EP2133714 - Method and apparatus for parallel data acquisition from an MRI coil array [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 27.03.2015 Database last updated on 19.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 27.03.2015 | Application deemed to be withdrawn | published on 29.04.2015 [2015/18] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Kyriakos, Walid E. 7 Euston Street, Apt. 4 Brookline, MA 02446 / US | For all designated states Kacher, Daniel F. 58 Ridgemont Street, Apt. 2 Allston, MA 02134 / US | [2009/51] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
see applicant ... | [2009/51] | Representative(s) | Tomlinson, Edward James Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Possartstrasse 20 81679 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2009/51] | Tomlinson, Edward James Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Possartstrasse 20 81679 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 09166628.9 | 23.05.2000 | [2009/51] | Priority number, date | US19990135645 | 24.05.1999 Original published format: US 135645 | [2009/51] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2133714 | Date: | 16.12.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/51] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 13.11.2009 | Classification | IPC: | G01V3/00, G01R33/561 | [2009/51] | CPC: |
G01R33/3415 (EP);
G01R33/5611 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2009/51] | Title | German: | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur parallelen Datenerfassung mittels eines MRI-Spulenarrays | [2009/51] | English: | Method and apparatus for parallel data acquisition from an MRI coil array | [2009/51] | French: | Procede et appareil d'acquisition de donnees en parallele a partir d'un reseau de bobines pour IRM | [2009/51] | Examination procedure | 16.06.2010 | Examination requested [2010/30] | 13.07.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 13.01.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 26.04.2013 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 29.10.2013 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 16.05.2014 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 27.09.2014 | Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2015/18] | 19.12.2014 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2015/18] | Parent application(s) Tooltip | EP00937692.2 / EP1188072 | Divisional application(s) | EP12176309.8 Application deemed to be withdrawn : 13.07.2012 | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20000937692) is 17.01.2006 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 28.07.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 25.05.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 25.05.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 21.11.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 13 | 28.05.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 14 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.05.2012 | 13   M06   Fee paid on   21.11.2012 | 31.05.2014 | 15   M06   Not yet paid |
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