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EP About this file: EP3101812

EP3101812 - IN-PIXEL DIFFERENTIAL TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER FOR ADC AND IMAGE SENSOR ARCHITECTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.08.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.06.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024 [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CMOSIS BVBA
Covelierstraat 15
2600 Antwerp / BE
[2016/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Meynants, Guy
CMOSIS BVBA
Boogstraat 4
B-2470 Retie / BE
 [2016/49]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Postfach 20 07 34
80007 München / DE
[2016/49]
Application number, filing date15170898.905.06.2015
[2016/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3101812
Date:07.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3101812
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.12.2015
ClassificationIPC:H03M1/56, H04N5/3745
[2016/49]
CPC:
H03M1/56 (EP,US); H04N25/75 (US); H01L27/14609 (EP,US);
H01L27/14634 (EP,US); H01L27/14636 (EP,US); H01L27/14643 (EP,US);
H04N25/616 (EP,US); H04N25/772 (US); H04N25/78 (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 [2017/28]
Former [2016/49]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:PIXELINTERNER DIFFERENZ-TRANSKONDUKTANZVERSTÄRKER FÜR ADC UND BILDSENSORARCHITEKTUR[2016/49]
English:IN-PIXEL DIFFERENTIAL TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER FOR ADC AND IMAGE SENSOR ARCHITECTURE[2016/49]
French:AMPLIFICATEUR DE TRANSCONDUCTANCE DIFFÉRENTIELLE INTRAPIXEL POUR CAN ET ARCHITECTURE DE CAPTEUR D'IMAGE[2016/49]
Examination procedure05.06.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/28]
21.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.06.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.06.2022
23.06.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
16.08.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.09.2022Fee for grant paid
16.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
21.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
22.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
IT26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
MC26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
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NO26.01.2023
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PT27.02.2023
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BE30.06.2023
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FR30.06.2023
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