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EP About this file: EP3320368

EP3320368 - TERRESTRIAL IMAGING USING MULTI-POLARIZATION SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.12.2022
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.07.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.04.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.12.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.01.2023  [2023/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ConocoPhillips Company
925 N. Eldridge Parkway
Houston, Texas 77079 / US
[2019/29]
Former [2019/16]For all designated states
ConocoPhillips Company
ConocoPhillips Energy Center 4
925 N Eldridge Parkway
Houston TX 77079 / US
Former [2018/20]For all designated states
ConocoPhillips Company
600 North Dairy Ashford
Houston, TX 77079 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SOOFI, Khalid A.
600 N. Dairy Ashford
Houston, Texas 77079 / US
02 / TERRY, Sarah E.
600 N. Dairy Ashford
Houston, Texas 77079 / US
03 / PRADO, Manuel A.
9811 Parsonsfield Lane
Katy, Texas 77494 / US
 [2018/20]
Representative(s)Simpson, Paul Christopher, et al
ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited
20th Floor
1 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/20]Simpson, Paul Christopher
ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited
Legal
Floor 6, Portman House
2 Portman Street
London, Greater London W1H 6DU / GB
Application number, filing date16852231.606.07.2016
[2018/20]
WO2016US41154
Priority number, dateUS201562190103P08.07.2015         Original published format: US 201562190103 P
[2018/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2017058328
Date:06.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3320368
Date:16.05.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US11.05.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01S13/90
[2018/20]
CPC:
G01S7/024 (EP,US); G01S13/9076 (EP,US); G01S7/412 (EP,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 [2018/20]
TitleGerman:TERRESTRISCHEN BILDGEBUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES MULTIPOLARISIERUNGSRADARS MIT SYNTHETISCHER APERTUR[2018/20]
English:TERRESTRIAL IMAGING USING MULTI-POLARIZATION SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR[2018/20]
French:IMAGERIE TERRESTRE À L'AIDE D'UN RADAR À OUVERTURE SYNTHÉTIQUE MULTI-POLARISATION[2018/20]
Entry into regional phase08.02.2018National basic fee paid 
08.02.2018Search fee paid 
08.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
25.01.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.01.2018Examination requested  [2018/20]
25.01.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 20.09.2022
25.07.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/01]
04.08.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/01]
20.09.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
22.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2012.2219872
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721318
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