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EP About this file: EP3371650

EP3371650 - MULTI-APERTURE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT REGION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.08.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
[2018/37]
Inventor(s)01 / WIPPERMANN, Frank
Berliner Str. 57
98617 Meiningen / DE
02 / BRÜCKNER, Andreas
Dornburger Str. 77
07743 Jena / DE
03 / BRÄUER, Andreas
Rabis 19
07646 Schlöben / DE
 [2018/37]
Representative(s)König, Andreas Rudolf, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstraße 2
81373 München / DE
[2018/37]
Application number, filing date17710852.910.03.2017
[2018/37]
WO2017EP55329
Priority number, dateDE20161020414814.03.2016         Original published format: DE102016204148
[2018/37]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017157724
Date:21.09.2017
Language:DE
[2017/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3371650
Date:12.09.2018
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.09.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3371650
Date:04.09.2019
Language:DE
[2019/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:G03B17/00, G03B17/04, H04N5/225, G02B26/08, G03B5/00, G03B9/02, G03B13/34, G03B17/17, H04N5/232, H04N5/247
[2019/14]
CPC:
G03B17/17 (EP,KR,US); G02B26/0816 (KR,US); G03B13/34 (KR,US);
G03B17/00 (EP,US); G03B5/00 (KR,US); G03B9/02 (KR,US);
H04N13/207 (KR,US); H04N23/45 (EP,US); H04N23/51 (EP,US);
H04N23/55 (EP,US); H04N23/687 (US); H04N23/90 (US);
G03B2205/0015 (KR,US); H04N23/672 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/37]G03B17/00, G03B17/04, H04N5/225
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 [2018/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MULTI-APERTUR-ABBILDUNGSVORRICHTUNG, ABBILDUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM ERFASSEN EINES OBJEKTBEREICHS[2018/37]
English:MULTI-APERTURE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT REGION[2018/37]
French:DISPOSITIF IMAGEUR MULTI-OUVERTURES, SYSTÈME IMAGEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION D'UNE ZONE D'OBJET[2018/37]
Entry into regional phase07.06.2018National basic fee paid 
07.06.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.01.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/37]
07.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2019Fee for grant paid
24.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[A]CN2662265Y  (INST OPTICS & ELECT CN ACAD [CN]) [A] 1-41 * abstract * * paragraphs [0006] - [0011]; figures 1-4 *;
 [XAYI]DE102013209246  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]) [X] 1,2,20,36,41 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] - [0012] - [0022] - [0026] - [0046] * * paragraphs [0058] - [0088] - [0092] , [0093] * * figures 1,2,3A,3H,4-11,14-16 * [A] 3-6,16-18 [Y] 11-15,19 [I] 7-10,21-35,37-40;
 [Y]DE102014213371  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]) [Y] 11-15,19 * abstract * * paragraphs [0043] , [0044] , [0046] , [0051] - [0056] - [0060] , [0062] , [0064] , [0 69] , [0095] * * figures 5A, 5B *;
 [A]US2015373263  (GEORGIEV TODOR GEORGIEV [US], et al) [A] 1-41 * abstract * * figures 1A,1B,5A,5B,6 * * paragraphs [0005] - [0008] - [0028] - [0041] ** paragraphs [0063] , [0064] , [0070] - [0073] - [0077] - [0079] *
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