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EP2401575 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A DISPLAY OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2012/01]INTENSITY AND COLOR DISPLAY FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL METROLOGY SYSTEM
[2019/31]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800W
Washington, DC 20037 / US
[2020/12]
Former [2019/52]For all designated states
Dimensional Photonics International, Inc.
187 Ballardvale Street Suite A135
Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887 / US
Former [2012/01]For all designated states
Dimensional Photonics International, Inc.
187 Ballardvale Street Suite A135
Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DILLON, Robert, F.
71 Perry Road
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 / US
02 / FILLION, Timothy I.
44 Gould Road
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 / US
03 / KROHG, Olaf N.
123 Salem Road
Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983 / US
04 / JUDELL, Neil H. K.
Lexington Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 / US
 [2012/21]
Former [2012/11]01 / DILLON, Robert, F.
71 Perry Road
Bedford New Hampshire 03110 / US
02 / FILLION, Timothy I.
44 Gould Road
Bedford Massachusetts 01730 / US
03 / KROHG, Olaf N.
123 Salem Road
Topsfield Massachusetts 01983 / US
04 / JUDELL, Neil H. K.
Lexington Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 / US
Former [2012/01]01 / DILLON, Robert, F.
71 Perry Road
Bedford New Hampshire 03110 / US
02 / FILLION, Timothy I.
44 Gould Road
Bedford Massachusetts 01730 / US
03 / KROHG, Olaf N.
123 Salem Road
Topsfield Massachusetts 01983 / US
04 / JUDELL, Neil H. K.
184 Cabot Street, 2
Newton Massachusetts 02458 / US
Representative(s)Berggren Oy, Helsinki & Oulu
P.O. Box 16
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 10A
00101 Helsinki / FI
[2019/52]
Former [2014/46]Suèr, Steven Johannes, et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP
St. Botolph's House
7-9 St. Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ / GB
Former [2012/01]Greenwood, John David, et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
Application number, filing date10746665.819.02.2010
[2019/52]
WO2010US24702
Priority number, dateUS20090155200P25.02.2009         Original published format: US 155200 P
US20090155260P25.02.2009         Original published format: US 155260 P
US20090179800P20.05.2009         Original published format: US 179800 P
[2012/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010099036
Date:02.09.2010
Language:EN
[2010/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2401575
Date:04.01.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.09.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2401575
Date:25.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.09.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01B11/25
[2019/31]
CPC:
G01B11/2513 (EP,US); G01B11/2509 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/46]G01B11/24, G01B11/25
Former IPC [2012/01]G01B11/24
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 [2012/01]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR GENERIERUNG EINER ANZEIGE EINER DREIDIMENSIONALEN OBERFLÄCHE[2019/31]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A DISPLAY OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE[2019/31]
French:MÉTHODE ET DISPOSITIF DE GÉNÉRATION D'AFFICHAGE D'UNE SURFACE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE[2019/31]
Former [2012/01]INTENSITÄTS- UND FARBANZEIGE FÜR EIN DREIDIMENSIONALES MESSSYSTEM
Former [2012/01]INTENSITY AND COLOR DISPLAY FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL METROLOGY SYSTEM
Former [2012/01]AFFICHAGE D'INTENSITÉ ET DE COULEUR POUR UN SYSTÈME DE MÉTROLOGIE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE
Entry into regional phase04.08.2011National basic fee paid 
04.08.2011Search fee paid 
04.08.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
04.08.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.08.2011Examination requested  [2012/01]
01.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.11.2019Fee for grant paid
14.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  15.07.2019
Opposition(s)28.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
26.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
26.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
27.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
27.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.02.2010
AT25.12.2019
CY25.12.2019
CZ25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
ES25.12.2019
HR25.12.2019
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US2004240754  (SMITH MELVYN LIONEL [GB], et al) [X] 1-3,8,9 * paragraphs [0053] , [0135] - paragraph [0139]; figures 1-36; claim 1 * * paragraph [0145] - paragraph [0147] * [Y] 1-15;
 [Y]EP0895577  (LEICA GEOSYSTEMS HDS LLC [US]) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [XY]WO2006084385  (MACDONALD DETTWILER & ASSOCIAT [CA], et al) [X] 1,8 * page 14, line 3 - page 17, line 15; figures 1-9 * [Y] 1-15;
 [Y]US2006184040  (KELLER KURTIS P [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US7098435  (MUELLER FREDERICK E [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US2006281041  (RUBBERT RUDGER [DE], et al) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US7187809  (ZHAO WENYI [US], et al) [Y] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [E]US2016364903  (GORDON EYAL [IL], et al) [E] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[X]US2004240754  (SMITH MELVYN LIONEL [GB], et al);
 [Y]EP0895577  (LEICA GEOSYSTEMS HDS LLC [US]);
 [Y]US2006184040  (KELLER KURTIS P [US], et al);
 [A]US7098435  (MUELLER FREDERICK E [US], et al);
 [Y]US2006281041  (RUBBERT RUDGER [DE], et al);
 [A]US7187809  (ZHAO WENYI [US], et al)
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