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EP About this file: EP2369408

EP2369408 - Image acquisition unit [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.01.2014
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SELEX ES S.P.A
Via Piemonte 60
00187 Roma (RM) / IT
[2013/19]
Former [2013/14]For all designated states
Selex Electronic Systems S.p.A.
Via Piemonte, 60
Roma / IT
Former [2011/39]For all designated states
SELEX GALILEO S.P.A.
Via Albert Einstein, 35
50013 Campi Bisenzio (FI) / IT
Inventor(s)01 / Bardazzi, Riccardo
Via della Rugea, 6
59100 Prato / IT
02 / Falciani, Piero
Via Galileo Galilei, 9
50018 Scandicci (FI) / IT
 [2011/39]
Representative(s)Mannucci, Michele, et al
Ufficio Tecnico Ing.A. Mannucci S.r.l.
Via della Scala 4
50123 Firenze / IT
[N/P]
Former [2011/39]Mannucci, Michele, et al
Ufficio Tecnico Ing.A. Mannucci S.r.l. Via della Scala 4
50123 Firenze / IT
Application number, filing date11425063.214.03.2011
[2011/39]
Priority number, dateIT2010FI0004319.03.2010         Original published format: IT FI20100043
[2011/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2369408
Date:28.09.2011
Language:EN
[2011/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2369408
Date:06.03.2013
Language:EN
[2013/10]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP2369408
Date:17.04.2013
[2013/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.07.2011
ClassificationIPC:G03B3/00, G03B13/00, G03B17/02
[2012/34]
CPC:
G03B3/00 (EP); G01C3/04 (EP); G02B23/12 (EP);
G02B7/04 (EP); G03B13/00 (EP); G03B17/02 (EP)
Former IPC [2011/39]G03B3/00, G03B13/00
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 [2011/39]
TitleGerman:Bildaufnahmevorrichtung[2011/39]
English:Image acquisition unit[2011/39]
French:Unité d'acquisition d'images[2011/39]
Examination procedure27.09.2011Examination requested  [2011/45]
07.05.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
15.05.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.10.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.01.2013Fee for grant paid
17.01.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  04.10.2012
Opposition(s)09.12.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2014/07]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
15.05.2012Request for further processing filed
15.05.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
25.05.2012Decision despatched
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.03.2011
AL06.03.2013
AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MK06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
SM06.03.2013
IE14.03.2013
LU14.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AL06.03.2013
AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MK06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
SM06.03.2013
IE14.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2015/30]AL06.03.2013
AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
CY06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
SM06.03.2013
IE14.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2015/24]AL06.03.2013
AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
SM06.03.2013
IE14.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2014/32]AL06.03.2013
AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
MT06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
IE14.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2014/09]AL06.03.2013
AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
DK06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
IE14.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2014/07]AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
IE14.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
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BE06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
PL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
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BE06.03.2013
CZ06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
RO06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
SK06.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
Former [2013/48]AT06.03.2013
BE06.03.2013
EE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
NL06.03.2013
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SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
IS06.07.2013
PT08.07.2013
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BE06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
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LV06.03.2013
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SI06.03.2013
MC31.03.2013
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NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
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PT08.07.2013
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LV06.03.2013
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NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
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FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
RS06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
Former [2013/41]AT06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
HR06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
Former [2013/38]AT06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
LV06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
Former [2013/37]AT06.03.2013
FI06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
SI06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
GR07.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
Former [2013/36]AT06.03.2013
LT06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
ES17.06.2013
Former [2013/34]LT06.03.2013
SE06.03.2013
BG06.06.2013
NO06.06.2013
Former [2013/33]LT06.03.2013
NO06.06.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]GB2395391  (PENTAX CORP [JP]) [A] 1-13 * image acquisition unit comprising a housing, two eyepieces and an image detection sensor; page 3, line 13 - page 10, line 9; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]US2005062870  (SATO KOICHI [JP]) [A] 1-13 * image acquisition unit comprising a housing, two eyepieces and an image detection sensor; paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0068]; figures 1-9 *;
 [A]US5786849  (LYNDE C MACGILL [US]) [A] 1-13 * image acquisition unit comprising a housing, two eyepieces and an image detection sensor; column 3, line 26 - column 8, line 46; figures 1-12B *;
 [A]US2001033415  (FUNATSU GOUJI [JP]) [A] 1-13 * image acquisition unit comprising a housing and two eyepieces; paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0326]; figures 1-27 *;
 [A]WO9507489  (LITTON SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1-13 * image acquisition unit comprising a housing and two eyepieces; page 9, line 19 - page 21, line 10; figures 1-10 *
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