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EP2645745 - Automatic reconfiguration of a hearing assistance device based on battery characteristics [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.05.2019
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.06.2019  [2019/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
For all designated states
ZPower, LLC
4765 Calle Quetzal
Camarillo, CA 93012 / US
[2018/01]
Former [2013/40]For all designated states
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Kill, Howard
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
02 / Newton, James
3309 Sunset Lake Drive
Burnsville, MN 55337-7705 / US
03 / Yan, Zheng
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
04 / Natarajan, Harikrishna
720 Cobblestone Way
Shakopee, MN 55379 / US
05 / Renken, Troy
4765 Calle Quetzal
Camarillo, CA 93012 / US
06 / Powers, Timothy
4765 Calle Quetzal
Camarillo, CA 93012 / US
 [2018/08]
Former [2017/48]01 / Kill, Howard
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
02 / Newton, James
3309 Sunset Lake Drive
Burnsville, MN 55337-7705 / US
03 / Yan, Zheng
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
04 / Natarajan, Harikrishna
720 Cobblestone Way
Shakopee, MN 55379 / US
05 / Renken, Troy
6765 Calle Quetzal
Camarillo, CA 93012 / US
06 / Powers, Timothy
6765 Calle Quetzal
Camarillo, CA 93012 / US
Former [2013/40]01 / Kill, Howard
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
02 / Newton, James
3309 Sunset Lake Drive
Burnsville, MN 55337-7705 / US
03 / Yan, Zheng
6600 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
04 / Natarajan, Harikrishna
720 Cobblestone Way
Shakopee, MN 55379 / US
Representative(s)Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
One Fleet Place
London EC4M 7WS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/40]Maury, Richard Philip
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date13161446.327.03.2013
[2013/40]
Priority number, dateUS201261616402P27.03.2012         Original published format: US 201261616402 P
US20121370740906.12.2012         Original published format: US201213707409
[2013/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2645745
Date:02.10.2013
Language:EN
[2013/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2645745
Date:18.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.02.2015
ClassificationIPC:H04R25/00, // H01M6/50
[2015/12]
CPC:
H01M10/4221 (EP,US); H04R25/602 (US); H03G3/20 (US);
H04R25/305 (EP,US); H01M10/44 (EP,US); H01M10/48 (EP,US);
H01M2220/30 (EP,US); H04R2225/33 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2013/40]H04R25/00
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 [2013/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Automatische Rekonfiguration eines Hörgeräts basierend auf den Batteriemerkmalen[2013/40]
English:Automatic reconfiguration of a hearing assistance device based on battery characteristics[2013/40]
French:Reconfiguration automatique d'un dispositif d'aide auditive sur la base de caractéristiques de batterie[2013/40]
Examination procedure27.03.2013Examination requested  [2013/40]
15.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.01.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.05.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 08.03.2019
12.02.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/26]
22.02.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/26]
08.03.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  19.01.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0394074  (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [A] 1-16 * page 6, line 56 - page 7, line 12; figure 6a * * page 3, lines 25-29 * * page 4, lines 16-27 *;
 [Y]US5661814  (KAELIN AUGUST NAZAR [CH], et al) [Y] 3,4 * column 12, lines 8-52 *;
 [A]US2005259838  (BARTHEL ROLAND [DE], et al) [A] 1,2,5,8,11,13,16 * paragraphs [0013] , [0014] , [0025] , [0017] *;
 [A]US2007126402  (TSAI SHEN-FU [TW], et al) [A] 2* paragraphs [0016] , [0020] , [0023] , [0024]; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US2007170893  (KAO WILLIAM [TW], et al) [A] 2,5 * paragraphs [0009] , [0018] , [0021] , [0023]; figure 2 *;
 [XYI]US2009257610  (WU FAN [US], et al) [X] 1,6,7,9,10,12,14,15 * paragraphs [0024] , [0032] , [0035] - [0041]; figures 1,3 * [Y] 3,4 [I] 2,5,8,11,13,16
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