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EP3234640 - METHOD FOR LOCATING A SUBMERGED OBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.06.2024 Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.03.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.12.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 22.09.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 30.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	(Expected) grant	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH Werftstraße 112-114 24143 Kiel / DE
	For all designated states thyssenkrupp AG ThyssenKrupp Allee 1 45143 Essen / DE
	[2019/39]
Former [2018/04]	For all designated states ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH Werftstrasse 112-114 24143 Kiel / DE
	For all designated states thyssenkrupp AG ThyssenKrupp Allee 1 45143 Essen / DE
Former [2017/51]	For all designated states ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH Werftstrasse 112-114 24143 Kiel / DE
	For all designated states ThyssenKrupp AG ThyssenKrupp Allee 1 45143 Essen / DE
Former [2017/43]	For all designated states thyssenkrupp AG ThyssenKrupp Allee 1 45143 Essen / DE
	For all designated states ThyssenKrupp AG ThyssenKrupp Allee 1 45143 Essen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / HAUSCHILDT, Peter Karkkamp 20 24109 Melsdorf / DE
	[2017/43]
Representative(s)	thyssenkrupp Intellectual Property GmbH ThyssenKrupp Allee 1 45143 Essen / DE
	[2017/43]
Application number, filing date	15780883.3	15.10.2015
	[2017/43]
	WO2015EP73859
Priority number, date	DE201410119026	18.12.2014 Original published format: DE102014119026
	[2017/43]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016096186
	Date:	23.06.2016
	Language:	DE
	[2016/25]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3234640
	Date:	25.10.2017
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.06.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3234640
	Date:	17.07.2024
	Language:	DE
	[2024/29]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	23.06.2016
Classification	IPC:	G01S15/00, G01S15/42	[2017/43]
	CPC:	G01S15/003 (EP,US); G01S15/42 (EP,US)
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 [2017/43]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR ORTUNG EINES OBJEKTS UNTER WASSER	[2017/43]
	English:	METHOD FOR LOCATING A SUBMERGED OBJECT	[2017/43]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE LOCALISATION D'UN OBJET SOUS L'EAU	[2017/43]
Entry into regional phase	29.05.2017	National basic fee paid
	29.05.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	29.05.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	29.05.2017	Examination requested [2017/43]
	29.05.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	18.01.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.12.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.02.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.12.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.06.2023	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.03.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.06.2024	Fee for grant paid
	05.06.2024	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	05.06.2024	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.10.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.10.2021	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.10.2022	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited in	International search	[A]US4060790 (RAFF SAMUEL J) [A] 8 * abstract * * column 1, line 29 - column 2, line 9 *;
		[I]US5121366 (WAYNER BRIAN D [US], et al) [I] 1-11 * abstract * * column 2, lines 20-47 * * column 5, line 56 - column 6, line 56 *;
		[Y]GB2251351 (BRITISH AEROSPACE [GB]) [Y] 1-11 * abstract * * page 1, line 1 - page 5, line 24 *;
		[A]US5990822 (HONIGSBAUM RICHARD F [US]) [A] 1-11 * column 10, line 24 - column 11, line 60; figure 5 *;
		[A]US2006083110 (TIETJEN BYRON W [US]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US2006202885 (CHEN PILEIH [US]) [Y] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0056] *;
		[Y]US7362655 (HESTER SAMUEL G [US]) [Y] 1-11 * the whole document *;
		[Y]EP2733504 (ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [ 0009] * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0067] * * paragraph [0073] * * paragraph [0080] - paragraph [0081] *;
		[A] - Henry Cox, "Fundamentals of Bistatic Active Sonar", Underwater Acoustic Data Processing, Dordrecht, NL, (19890101), pages 3 - 22, URL: http://rd.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-2289-1_1, (20120622), XP055030757 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *

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