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 | |
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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);
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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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