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EP2146431 - Inductive proximity sensor for embedded mounting and method of designing the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  17.05.2019
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 19.06.2019  [2019/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Optosys SA
Route André Piller 50
1762 Givisiez / CH
[2010/03]
Inventor(s)01 / DE HUU, Marc
L'Aubépena 12
1489, Murist / CH
02 / HEIMLICHER, Peter
Klein-Schoenberg 112
1700, Fribourg / CH
03 / RHÊME, Charles
Impasse du Coutset 10
1725, Posieux / CH
04 / VENIER, Philippe
Route du Vallon 9
1782, La Corbaz / CH
 [2010/03]
Representative(s)AMMANN PATENTANWÄLTE AG
Schwarztorstrasse 31
Postfach 5135
3001 Bern / CH
[N/P]
Former [2010/03]AMMANN PATENTANWÄLTE AG BERN
Schwarztorstrasse 31 Postfach 5135
3001 Bern / CH
Application number, filing date09163373.522.06.2009
[2010/03]
Priority number, dateEP2008040518015.07.2008         Original published format: EP 08405180
[2010/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2146431
Date:20.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/03]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2146431
Date:30.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:H03K17/95
[2010/03]
CPC:
H03K17/9505 (EP,US); H03K17/9502 (EP,US); H03K17/9547 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/03]
TitleGerman:Induktiver Näherungssensor für eingebettete Montage und Verfahren zum Entwurf desselben[2010/08]
English:Inductive proximity sensor for embedded mounting and method of designing the same[2010/03]
French:Capteur de proximité inductif pour montage noyé et son procédé pour la conception de celui-ci[2010/08]
Former [2010/03]Induktiver Nähensensor zur eingebetteten Formung und Entwurfsverfahren dafür
Former [2010/03]Capteur à proximité inductif pour assemblage intégré et son procédé de conception
Examination procedure30.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.01.2015Examination requested  [2015/11]
03.01.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/25]
01.02.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2019/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
13.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
18.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
19.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
16.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
22.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[ID]DE3438998  (TURCK WERNER KG [DE]) [ID] 1-6,8,9 * page 9, paragraph 1 - page 10, paragraph 2; figure 2 *;
 [I]EP1372173  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [I] 1-6,8,9,14 * paragraphs [0109] - [0138]; figures 1-5 *;
 [XI]DE10341113  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [X] 1,3-6 * paragraphs [0081] - [0092] - [ 101] , [ 109] - [0112]; figures 1-3,6,8,17 * [I] 2,7-13,15;
 [A]  - KOIBUCHI K ET AL, "CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS AND ENHANCEMENT OF SENSING PROPERTY FOR EDDY-CURRENT TYPE PROXIMITY SENSOR", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRONICS, ELECTRONICS SOCIETY, TOKYO, JP, (20050801), vol. E88-C, no. 8, ISSN 0916-8524, pages 1696 - 1703, XP001232854 [A] 14,15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ietele/e88-c.8.1696
by applicantDE3438998
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