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EP3400450 - NON-INVASIVE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT USING RESONANT FREQUENCY SHIFT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.08.2022 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 24.06.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.10.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 15.09.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Duke University 2812 Erwin Road, Suite 306 Durham, NC 27705 / US
	[2018/46]
Inventor(s)	01 / ANDREWS, Joseph Batton 1805 White Pine Drive Durham, North Carolina 27705 / US
	02 / BROOKE, Martin Anthony 4 Steepleton Court Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 / US
	03 / FRANKLIN, Aaron 621 Mercer Grant Drive Cary, North Carolina 27519 / US
	[2018/46]
Representative(s)	Appleyard Lees IP LLP 15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
	[2018/46]
Application number, filing date	16893779.5	16.05.2016
	[2018/46]
	WO2016US32640
Priority number, date	US201615062377	07.03.2016 Original published format: US201615062377
	[2018/46]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017155559
	Date:	14.09.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/37]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3400450
	Date:	14.11.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.09.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/46]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3400450
	Date:	13.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/41]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	14.09.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.09.2019
Classification	IPC:	G01R27/04, G01R27/28, G01R27/32, G01M17/02, G01B7/06	[2019/42]
	CPC:	G01B7/06 (EP,US); B60C11/243 (EP); B60C19/00 (US); B60C9/0007 (EP); B60C9/2006 (EP); G01M17/025 (EP,US); (+) B60C2011/0033 (EP); B60C2019/004 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2018/46]	G01R27/04, G01R27/28, G01R27/32
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2018/46]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	NICHTINVASIVE DICKENMESSUNG MIT RESONANZFREQUENZVERSCHIEBUNG	[2018/46]
	English:	NON-INVASIVE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT USING RESONANT FREQUENCY SHIFT	[2018/46]
	French:	MESURE D'ÉPAISSEUR NON INVASIVE UTILISANT UN DÉCALAGE DE FRÉQUENCE DE RÉSONANCE	[2018/46]
Entry into regional phase	07.08.2018	National basic fee paid
	07.08.2018	Search fee paid
	07.08.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.08.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	07.08.2018	Examination requested [2018/46]
	02.04.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.06.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	02.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	02.09.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	14.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.04.2021	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	16.05.2016
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	16.05.2022
	LU	16.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	[2024/22]
Former [2024/20]	HU	16.05.2016
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	16.05.2022
	LU	16.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	16.05.2016
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	16.05.2022
	LU	16.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/25]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	16.05.2022
	LU	16.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/20]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	IE	16.05.2022
	LU	16.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.05.2022
Former [2023/06]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/49]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/35]	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/34]	AT	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/33]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/25]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/24]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/23]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/22]	AT	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/21]	AT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/19]	BG	13.01.2022
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