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EP3201672 - SELECTIVE PLANE ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY (SPIM) SYSTEMS AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  10.05.2019
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.05.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 12.06.2019  [2019/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607 / US
[2017/32]
Inventor(s)01 / HUANG, Bo
246 Yerba Buena Ave
San Francisco, CA 94127 / US
02 / MCGORTY, Ryan
3140 1st Ave.
San Diego, CA 92103 / US
 [2017/32]
Representative(s)Carpmael, Robert Maurice Charles
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/32]Carpmael, Robert Maurice Charles
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date15846370.302.10.2015
[2017/32]
WO2015US53656
Priority number, dateUS201462058882P02.10.2014         Original published format: US 201462058882 P
[2017/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016054474
Date:07.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3201672
Date:09.08.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.04.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:G02B21/16, G01N21/64, G02B5/06, G02B21/04, G02B21/24, G02B21/36, G02B21/00, G02B21/06
[2018/21]
CPC:
G02B21/0088 (EP,US); B01L3/5027 (US); B01L3/502761 (EP,US);
G01N21/6458 (EP,US); G02B21/04 (US); G02B21/06 (US);
G02B21/16 (EP,US); G02B21/24 (EP,US); G02B21/362 (US);
G02B21/367 (EP,US); G02B5/06 (EP,US); B01F25/4331 (EP,US);
B01F33/30 (EP,US); B01F35/81 (EP,US); B01L2200/0694 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0654 (EP,US); B01L2300/0883 (EP,US); G01N21/6452 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/32]G02B21/16
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 [2017/32]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR MIKROSKOPIE MIT BELEUCHTUNG SELEKTIVER EBENEN (SPIM)[2017/32]
English:SELECTIVE PLANE ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY (SPIM) SYSTEMS AND METHODS[2017/32]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE MICROSCOPIE À ÉCLAIRAGE DE PLAN SÉLECTIVE (SPIM)[2017/32]
Entry into regional phase13.04.2017National basic fee paid 
13.04.2017Search fee paid 
13.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
13.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/32]
13.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.11.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/24]
18.01.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2019/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US4953956  (CARPENTER DAVID J [US]) [X] 10 * column 3, lines 39,40; figure 1 * * column 4, lines 5,6 * [I] 11,12;
 [XPA]WO2015004107  (ZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH [DE]) [XP] 1-4,6,8-10,13,14 * page 9, paragraph 5 * * page 11, paragraph 1 * * page 8, paragraph 4 * * figure 1 * [A] 5,7,11,12,15;
 [XPA]WO2015036589  (JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE UNIVERSITÄT [DE]) [XP] 1-4,7-10,13,14 * page 6, paragraph 5 * * page 19, paragraph 3; figures 5,6,9 * [A] 5,6,11,12,15;
 [XPA]WO2014180884  (EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB EMBL [DE]) [XP] 1,3,5,8-11,15 * paragraph [0027]; figures 2,3 * [A] 2,4,6,7,12,14
International search[YA]US5982534  (PINKEL DANIEL [US], et al) [Y] 1-4, 12-15, 18-20 * , entire document, especially; FIG 1, FIG 2, col 6, In 58 to col 8, In 50 * [A] 5-11, 16, 17;
 [YA]US4717239  (STEENBLIK RICHARD A [US]) [Y] 1-4, 12-15, 18-20 * , entire document, especially; col 2, In 7-13, col 9, In 38-62 * [A] 5-11, 16, 7;
 [Y]US2013100272  (PRICE JEFFREY H [US], et al) [Y] 2 * , entire document, especially; para [0003], [0100] *;
 [Y]US2009174937  (HOLY TIMOTHY E [US], et al) [Y] 12 * entire document, especially; para [0020] *;
 [A]US2005264877  (MANDELLA MICHAEL J [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *
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