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EP2598918 - USING A DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL ACOUSTIC SENSOR TO POSITION AN OBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  24.02.2017
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip24.02.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 29.03.2017  [2017/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Geco Technology B.V.
Gevers Deynootweg 61
2586 BJ S'Gravenhage / NL
[2013/23]
Inventor(s)01 / WILSON, Colin
1 Collingwood Avenue
Tolworth Cambridgeshire KT5 9PT / GB
02 / ROBERTSSON, Johan O.A.
10 Burnet Close
Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NJ / GB
03 / KRAGH, Julian Edward
Justice's Cottage
Wethersfield Road
Finchingfield Essex CM7 4NX / GB
04 / MUYZERT, Everhard
72 Girton Road
Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0LN / GB
05 / WELKER, Kenneth E.
Kanalen 3
Oslo N-0252 / NO
06 / MILLER, Douglas
224 Marlborough 52
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 / US
 [2013/24]
Former [2013/23]01 / WILSON, Colin
1 Collingwood Avenue
Tolworth Cambridgeshire KT5 9PT / GB
02 / ROBERTSSON, Johan O.A.
10 Burnet Close
Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NJ / GB
03 / KRAGH, Julian Edward
Justice's Cottage
Wethersfield Road
Finchingfield Essex CM7 4NX / GB
04 / MUYZERT, Everhard
72 Girton Road
Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0LN / GB
05 / WELKER, Kenneth E.
Sundveien 17D
N-1397 Nesoya / NO
06 / MILLER, Douglas
224 Marlborough 52
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 / US
Representative(s)Oxley, Robin John George, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/23]Bailey, Richard Alan
Marks & Clerk LLP
20 Imperial Square
Cheltenham
GL50 1QZ / GB
Application number, filing date11814961.629.06.2011
WO2011US42283
Priority number, dateUS2010084341626.07.2010         Original published format: US 843416
[2013/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012018460
Date:09.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/06]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2598918
Date:05.06.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.02.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR10.05.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01V1/38, G01V1/18, G01V1/22, G01H9/00, G01V1/20
[2016/13]
CPC:
G01V1/3835 (EP,US); G01H9/004 (EP,US); G01V1/201 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2013/23]G01V1/38, G01V1/18, G01V1/22
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 [2013/23]
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG EINES VERTEILTEN OPTISCH-AKUSTISCHEN SENSORS ZUR POSITIONIERUNG EINES OBJEKTS[2013/23]
English:USING A DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL ACOUSTIC SENSOR TO POSITION AN OBJECT[2013/23]
French:UTILISATION D'UN CAPTEUR ACOUSTIQUE DISTRIBUÉ À FIBRES OPTIQUES POUR POSITIONNER UN OBJET[2013/23]
Entry into regional phase30.01.2013National basic fee paid 
30.01.2013Search fee paid 
30.01.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
30.01.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.01.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.01.2013Examination requested  [2013/23]
29.09.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/13]
08.11.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2017/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
10.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.201606   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0277699  (LITTON SYSTEMS INC [US]) [X] 1,4,6,8-12,14 * figure 18 * * page 3, line 56 - page 4, line 4 *;
 [XI]US6256090  (CHEN PETER C [US], et al) [X] 1,14 * figures 2,3 * * column 2, lines 36-51 * * column 14, line 39 - column 15, line 21 * * claims 1,3 * [I] 2-15;
 [E]EP2635875  (NKT CABLES GROUP AS [DK], et al) [E] 1,2,4-6,8-12,14,15 * the whole document *;
 WO2012059108  [ ] (NKT CABLES GROUP AS [DK], et al) [ ] * figures 1-4,6 * * page 2, lines 8-12 * * page 3, lines 6-22 * * page 5, lines 22-24 * * page 7, lines 7-27 * * page 10, lines 4-7 * * page 12, lines 1-18 * * page 13, lines 14-29 * * page 17, line 18 - page 18, line 5 * * page 19, lines 10-14 * * page 22, lines 3-5 * * page 35, line 22 - page 36, line 10 *;
 [I]WO2010020781  (QINETIQ LTD [GB], et al) [I] 1,4,6,8-12,14 * figure 2 * * page 2, line 31 - page 3, line 22 * * page 15, lines 15-36 *;
 [A]JP2004245779  (NEC CORP) [A] 1-15 * abstract *
International search[Y]EP1096272  (LITTON SYSTEMS INC [US]);
 [Y]US2006215489  (SOLHEIM STIG [NO], et al);
 [A]US7558155  (ROENNEKLEIV ERLEND [NO], et al);
 [A]US2010103771  (GULBRANSEN ESPEN [NO], et al)
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