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EP1666089 - Sensomotory encoder with learning capability for a neuroprosthesis [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  28.02.2014
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.02.2014New entry: Date of cancellation oral proceedings 
28.02.2014Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 02.04.2014  [2014/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Pixium Vision SA
Institut de la Vision
13, rue Moreau
75012 Paris / FR
[2013/52]
Former [2007/28]For all designated states
IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG
Gotthardstrasse 3
6304 Zug / CH
Former [2006/23]For all designated states
Intelligent Acquisition, LLC
3415 Gateway Road
Brookfield, WI 53045-5111 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Eckmiller, Rolf, Prof. Dr.
Kasterstrasse 22
41460 Neuss / DE
 [2006/23]
Representative(s)Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al
Graf von Stosch
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Prinzregentenstraße 22
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/29]Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al
Graf von Stosch Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Prinzregentenstrasse 22
80538 München / DE
Former [2008/52]Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al
Graf von Stosch Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Prinzregentenstrasse 22
80538 München / DE
Former [2008/40]Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al
Bosch Graf von Stosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Prinzregentenstrasse 22
80538 München / DE
Former [2006/23]Graf von Stosch, Andreas, et al
Bosch Graf von Stosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
Application number, filing date06001551.820.02.1998
[2006/23]
Priority number, dateDE199710704621.02.1997         Original published format: DE 19707046
[2006/23]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1666089
Date:07.06.2006
Language:DE
[2006/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1666089
Date:14.06.2006
[2006/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/36, // A61N1/05
[2006/23]
CPC:
A61N1/36046 (EP,US); A61N1/36003 (EP,US); A61N1/0529 (EP,US);
A61N1/0531 (EP,US); A61N1/0551 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2006/23]
TitleGerman:Lernfähiger sensomotorischer Encoder für Neuroprothesen[2006/23]
English:Sensomotory encoder with learning capability for a neuroprosthesis[2006/23]
French:Encodeur sensori-moteur avec des capacités d'apprentissage pour une neuroprothèse[2006/23]
Examination procedure25.01.2006Examination requested  [2006/23]
18.10.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.08.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2014Application withdrawn by applicant  [2014/14]
27.02.2014Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.03.2014
25.03.2014Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98913568.6  / EP0969896
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 (EP19980913568) is  04.03.2004
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
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25.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
06.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
19.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 11
17.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 12
07.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 13
13.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 14
30.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 15
28.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 16
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4612934  (BORKAN WILLIAM N [US]) [A] 1-9,13-19 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0241101  (COMMW OF AUSTRALIA [AU]) [A] 1-9,13-19* abstract *;
 [A]US5215088  (NORMANN RICHARD A [US], et al) [A] 1-9,13-19 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO9521591  (UNIV IOWA RES FOUND [US]) [Y] 3,19 * pages 21-48; figures 7,18 *;
 [A]US5597380  (MCDERMOTT HUGH J [AU], et al) [A] 1-9,13-19 * the whole document *;
 [XY]  - ECKMILLER R E, "Concerning the development of retina implants with neural nets", PROGRESS IN NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING. PROCEEDINGS OF 1996 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING. ICONIP '96, HONG KONG, 24-27 SEPT. 1996, 1996, Singapore, Springer-Verlag, Singapore, (199609), pages 21 - 28 vol.1, XP002071155 [X] 1,2,4-9,13-18 * page 23, paragraphs 2,3; figures 2,4,5 * * page 24, paragraph 1 * [Y] 3,19
 [A]  - ECKMILLER R, "Biology-inspired pulse processing neural networks (BPN) for neurotechnology", ICANN '94., PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS, SORRENTO, ITALY, 26-29 MAY 1994, ISBN 3-540-19887-3, 1994, Berlin, Germany, Springer-Verlag, Germany, (199405), pages 1329 - 1334 vol.2, XP002071156 [A] 1-9,13-19 * the whole document *
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