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EP About this file: EP3591437

EP3591437 - DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.02.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip20.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
[2020/02]
Inventor(s)01 / NAMBA, Kazuhide
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
4-14-1 Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
 [2020/02]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2020/02]
Application number, filing date18760328.714.02.2018
[2020/02]
WO2018JP04984
Priority number, dateJP2017003770128.02.2017         Original published format: JP 2017037701
JP2017011582713.06.2017         Original published format: JP 2017115827
[2020/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018159289
Date:07.09.2018
Language:JA
[2018/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3591437
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.09.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01S17/894, G01S7/486, G01S7/48, G01S17/931
[2020/09]
CPC:
G01S17/894 (EP); G01S17/931 (EP,US); B60W30/09 (US);
G01S17/42 (EP); G01S17/87 (EP); G01S7/4808 (US);
G01S7/4865 (EP); G01S7/4868 (EP,US); G06V20/58 (US);
H04B1/7143 (US); B60W2420/408 (US); B60W2554/00 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/02]G01S17/89, G01S7/486
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 [2020/02]
TitleGerman:DISTANZMESSVORRICHTUNG, DISTANZMESSVERFAHREN UND DISTANZMESSSYSTEM[2020/02]
English:DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM[2020/02]
French:DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE DISTANCE, PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE DISTANCE ET SYSTÈME DE MESURE DE DISTANCE[2020/02]
Entry into regional phase19.07.2019Translation filed 
28.08.2019National basic fee paid 
28.08.2019Search fee paid 
28.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
28.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.08.2019Examination requested  [2020/02]
07.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
19.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
20.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[IY]JPH0395402  (MATSUSHITA GIKEN KK) [I] 1-3,5,6,14 * the whole document * * passages provided for the machine translation in the European search opinion * [Y] 4;
 [Y]JP2644895B  (MATSUSHITA GIKEN KK);
 [Y]WO2008152647  (UNIV BEN GURION [IL], et al) [Y] 4 * page 1, lines 4-6 * * page 5, lines 10-13 ** page 18, lines 1-11 *
International search[A]US5221928  (DAHL RANDY L [US]) [A] 1-20* , column 1, lines 13-26, column 8, lines 7-55, fig. 4 *;
 [Y]JP2644895B  (MATSUSHITA GIKEN KK) [Y] 1-5, 7-16, 18-20 * , column 2, lines 6-9, 17-31, column 3, line 50 to column 4, line 3, column 6, lines 4-11, 27-28, 38-46, fig. 2 *;
 [Y]JP2009503470  (REIME, Gerd) [Y] 11-16, 18 * , paragraph [0054] *;
 [YA]WO2014207983  (PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-5, 7-16, 18-20 * , paragraphs [0014]-[0017], [0028], [0049]-[0052], [0058] * [A] 6, 17;
 [Y]WO2016208215  (MURATA MANUFACTURING CO [JP]) [Y] 1-5, 7-16, 18-20 * , fig. 3, paragraphs [0029]-[0030] *;
 [Y]  - WHYTE, R. Z. et al., "Multiple range imaging camera operation with minimal performance impact", Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 7538, (20100129), URL: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.838271, XP055555160 [Y] 11-16, 18 * abstract, page 4, paragraph [0002] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.838271
by applicantJP2016090268
    - "Multiple range imaging camera operation with minimal performance impact", R.Z.WHYTEA.D.PAYNEA.A.DORRINGTONM.J.CREE, Proc.SPIE-IS&T Electronic Imaging, (20100000), vol. 7538, page 75380I
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