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EP1902329 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVELY ESTIMATING ANGLE AND RANGE OF A SOURCE USING SIGNAL SAMPLES COLLECTED SIMULATANEOUSLY FROM A MULTI-APERTURE ANTENNA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.12.2013
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Raytheon Company
870 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451-1449 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/13]For all designated states
Raytheon Company
870 Winter Street Waltham
Massachusetts 02451-1449 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SCHOBER, Michael B.
13289 N. Regulation Dr.
Oro Valley, AZ 85755-6875 / US
 [2008/13]
Representative(s)Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/07]Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2009/51]Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [2008/13]Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date06849791.605.06.2006
[2008/13]
WO2006US21756
Priority number, dateUS2005015229113.06.2005         Original published format: US 152291
[2008/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007092034
Date:16.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1902329
Date:26.03.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.08.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1902329
Date:13.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:G01S3/48, G01S11/04
[2012/35]
CPC:
G01S11/04 (EP,US); G01S3/48 (EP,US); G01S5/12 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/13]G01S13/14, G01S11/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2008/13]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR PASSIVEN SCHÄTZUNG DES WINKELS UND DES BEREICHS EINER QUELLE UNTER VERWENDUNG VON SIGNALPROBEN, DIE GLEICHZEITIG VON EINER ANTENNE MIT MEHREREN ÖFFNUNGEN GESAMMELT WURDEN[2008/13]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVELY ESTIMATING ANGLE AND RANGE OF A SOURCE USING SIGNAL SAMPLES COLLECTED SIMULATANEOUSLY FROM A MULTI-APERTURE ANTENNA[2008/13]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ESTIMATION PASSIVE D'ANGLE ET DE PLAGE DE SOURCE À L'AIDE D'ÉCHANTILLONS DE SIGNAUX COLLECTÉS SIMULTANÉMENT À PARTIR D'UNE ANTENNE À OUVERTURES MULTIPLES[2008/13]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2008National basic fee paid 
11.01.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2008Examination requested  [2008/13]
07.08.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.05.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
10.07.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.08.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.12.2012Fee for grant paid
17.12.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  07.08.2008
Opposition(s)14.11.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2014/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
11.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
24.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.06.2006
AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
IT13.02.2013
LT13.02.2013
LV13.02.2013
MC13.02.2013
NL13.02.2013
PL13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
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TR13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
IE05.06.2013
LU05.06.2013
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PT13.06.2013
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 [XA]  - ABED-MERAIM K ET AL, "Second-order near-field source localization: algorithm and performance analysis", SIGNALS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTERS, 1996. CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE THIRTIETH ASILOMAR CONFERENCE ON PACIFIC GROVE, CA, USA 3-6 NOV. 1996, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19961103), vol. 1, ISBN 0-8186-7646-9, pages 723 - 727, XP010231523 [X] 1,5 * the whole document * [A] 2-4,6-10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACSSC.1996.601144
 [XA]  - GROSICKI E ET AL, "A weighted linear prediction method for near-field source localization", 2002 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. PROCEEDINGS. (ICASSP). ORLANDO, FL, MAY 13 - 17, 2002, IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP), NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20020513), VOL. 4 OF 4, ISBN 0-7803-7402-9, pages III - 2957, XP010804016 [X] 1,5 * the whole document * [A] 2-4,6-10
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