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EP3397525 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AN OCCUPANT WITHIN A VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.03.2021
Database last updated on 08.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.08.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.10.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2018/45]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Yu
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
02 / LI, Zhiyun
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
03 / ZHENG, Pei
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
 [2018/45]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/45]HGF Limited
Saviour House
9 St. Saviourgate
York YO1 8NQ / GB
Application number, filing date16891731.806.09.2016
[2018/45]
WO2016KR09940
Priority number, dateUS20161505155623.02.2016         Original published format: US201615051556
[2018/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017146327
Date:31.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3397525
Date:07.11.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3397525
Date:06.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR31.08.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:B60R22/48, B60R21/015, B60N2/00, B60R16/037
[2019/02]
CPC:
H04L67/52 (EP,US); B60N2/002 (US); B60N2/0024 (EP);
B60N2/0035 (EP); B60R16/037 (EP,US); B60R22/48 (EP,US);
B60N2210/14 (EP); B60N2230/20 (EP); H04L67/12 (EP,US);
H04L67/306 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/45]B60R22/48, B60R21/015, B60N2/00
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 [2018/45]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ORTUNG EINES INSASSEN IN EINEM FAHRZEUG[2018/45]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AN OCCUPANT WITHIN A VEHICLE[2018/45]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE LOCALISATION D'UN OCCUPANT À L'INTÉRIEUR D'UN VÉHICULE[2018/45]
Entry into regional phase02.08.2018National basic fee paid 
02.08.2018Search fee paid 
02.08.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
02.08.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
02.08.2018Examination requested  [2018/45]
13.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.2020Fee for grant paid
31.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [A]US2014309862  (RICCI CHRISTOPHER P [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0319] , [0321] , [0368]; figures 8b,21; claims 1,5 *;
 [X]US2015149042  (COOPER ROTEM [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0005] , [0171] , [0182] - [0191]; figures 11-14 *;
 [A]US2015210287  (PENILLA ANGEL A [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0113] , [0277]; figures 10,17,22 *;
 [A]EP2930585  (GOOGLE INC [US]) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0043] , [0004] , [0009]; figure 1; claim 10 *
International search[Y]US2014028542  (LOVITT ANDREW W [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0020]-[0029], [0036]-[0037], [0044], [0050]-[0066] and figures 1, 2A-B, 4-5. *;
 [A]US8660735  (TENGLER STEVEN C [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * See column 24, line 66 - column 26, line 54 and figures 8A-11. *;
 [A]KR20140059478  (INFOBANK [KR]) [A] 1-15* See paragraphs [0085]-[0126] and figures 7-11. *;
 [Y]KR20160006408  (LG INNOTEK CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0030], [0036]-[0037], [0054] and figures 1-2. *;
 [Y]KR20160008372  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [Y] 3, 12 * See paragraphs [0060]-[0061], [0219], [0253] and figures 1, 7e. *
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