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EP3132118 - DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF ACOUSTIC SOURCES AROUND A BOREHOLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.12.2020
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.09.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E.
Houston, TX 77032 / US
[2017/08]
Inventor(s)01 / MANDAL, Batakrishna
4222 Bluewater Drive
Missouri City, Texas 77459 / US
 [2017/08]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2017/08]
Application number, filing date14897743.218.07.2014
[2017/08]
WO2014US47166
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016010553
Date:21.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3132118
Date:22.02.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3132118
Date:19.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR21.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01V1/40, E21B47/10
[2018/08]
CPC:
G01V1/40 (EP,US); E21B47/107 (EP,US); E21B47/005 (EP,US);
E21B47/09 (US)
Former IPC [2017/08]E21B47/09, G01V1/40, G01V1/48
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 [2017/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:BESTIMMUNG DER ORTE VON AKUSTISCHEN QUELLEN UM EIN BOHRLOCH[2017/08]
English:DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF ACOUSTIC SOURCES AROUND A BOREHOLE[2017/08]
French:DÉTERMINATION D'EMPLACEMENTS DE SOURCES ACOUSTIQUES AUTOUR D'UN TROU DE FORAGE[2017/08]
Entry into regional phase16.11.2016National basic fee paid 
16.11.2016Search fee paid 
16.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
16.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/08]
16.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.09.2019
23.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
11.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.01.2020Fee for grant paid
08.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)20.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
09.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
06.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
04.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.07.2014
AL19.02.2020
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 [A]US5747750  (BAILEY JEFFREY R [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * columns 1-4, 7 - column 10; figures 1-5 *;
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International search[A]US5416724  (SAVIC MICHAEL [US]) [A] 1-20 * See column 1, lines 7-10, column 3, line 61 - column 4, line 41, column 15, lines 59-68; and figure 1. *;
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