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EP3493329 - PHASE CONTROLLER AND PHASE CONTROLLING METHOD FOR ANTENNA ARRAY, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.10.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology
No.481, Chia An Sec.
Chung Cheng Road
Longtan District
Taoyuan City 325 / TW
[2019/23]
Inventor(s)01 / YAO, Chia-Yu
7F., No. 54, Ln. 39, Sec.6, Roosevelt Rd.
Wenshan Dist.
116 Taipei City / TW
02 / CHEN, Shao
No. 88, Ln. 326, Zhulin Rd.
Linkou Dist.
244 New Taipei City / TW
03 / YU, Chien-Te
8F., No. 22, Ln. 158, Cihui 3rd St.
Zhongli Dist.
320 Taoyuan City / TW
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)DTS Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schnekenbühl und Partner mbB
Brienner Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/23]DTS Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schnekenbühl und Partner mbB
Marstallstrasse 8
80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date18188400.810.08.2018
[2019/23]
Priority number, dateUS20171582533829.11.2017         Original published format: US201715825338
[2019/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3493329
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3493329
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01Q3/38, H01Q3/42, H04B7/00
[2019/23]
CPC:
H01Q3/38 (EP,US); H01Q3/30 (KR); G01S13/38 (US);
G01S7/352 (US); H01Q1/247 (KR); H01Q21/00 (KR);
H01Q21/29 (US); H01Q3/26 (US); H01Q3/42 (EP,US);
H04B7/00 (EP,US); H04B7/0617 (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 [2019/48]
Former [2019/23]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 
TitleGerman:PHASENREGLER UND PHASENREGELUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR GRUPPENANTENNE UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG MIT VERWENDUNG DAVON[2019/23]
English:PHASE CONTROLLER AND PHASE CONTROLLING METHOD FOR ANTENNA ARRAY, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME[2019/23]
French:CONTRÔLEUR DE PHASE ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE PHASE POUR RÉSEAU D'ANTENNES ET APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION L'UTILISANT[2019/23]
Examination procedure17.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/48]
17.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.09.2020Fee for grant paid
14.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0231071  (MARCONI CO LTD [GB]) [A] 1-20 * column 1 - column 4; figures 1-2 *;
 [T]  - YAO CHIA-YU ET AL, "Controlling a switched beam array antenna using PLL frequency synthesizers based on the congruence modulo", 2018 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS (ISCAS), IEEE, (20180527), doi:10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8350999, pages 1 - 4, XP033434446 [T] 1-20

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8350999
 [A]  - BO SHI ET AL, "Electronic beam steering using PLL array for radar applications in W-band", 2015 IEEE 5TH ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (APSAR), (20150901), doi:10.1109/APSAR.2015.7306206, ISBN 978-1-4673-7297-8, pages 274 - 276, XP055557949 [A] 1-20 * Section II. and III.;; figures 1-3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APSAR.2015.7306206
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