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EP About this file: EP3164831

EP3164831 - METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO DETECTION AND/OR INDICATING A DIRTY LENS CONDITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  05.04.2019
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.04.2019Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 08.05.2019  [2019/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Light Labs Inc.
636 Ramona Street
Palo Alto CA 94301 / US
[2017/19]
Inventor(s)01 / LAROIA, Rajiv
7 Sprigncroft Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931 / US
02 / SHROFF, Sapna, A.
1000 Escalon Avenue
Apt. O-1119
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
 [2017/19]
Representative(s)Frenkel, Matthias Alexander
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/19]Frenkel, Matthias Alexander
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15814587.003.07.2015
[2017/19]
WO2015US39161
Priority number, dateUS201462021097P04.07.2014         Original published format: US 201462021097 P
[2017/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016004422
Date:07.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3164831
Date:10.05.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU07.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/62, G03B17/00, B08B11/00, H04N5/217, H04N5/232
[2018/07]
CPC:
G03B17/18 (EP,US); G02B27/0006 (EP,US); G03B17/02 (EP,US);
H04N23/45 (EP,US); H04N23/634 (EP,US); H04N23/811 (EP,US);
H04N25/585 (EP,US); H04N25/589 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/19]G06K9/62, G03B17/00, B08B11/00
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 [2017/19]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG BEZÜGLICH DER DETEKTION VON UND/ODER DEM HINWEIS AUF EINEN SCHMUTZIGEN LINSENZUSTAND[2017/19]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO DETECTION AND/OR INDICATING A DIRTY LENS CONDITION[2017/19]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREILS SE RAPPORTANT À LA DÉTECTION ET/OU L'INDICATION D'UN ÉTAT DE LENTILLE SALE[2017/19]
Entry into regional phase26.01.2017National basic fee paid 
26.01.2017Search fee paid 
26.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
26.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/19]
26.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.04.2019Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
11.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XY]JP2010114760  (FUJIFILM CORP) [X] 1-4,9-11,15 * paragraphs [0008] - [0012] - [0017] , [0043] , [0110] - [0112]; figures 1-15 * [Y] 6-8,12-14;
 [X]US2012013708  (OKUBO RYOICHI [JP]) [X] 1-15* paragraphs [0049] - [0067] - [0089] - [0101]; figures 1-8 *;
 [Y]US2012212651  (SAWADA KEIICHI [JP]) [Y] 6-8,12-14 * paragraph [0048]; figures 1-6 *;
 [X]US2013300869  (LU YUESHENG [US], et al) [X] 1,5,10,15 * paragraph [0021]; figure 4 *
International search[Y]US2007182528  (BREED DAVID S [US], et al) [Y] 2, 4-5, 14-15* , [0332] *;
 [YA]US2009278950  (DENG YINING [US], et al) [Y] 1-2, 4-5, 13-15, 20 * , claim 1 * [A] 3, 6-12, 16-19;
 [Y]US7810511  (FAGRENIUS NILS GUSTAV [SE], et al) [Y] 20 * , col.6, lines 4-12 *;
 [Y]US2013086765  (CHEN MING-TSUN [TW]) [Y] 1-2, 4-5, 13-15, 20 * , abstract *
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