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EP2715277 - INTERFEROMETERY ON A PLANAR SUBSTRATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.04.2018
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.04.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.05.2018  [2018/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tornado Spectral Systems, Inc.
Suite 705
555 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 3B1 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2015/04]For all designated states
Tornado Spectral Systems Inc.
Suite 705
555 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 3B1 / CA
Former [2014/15]For all designated states
Tornado Medical Systems, Inc .
555 Richmond Street West Suite 705 Box 218
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3B1 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / NITKOWSKI, Arthur
7 Autumn Ridge Cir
Ithaca, New York 14850 / US
02 / HAJIAN, Arsen
3 Beaucourt Road
Toronto, Ontario M8Y 3G2 / CA
 [2014/15]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/15]Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date12793645.830.05.2012
WO2012CA00525
Priority number, dateUS201161491620P31.05.2011         Original published format: US 201161491620 P
[2014/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012162809
Date:06.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2715277
Date:09.04.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA06.12.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.01.2015
ClassificationIPC:G01B9/02, G01J3/45
[2014/15]
CPC:
G01B9/02051 (EP,US); G01J9/02 (US); A61B5/0066 (EP,US);
G01B9/02004 (EP,US); G01B9/02044 (EP,US); G01B9/02091 (EP,US);
G01J3/0218 (EP,US); G01J3/0259 (EP,US); G01J3/0291 (EP,US);
G01J3/4531 (EP,US); G01J3/4532 (EP,US); G01B2290/40 (EP,US);
G01J2003/451 (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 [2014/15]
TitleGerman:INTERFEROMETRIE AUF EINEM EBENEN SUBSTRAT[2014/15]
English:INTERFEROMETERY ON A PLANAR SUBSTRATE[2014/15]
French:INTERFÉROMÉTRIE SUR UN SUBSTRAT PLAT[2014/15]
Entry into regional phase23.12.2013National basic fee paid 
23.12.2013Search fee paid 
23.12.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
23.12.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.12.2013Examination requested  [2014/15]
27.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.12.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/19]
04.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2018/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
26.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
26.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201706   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2002015155  (PECHSTEDT RALF-DIETER [GB], et al) [A] 1-20* the whole document *;
 [XY]US2007055117  (ALPHONSE GERARD A [US]) [X] 1-6,8,10,11,13-16,18 * abstract * * paragraph [0052] - paragraph [0120] * [Y] 7;
 [Y]US2009022443  (CHEN WEI [US], et al) [Y] 7 * abstract * * paragraphs [0007] , [0 26] - paragraph [0043] *;
 [XY]  - DANIEL HOFSTETTER ET AL, "Optical Displacement Measurement with GaAs/AlGaAs-Based Monolithically Integrated Michelson Interferometers", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (19970401), vol. 15, no. 4, ISSN 0733-8724, XP011028806 [X] 1-5,10,11,13,14,16-19 * the whole document * [Y] 7
 [X]  - GUNAY YURTSEVER, ROEL BAETS, "Towards Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography System on Silicon on Insulator", PROCEEDINGS SYMPOSIUM IEEE/LEOS BENELUX CHAPTER, (20081127), XP002733484 [X] 1,5,9-16,18,20 * the whole document *
International search[X]CA2396895  (IMALUX CORP [US]);
 [X]CA2553761  (OPTOVUE INC [US]);
 [X]US2008204762  (IZATT JOSEPH A [US], et al);
 [X]CA2476174  (KNUTTEL ALEXANDER)
by applicantUS2007055117
 US2009022443
    - "Optical Displacement Measurement with GaAs/AIGaAs-Based Monolithically Integrated Michelson Interferometers", DANIEL HOFSTETTER ET AL., JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, (19970401), vol. 15
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