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EP2014084 - CMOS IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL USING A PHOTODIODE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.07.2017No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.08.2017  [2017/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
4275 Burton Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2011/36]
Former [2009/03]For all designated states
Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester NY 14650-2201 / US
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester, NY 14650-2201 / US
Inventor(s)01 / XU, Weize
155 Crandon Way
Rochester, New York 14618 / US
 [2009/03]
Representative(s)Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[2016/37]
Former [2011/22]Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane
London EC2V 8AS / GB
Former [2009/10]Weber, Etienne Nicolas, et al
Kodak Etablissement de Chalon Campus Industriel - Département Brevets Route de Demigny - Z.I. Nord - B.P. 21
71102 Chalon sur Saône Cedex / FR
Former [2009/03]Lee, Brenda
Kodak Limited Patent Department (W160-G) Headstone Drive Harrow Middlesex
HA1 4TY / GB
Application number, filing date07775689.818.04.2007
[2009/03]
WO2007US09483
Priority number, dateUS2006041605502.05.2006         Original published format: US 416055
[2009/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007133380
Date:22.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2014084
Date:14.01.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2014084
Date:14.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/378, H04N5/353
[2016/24]
CPC:
H04N25/53 (EP,KR,US); H01L27/146 (KR); H04N25/672 (EP,US);
H04N25/75 (US); H04N25/76 (KR); H04N25/78 (EP,KR)
Former IPC [2009/03]H04N3/15
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2016/37]
Former [2009/27]DE,  FR,  GB,  NL 
Former [2009/03]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:CMOS-BILDSENSORPIXELUNG MITHILFE EINER LICHTDIODE[2009/03]
English:CMOS IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL USING A PHOTODIODE[2009/03]
French:CAPTEUR CMOS DE PIXELS D'IMAGE UTILISANT UNE PHOTODIODE[2009/03]
Entry into regional phase02.10.2008National basic fee paid 
02.10.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
02.10.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.10.2008Examination requested  [2009/03]
03.12.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
04.02.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
28.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.08.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
08.08.2016Fee for grant paid
08.08.2016Fee 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  28.03.2012
Opposition(s)15.06.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
06.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
25.04.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
29.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP1107581  (THOMSON BRANDT GMBH [DE]);
 [A]US2002118289  (CHOI SOO-CHANG [KR]);
by applicantEP1107581
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