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EP3138472 - IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE-PROCESSING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  26.06.2020
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KOWA Co., Ltd.
6-29, Nishiki 3-chome
Naka-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 460-8625 / JP
[2017/10]
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAGAWA, Toshiaki
c/o KOWA COMPANY LTD.
Tokyo New Drug Research Laboratories
2-17-43 Noguchi-cho
Higashimurayama-shi Tokyo 189-0022 / JP
 [2017/10]
Representative(s)LKGLOBAL Lorenz & Kopf Patentanwalt Attorney at Law PartG mbB
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/10]Kopf Westenberger Wachenhausen Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date15785245.001.05.2015
[2017/10]
WO2015JP63054
Priority number, dateJP2014009529902.05.2014         Original published format: JP 2014095299
[2017/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015167005
Date:05.11.2015
Language:JA
[2015/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3138472
Date:08.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.11.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B3/10
[2017/10]
CPC:
A61B3/0025 (EP,US); A61B3/10 (EP,US); A61B3/102 (EP,US);
A61B3/12 (EP,US); G01B9/02091 (EP,US); G01B9/02094 (EP,US);
G06T11/206 (US); G06T7/0012 (US); G06T7/11 (EP,US);
G06T7/13 (US); G06T2207/10101 (US); G06T2207/30041 (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 [2017/10]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM[2017/10]
English:IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE-PROCESSING PROGRAM[2017/10]
French:DISPOSITIF, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE[2017/10]
Entry into regional phase11.11.2016Translation filed 
11.11.2016National basic fee paid 
11.11.2016Search fee paid 
11.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
11.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/10]
11.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.12.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/31]
14.01.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2020/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201905   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5594807  (LIU DONG-CHYUAN [US]) [Y] 5,12 * column 17, line 54 - column 18, line 2 *;
 [A]US2013144137  (ZALEVSKY ZEEV [IL], et al) [A] 7,14 * paragraph [0075] *
 [XAY]  - Liu et al.,, "Spectroscopic-speckle variance OCT for microvasculature detection and analysis", Biomedical Optics Express, vol. 2, no. 11, doi:10.1364/BOE.2.002995, (20111004), pages 2995 - 3009, URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207370/pdf/2995.pdf, XP002775711 [X] 1-4,6,8-11,13,15 * the whole document * [A] 7,14 [Y] 5,12

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.2.002995
International search[Y]JP2010532699  (Industrial Research Ltd.) [Y] 1-3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12, 13, 15 * , paragraphs [0031] to [0036] & US 2011/0013002 A1 & WO 2009/008745 A2 & EP 2166934 A2 & CN 101784227 A *;
 [Y]JP2013153884  (CANON KK) [Y] 1-3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12, 13, 15 * , paragraph [0112]; fig. 2 & US 2013/195340 A1 *;
 [Y]JP2012100714  (NIDEK KK) [Y] 3, 10 * , paragraph [0050] & US 2012/0113390 A1 & EP 2449957 A1 *;
 [A]JP2013530741  (The General Hospital Corp.) [A] 1-15 * , paragraphs [0042], [0048] to [0050] & US 2012/0022338 A1 & WO 2011/150379 A2 & EP 2575604 A2 *;
 [A]JP2004512538  (The General Hospital Corp.) [A] 1-15 * , paragraphs [0048], [0066], [0077] & US 2002/0183601 A1 & WO 2002/036015 A1 & EP 1434522 A1 & AU 3084202 A & AT 454845 T *;
 [A]JPH02232030  (KOWA CO) [A] 1-15 * , pages 2 to 3, 'Means for solving the Problems' & US 5116116 A & EP 389120 A1 *;
 [YA]  - KIRK W. GOSSAGE et al., "Texture analysis of optical coherence tomography images: feasibility for tissue classification", Journal of Biomedical Optics, (20030700), vol. 8, no. Issue.3, pages 570 - 575, XP055234237 [Y] 1-3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12, 13, 15 [A] 4, 7, 11, 14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.1577575
 [PA]  - MIKHAIL YU. KIRILLIN et al., "Speckle statistics in OCT images: Monte Carlo simulations and experimental studies", OPTICS LETTERS, (20140615), vol. 39, no. 12, pages 3472 - 3475, XP001589922 [PA] 7, 14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.39.003472
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