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EP2885692 - METHOD FOR DRIVING TOUCH SENSOR TO ACHIEVE FASTER SENSOR SETTLING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.12.2020 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.01.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.08.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 19.08.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 07.05.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 17.02.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Synaptics Incorporated 1251 McKay Drive San Jose, CA 95131 / US
	[2019/38]
Former [2015/26]	For all designated states Synaptics, Incorporated 3120 Scott Boulevard, Suite 130 Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / SHEPELEV, Petr c/o Synaptics, Inc. 1251 McKay Drive San Jose, California 95131 / US
	02 / SCHWARTZ, Adam 3120 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
	[2015/35]
Former [2015/26]	01 / SHEPELEV, Petr 3120 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
	02 / SCHWARTZ, Adam 3120 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
Representative(s)	J A Kemp LLP 80 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5QU / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/07]	J A Kemp LLP 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2015/26]	Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3 80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date	13829151.3	07.06.2013
	[2020/07]
	WO2013US44815
Priority number, date	US201261683173P	14.08.2012 Original published format: US 201261683173 P
	US201213728691	27.12.2012 Original published format: US201213728691
	[2015/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014028102
	Date:	20.02.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/08]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2885692
	Date:	24.06.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.02.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2885692
	Date:	12.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/07]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	20.02.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.03.2016
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/041, G09G3/36, // G06F3/044	[2016/16]
	CPC:	G06F3/0445 (EP,KR,US); G06F3/04166 (EP,KR,US); G06F3/0416 (CN); G06F3/044 (CN); G06F3/0446 (EP,KR,US); G09G3/3688 (EP,KR,US); (+) G06F2203/04111 (KR) (-)
	Former IPC [2015/26]	G06F3/041
Designated contracting states	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 [2015/26]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR ANSTEUERUNG EINES BERÜHRUNGSSENSORS ZUR ERZIELUNG EINER SCHNELLEREN SENSORABSENKUNG	[2015/26]
	English:	METHOD FOR DRIVING TOUCH SENSOR TO ACHIEVE FASTER SENSOR SETTLING	[2015/26]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ D'ATTAQUE DE CAPTEUR TACTILE POUR RÉALISER UNE STABILISATION DE CAPTEUR PLUS RAPIDE	[2015/26]
Entry into regional phase	10.03.2015	National basic fee paid
	10.03.2015	Search fee paid
	10.03.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.03.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.03.2015	Examination requested [2015/26]
	04.10.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.02.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.06.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.06.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.10.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.11.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.05.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.08.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	28.08.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.12.2019	Fee for grant paid
	18.12.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	18.12.2019	Receipt 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 17.02.2017
Opposition(s)	13.11.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	11.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.06.2013
	AL	12.02.2020
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MK	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	07.06.2013
	AL	12.02.2020
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	07.06.2013
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2022/26]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/23]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/15]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/48]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/47]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/40]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US2007070049 (LEE WEN-KAI [TW], et al) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[XA]US2009009498 (NISHIMURA KOUICHI [JP]) [X] 8-12 * paragraph [0001] * * paragraphs [0053] - [0060]; figure 1 * * paragraphs [0064] - [0076]; figures 10, 11, 12A, 12B * [A] 1-7,13-15;
		[A]US2011001491 (HUANG HE-WEI [TW], et al) [A] 8-12* the whole document *;
		[Y]US2011067933 (CHANG SEAN [TW], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0006]; figure 2 * * paragraphs [0031] - [0042]; figures 3-8 *
	International search	[A]US2009002312 (SON SUN-KYU [KR]);
		[A]US2009267914 (DEWS CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM [US], et al);
		[A]US2010207889 (CHEN CHUNG-CHUN [TW], et al);
		[A]US2011122087 (JANG BRENT [KR], et al);
		[A]US2011316809 (KIM CHEOL-SE [KR], et al)
	by applicant	US2007070049
		US2009009498
		US2011067933

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