/14 (EP,US); G01N29/2475 (EP,US); G01N29/2481 (EP,US); G01N2291/0289 (EP,US); (+) G01N2291/2694 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2009/45]	G01H1/00
Designated contracting states	AT, 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 [2009/45]
Title	German:	VERTEILTES MODUSSYSTEM ZUR ECHTZEIT-ÜEBRWACHUNG AKUSTISCHER EMISSIONEN	[2009/45]
	English:	DISTRIBUTED MODE SYSTEM FOR REAL TME ACOUSTIC EMISSION MONITORING	[2009/45]
	French:	SYSTEME EN MODE DISTRIBUE POUR UNE SURVEILLANCE D'EMISSION ACOUSTIQUE EN TEMPS REEL	[2009/45]
Entry into regional phase	23.11.2006	National basic fee paid
	23.11.2006	Search fee paid
	23.11.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	23.11.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.11.2006	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	23.11.2006	Examination requested [2009/45]
	04.12.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.06.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.11.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	25.05.2017	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2017/44]
	16.06.2017	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2017/44]
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 04.12.2014
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.06.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
	29.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.06.2014	Renewal fee patent year 10
	26.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 11
	29.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 12
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.06.2017	13 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5293555 (ANTHONY MICHAEL [US]) [Y] 1-25 * column 1, lines 5-14 * * column 2, line 9 - column 3, line 50 * * figures 1-6 *;
		[Y] - LESZEK GOLASKI ET AL, "DIAGNOSTICS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGES BY ACOUSTIC EMISSION", JOURNAL OF ACOUSTIC EMISSION, (20021231), vol. 20, ISSN 0730-0050, pages 83 - 98, XP055103564 [Y] 1-25 * abstract * * page 85, paragraph 4 - page 87, paragraph 2 * * figures 1-3,11 *
		[Y] - ANINDYA GHOSHAL ET AL, "Concepts and Development of Bio-Inspired Distributed Embedded Wired/Wireless Sensor Array Architectures for Acoustic Wave Sensing in Integrated Aerospace Vehicles", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH 2003 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING, (20030917), pages 1 - 9, XP055103601 [Y] 4,5,20,21 * abstract * * page 4, paragraph 2 *
		[Y] - MUNNS T E ET AL, "Structural health monitoring: degradation mechanisms and system requirements", DIGITAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CONFERENCES, 2000. PROCEEDINGS. DASC. THE 19T H 7-13 OCTOBER 2000, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20001007), vol. 2, ISBN 978-0-7803-6395-3, pages 1 - 8, XP010522766 [Y] 6,7,22-25 * page 1, column left, paragraph 1 * * page 6, column right, paragraphs 2,3 *
	International search	[X]US6399939 (SUNDARESAN MANNUR J [US], et al);
		[X]US6192759 (SCHOESS JEFFREY N [US]);
		[X]US5675506 (SAVIC MICHAEL [US]);
		[Y]US6531965 (KAISER STEPHEN G [US], et al);
		[Y]US2003003872 (BRINKLEY ROGER R [US], et al);
		[Y]US5129063 (SAINOLA JOHN P [US], et al);
		[Y]US5544308 (GIORDANO GERARD J [US], et al);
		[A]US4956999 (BOHANNAN WILLIAM L [US], et al);
		[A]US5195046 (GERARDI JOSEPH J [US], et al);
		[A]US5293555 (ANTHONY MICHAEL [US]);
		[A]US4459851 (CROSTACK HORST A [DE]);
		[A]US5383133 (STAPLE ALAN E [GB])
	Examination	- Timothy J. Fowler ET AL, "Crack detection in naval crane shafts using acoustic emission", (19980531), pages 1 - 100, Master thesis at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, URL: https://fsel.engr.utexas.edu/publications/detail.cfm?pubid=420103901, (20141128), XP055155722
	by applicant	US6076405
		US6014896
		- TIMOTHY J FOWLER ET AL., "Crack detection in naval crane shafts using acoustic emission", MASTER THESIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, (19980531), pages 1 - 100

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