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EP3234510 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OR GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION SEQUENCE FOR DETECTION BY A DETECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.06.2023
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.06.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.03.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Pepperl+Fuchs SE
Lilienthalstraße 200
68307 Mannheim / DE
[2022/30]
Former [2017/43]For all designated states
Pepperl+Fuchs Gmbh
Lilienthalstraße 200
68307 Mannheim / DE
Inventor(s)01 / KIRSCH, Martin
Büchnerstraße 5
68542 Heddesheim / DE
 [2017/43]
Representative(s)Ullrich & Naumann PartG mbB
Schneidmühlstrasse 21
69115 Heidelberg / DE
[2022/30]
Former [2017/43]Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Ullrich & Naumann
PartG mbB
Schneidmühlstrasse 21
69115 Heidelberg / DE
Application number, filing date15781588.715.09.2015
[2017/43]
WO2015EP71091
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017045706
Date:23.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3234510
Date:25.10.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3234510
Date:27.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01D18/00, G01D5/347, G01D5/26, H04N5/232, H04N17/00, G02B7/38
[2017/43]
CPC:
H04N17/002 (EP,US); G01D18/00 (CN,US); G01D5/26 (CN);
G01D5/34707 (EP,US); G01D5/34746 (EP,US); G01D5/34776 (EP,US);
G02B7/102 (US); H04N23/67 (CN,US); H04N23/676 (EP);
H04N23/743 (US); G02B7/38 (EP,US); G06K19/06112 (US) (-)
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 [2017/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG EINER GRAFISCHEN DARSTELLUNG ODER SEQUENZ EINER GRAFISCHEN DARSTELLUNG ZUR DETEKTION DURCH EINEN DETEKTOR[2017/43]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OR GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION SEQUENCE FOR DETECTION BY A DETECTOR[2017/43]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FOURNIR UNE REPRÉSENTATION GRAPHIQUE OU UNE SÉQUENCE DE REPRÉSENTATION GRAPHIQUE POUR UNE DÉTECTION PAR UN DÉTECTEUR[2017/43]
Entry into regional phase17.07.2017National basic fee paid 
17.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
17.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/43]
17.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.06.2022Fee for grant paid
08.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISCCSP.2012.6217831
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