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EP3128344 - METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING WINDMILL RETURNS AND RAIN CLUTTER IN A GROUND BASED PULSE DOPPLER RADAR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.07.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH
Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 3
82024 Taufkirchen / DE
[2019/24]
Former [2017/39]For all designated states
HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH
Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1
82024 Taufkirchen / DE
Former [2017/06]For all designated states
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security GmbH
Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1
82024 Taufkirchen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Nagel, Dieter
Auf der Wanne 16
89155 Erbach / DE
02 / Schildknecht, Axel
Lindenhöhe 83
89081 Ulm / DE
03 / Rothmaier, Markus
Schlehenweg 5
89173 Lonsee / DE
 [2017/06]
Representative(s)LifeTech IP Spies & Behrndt Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Elsenheimerstraße 47a
80687 München / DE
[2020/44]
Former [2017/06]Meel, Thomas, et al
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Patentabteilung LTXI
88039 Friedrichshafen / DE
Application number, filing date15002332.305.08.2015
[2017/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3128344
Date:08.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3128344
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01S13/10, G01S13/522, G01S13/524, G01S13/95, G01S13/58, G01S7/41
[2017/06]
CPC:
G01S13/10 (EP); G01S13/522 (EP); G01S13/5244 (EP);
G01S13/582 (EP); G01S13/951 (EP); G01S7/414 (EP);
Y02A90/10 (EP) (-)
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 [2017/35]
Former [2017/06]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR UNTERDRÜCKUNG VON WINDMÜHLENECHOS UND REGENSTÖRUNGEN IN EINEM BODENBASIERTEN IMPULS-DOPPLER-RADAR[2017/06]
English:METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING WINDMILL RETURNS AND RAIN CLUTTER IN A GROUND BASED PULSE DOPPLER RADAR[2017/06]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE SUPPRESSION D'ÉCHOS PARASITES DE PLUIE ET DE RETOUR D'ÉOLIENNE DANS UN RADAR DOPPLER À IMPULSIONS BASÉ AU SOL[2017/06]
Examination procedure05.08.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/35]
25.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.09.2020Fee for grant paid
16.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
18.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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