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EP About this file: EP3600699

EP3600699 - ANNULAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONTROLLER FOR INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.04.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.10.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 12.06.2024  [2024/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2020/12]
Former [2020/06]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / DAVIES, Stephen Charles
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2020/06]Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date18718723.202.04.2018
[2020/06]
WO2018EP58378
Priority number, dateUS201762479412P31.03.2017         Original published format: US 201762479412 P
[2020/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018178382
Date:04.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3600699
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3600699
Date:09.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:B06B1/06
[2020/06]
CPC:
B06B1/0633 (EP,US); A61B8/445 (US); A61B8/12 (EP,US);
A61B8/4494 (US); A61B8/54 (US); B06B1/0207 (US);
B06B1/0625 (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 [2020/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STEUERGERÄT FÜR RINGFÖRMIGE INTEGRIERTE SCHALTUNG FÜR INTRALUMINALE ULTRASCHALLBILDGEBUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/06]
English:ANNULAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONTROLLER FOR INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE[2020/06]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ ANNULAIRE DESTINÉ À UN DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE ULTRASONORE INTRALUMINALE[2020/06]
Entry into regional phase31.10.2019National basic fee paid 
31.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
31.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
31.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.03.2021Fee for grant paid
26.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.04.2018
AL09.06.2021
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US7846101  (EBERLE MICHAEL J [US], et al) [Y] 5,8-10,17-19 * column 7, lines 45-60 * * column 9, lines 3-9,49-51 * * figures 5, 5a *;
 [A]WO2017001525  (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1-19* the whole document *;
 [XYI]  - STOUTE RONALD ET AL, "Optical data link assembly for 360 [mu]m diameter IVUS on guidewire imaging devices", IEEE SENSORS 2014 PROCEEDINGS, IEEE, (20141102), doi:10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6984972, pages 217 - 220, XP032705491 [X] 1,2,6,7,11-13 * sections: "I. B. Motivation for an optical data guidewire", "II. IVUS on guidewire concept with optical link" * * figure 3 * [Y] 5,8-10,17-19 [I] 3,4,14-16

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6984972
by applicantUS7846101
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