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EP2016905 - Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.03.2013
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.04.2013  [2013/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd.
6-22-1, Mure
Mitaka-shi
Tokyo 181-8622 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2011/26]For all designated states
Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd.
6-22-1, Mure, Mitaka-shi Tokyo
181-8622 / JP
Former [2009/04]For all designated states
Aloka Co., Ltd.
6-22-1 Mure Mitaka-shi Tokyo
181-8622 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Murashita, Masaru
c/o Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd
6-22-1, Mure
Mitaka-shi
Tokyo, 181-8622 / JP
 [2012/10]
Former [2009/04]01 / Murashita, Masaru
Aloka Co., Ltd. 6-22-1, Mure
Mitaka-shi Tokyo, 181-8622 / JP
Representative(s)Heim, Hans-Karl, et al
Weber & Heim
Patentanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Irmgardstrasse 3
81479 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/04]Heim, Hans-Karl, et al
Weber & Heim Patentanwälte Irmgardstrasse 3
81479 München / DE
Application number, filing date08012536.210.07.2008
[2009/04]
Priority number, dateJP2007018556517.07.2007         Original published format: JP 2007185565
[2009/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2016905
Date:21.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2016905
Date:06.10.2010
[2010/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2016905
Date:16.05.2012
Language:EN
[2012/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.09.2010
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G06T7/20, A61B8/06
[2012/03]
CPC:
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); A61B8/06 (EP,US); A61B8/13 (EP,US);
A61B8/483 (EP,US); G06T7/215 (EP,US); G06T2207/10136 (EP,US);
G06T2207/30104 (EP,US); Y10S128/916 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/04]A61B8/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2011/24]
Former [2009/04]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Diagnostische Ultraschallvorrichtung[2009/04]
English:Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus[2009/04]
French:Appareil de diagnostic ultrasonore[2009/04]
Examination procedure31.03.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.03.2011Examination requested  [2011/19]
07.04.2011Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
13.05.2011Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
13.07.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.11.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.01.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.03.2012Fee for grant paid
28.03.2012Fee 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  13.07.2011
Opposition(s)19.02.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6352509  (KAWAGISHI TETSUYA [JP], et al) [X] 1 * column 5, line 10 - column 8, line 4; figures 1,8,9,10,22 *;
 [Y]EP1189074  (GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC [US]) [Y] 8,9 * paragraphs [0036] - [0038] *;
 [Y]US6423006  (BANJANIN ZORAN [US]) [Y] 16 * paragraphs [0003] , [0022]; figures 1A,3 *;
 [XY]US6503202  (HOSSACK JOHN A [US], et al) [X] 1-7,10,11,15,17 * column 2, line 66 - column 8, line 45; figures 1,3,4 * * column 10, line 17 - line 21 * * column 12, line 35 - column 14, line 10 * [Y] 8,9,12,13,16;
 [A]WO2006086442  (UNIV CASE WESTERN RESERVE [US], et al) [A] 5 * paragraphs [0044] , [0047] , [0109] *;
 [Y]  - BULLITT E ET AL, "Volume Rendering of Segmented Tubular Objects", LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, SPRINGER, DE, (20010101), vol. 2208, ISSN 0302-9743, pages 161 - 168, XP002579462 [Y] 12,13 * page 162, line 18 - page 166, line 5 * * page 344, column left, line 55 - column right, line 36 * * page 348, column right, line 31 - page 349, column left, line 9 * * page 349, column right, line 40 - line 42 *
 [A]  - MCINERNEY T ET AL, "Deformable models in medical image analysis", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE WORKSHOP ON MATHEMATICAL METHODS INBIOMEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS, XX, XX, (19950621), pages 171 - 180, XP001179897 [A] 1 * paragraphs [0003] , [03.1] , [03.3] , [03.4] *
 [A]  - MROZ L ET AL, "Maximum intensity projection at warp speed", COMPUTERS AND GRAPHICS, ELSEVIER, GB LNKD- DOI:10.1016/S0097-8493(00)00030-3, (20000601), vol. 24, no. 3, ISSN 0097-8493, pages 343 - 352, XP004201697 [A] 12,13 * abstract * * page 344, column left, line 55 - column right, line 36 * * page 348, column right, line 31 - page 349, column left, line 9 * * page 349, column right, line 40 - line 42 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0097-8493(00)00030-3
ExaminationEP1152364
by applicantJP2001017428
 JP2005040622
 JP2005157664
 JP2006051202
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