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EP3476696 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT BOUNDARIES OF AN OBJECT IN AN EXTERNAL AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.05.2021
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  29.03.2019
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
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2019/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Loeben, Dennis
Marienburger Strasse 11
10405 Berlin / DE
 [2019/18]
Application number, filing date18194311.913.09.2018
[2019/18]
Priority number, dateDE20171021912325.10.2017         Original published format: DE102017219123
[2019/18]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3476696
Date:01.05.2019
Language:DE
[2019/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3476696
Date:15.07.2020
Language:DE
[2020/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:B62D13/06, G06K9/00, B60D1/24, B60D1/30, B60D1/62
[2020/17]
CPC:
B60D1/30 (EP,US); B60D1/62 (EP,US); B62D13/06 (EP,US);
G06F16/5854 (US); G06V20/56 (EP,US); G06V20/584 (US);
G06F2218/12 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/18]B62D13/06, B60D1/24, G06K9/00
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 [2019/50]
Former [2019/18]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:VERFAHREN ZUM ERMITTELN VON OBJEKTGRENZEN EINES OBJEKTS IN EINEM AUSSENBEREICH EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS SOWIE STEUERVORRICHTUNG UND KRAFTFAHRZEUG[2019/18]
English:METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT BOUNDARIES OF AN OBJECT IN AN EXTERNAL AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE[2019/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DES LIMITES D'UN OBJET DANS UNE ZONE EXTERNE D'UN VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE AINSI QUE DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE ET VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE[2019/18]
Examination procedure04.11.2019Examination requested  [2019/50]
04.11.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2020Fee for grant paid
28.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/25]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.09.2018
AL15.07.2020
CY15.07.2020
CZ15.07.2020
DK15.07.2020
EE15.07.2020
ES15.07.2020
FI15.07.2020
HR15.07.2020
IT15.07.2020
LT15.07.2020
LV15.07.2020
MC15.07.2020
MK15.07.2020
MT15.07.2020
NL15.07.2020
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SM15.07.2020
TR15.07.2020
IE13.09.2020
LU13.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
BG15.10.2020
NO15.10.2020
GR16.10.2020
IS15.11.2020
PT16.11.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE102011101990  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0015] - [0022]; figure -; claim - *;
 [A]DE102014223141  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [A] 1-11* paragraphs [0007] , [0 34] - [0040]; figure -; claim - *;
 [A]DE102015201586  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0007] - [0017]; figure -; claim - *
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