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EP About this file: EP2473879

EP2473879 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SHARPNESS OF A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA, TEST DEVICE FOR TESTING THE SHARPNESS OF A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA, FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA AS WELL AS METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.12.2013
Database last updated on 24.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.12.2013Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 08.01.2014  [2014/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HI-KEY Limited
IDA Industrial Estate Dunmore Road Tuam
County Galway / IE
[2012/28]
Inventor(s)01 / DENNY, Patrick, Eogham
109 Ros Caoin
Roscam
Galway County Galway / IE
02 / LYONS, Pat
14 The Orchard
Moylough County Galway / IE
 [2012/28]
Representative(s)Jauregui Urbahn, Kristian
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
CDA-IP
Laiernstrasse 12
74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
[2012/28]
Application number, filing date09778215.531.08.2009
WO2009EP06286
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011023214
Date:03.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2473879
Date:11.07.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:G03B3/00, H04N5/232
[2012/28]
CPC:
G03B3/00 (EP,US); H04N17/002 (EP,US); H04N23/67 (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,   SM,   TR [2012/28]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR DEFINITION DER SCHÄRFE EINER FIXFOKUSKAMERA, TESTVORRICHTUNG ZUM TESTEN DER SCHÄRFE EINER FIXFOKUSKAMERA, FIXFOKUSKAMERA SOWIE VERFAHRE ZUR MONTAGE EINER FIXFOKUSKAMERA[2012/28]
English:METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SHARPNESS OF A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA, TEST DEVICE FOR TESTING THE SHARPNESS OF A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA, FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA AS WELL AS METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A FIXED-FOCUS CAMERA[2012/28]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR LA DÉTERMINATION DE LA NETTETÉ D'UN APPAREIL PHOTOGRAPHIQUE À FOCALISATION FIXE, DISPOSITIF DE TEST POUR TESTER LA NETTETÉ D'UN APPAREIL PHOTOGRAPHIQUE À FOCALISATION FIXE, APPAREIL PHOTOGRAPHIQUE À FOCALISATION FIXE AINSI QUE PROCÉDÉ POUR L'ASSEMBLAGE D'UN APPAREIL PHOTOGRAPHIQUE À FOCALISATION FIXE[2012/28]
Entry into regional phase07.02.2012National basic fee paid 
07.02.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
07.02.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.02.2012Examination requested  [2012/28]
22.10.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.08.2013Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/02]
05.09.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2014/02]
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  22.01.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
19.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[AD]GB1167240  (SCHNEIDER CO OPTISCHE WERKE [DE]) [AD] 1,11 * abstract *;
 [A]JPS57208518  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [A] 11,12 * abstract *;
 [A]US2004057130  (KATZMAN STEVEN A [US]) [A] 12,13 * paragraph [0032] *;
 [XI]JP2004309644  (OLYMPUS CORP) [X] 1-7,11 * abstract * * figures 1-6 * [I] 8-10;
 [A]US6937284  (SINGH HARJIT [US], et al) [A] 1,11 * column 3, line 9 - line 24 *;
 [A]US2006203875  (FRENZEL HENRYK [DE], et al) [A] 14,15 * page 11 *;
 [X]WO2007023052  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE], et al) [X] 12-15 * page 1, line 15 - line 17 * * page 10, line 1 - line 14 *;
 [A]JP2007193124  (TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TEC) [A] 12,13 * abstract *;
 [A]US2007189765  (SCHULTE MICHAEL [DE]) [A] 12,13 * paragraphs [0009] , [0 31] , [0 32] , [0 36] *;
 [A]WO2008081903  (KYOCERA CORP [JP], et al) [A] 12,13 * abstract ** figure 9 *
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