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EP2565153 - Acoustic transducers with perforated membranes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.09.2016
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NXP B.V.
High Tech Campus 60
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2013/10]
Inventor(s)01 / Bominaar-Silkens, Iris
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property and
Licensing
Betchworth House, 57-65 Station Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1DL / GB
02 / Vasquez Quintero, Andres
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property and
Licensing
Betchworth House, 57-65 Station Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1DL / GB
03 / Reimann, Klaus
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property and
Licensing
Betchworth House, 57-65 Station Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1DL / GB
04 / Van Lippen, Twan
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property and
Licensing
Betchworth House, 57-65 Station Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1DL / GB
05 / Pijnenburg, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property and
Licensing
Betchworth House, 57-65 Station Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1DL / GB
 [2013/10]
Representative(s)Hardingham, Christopher Mark, et al
NXP Semiconductors
Intellectual Property Group
Abbey House
25 Clarendon Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1QZ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/17]Hardingham, Christopher Mark, et al
NXP Semiconductors
Intellectual Property and Licensing
Red Central
60 High Street
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1SH / GB
Former [2014/09]Crawford, Andrew, et al
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS UK LTD
Intellectual Property & Licensing
Red Central
60 High Street
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1SH / GB
Former [2013/10]Williamson, Paul Lewis
NXP Semiconductors
Intellectual Property and Licensing
Red Central
60 High Street
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1SH / GB
Application number, filing date11179806.202.09.2011
[2013/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2565153
Date:06.03.2013
Language:EN
[2013/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2565153
Date:11.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:B81B3/00
[2013/10]
CPC:
B06B1/0292 (EP,US); B81B3/0072 (EP,US); H04R19/005 (EP,US);
B81B2201/0257 (EP,US); B81B2203/0127 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/46]
Former [2013/10]AL,  AT,  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,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:Akustische Wandler mit perforierten Membranen[2013/10]
English:Acoustic transducers with perforated membranes[2013/10]
French:Transducteurs acoustiques avec membranes perforées[2013/10]
Examination procedure29.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.09.2013Examination requested  [2013/42]
19.06.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.08.2015Fee for grant paid
28.08.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.08.2015Receipt 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  19.06.2015
Opposition(s)12.08.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.09.2011
AL11.11.2015
AT11.11.2015
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BG11.11.2015
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 [XAI]US2011075866  (ZHANG XIN [US]) [X] 1,2,5,12,15 * abstract * * page 2, paragraphs 24-33 * * page 4, paragraph 55 * * figures 1-3,4A,4C,4G,8D,8G * * page 3, paragraph 38 * [A] 3,4,6-11 [I] 13,14;
 [XAI]US5303210  (BERNSTEIN JONATHAN [US]) [X] 1-3,12 * abstract * * column 2, line 48 - column 3, line 6 * * figure 1 * [A] 4-11 [I] 13-15;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2006.886869
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