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EP About this file: EP3603354

EP3603354 - PCB OPTICAL ISOLATION BY NONUNIFORM CATCH PAD STACK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.10.2023
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Waymo LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2020/06]
Inventor(s)01 / TAZZOLI, Augusto
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View CA 94043 / US
02 / GASSEND, Blaise
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View CA 94043 / US
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)Chettle, John Edward, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2020/06]
Application number, filing date18814037.022.05.2018
[2020/06]
WO2018US33790
Priority number, dateUS20171561358005.06.2017         Original published format: US201715613580
[2020/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018226393
Date:13.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3603354
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.12.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR13.12.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:H05K1/11, G01S17/89, G01S17/93, G01S17/42, G01S7/481, H05K1/02, G01S17/931
[2020/52]
CPC:
H05K1/0274 (EP,US); G01S17/42 (EP,US); G01S17/931 (EP,US);
G01S7/4813 (EP,US); H05K1/113 (EP,US); H05K1/115 (EP);
H05K1/116 (EP); H05K2201/0108 (EP); H05K2201/094 (EP,US);
H05K2201/09454 (EP); H05K2201/09481 (EP); H05K2201/10121 (EP);
H05K2201/10151 (EP,US); H05K2203/107 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/06]H05K1/11, G01S17/89
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]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHE LEITERPLATTENISOLIERUNG DURCH UNEINHEITLICHEN CATCH-PAD STAPEL[2020/06]
English:PCB OPTICAL ISOLATION BY NONUNIFORM CATCH PAD STACK[2020/06]
French:ISOLATION OPTIQUE DE CARTE DE CIRCUIT IMPRIMÉ PAR EMPILEMENT DE TAMPONS DE CAPTURE NON UNIFORME[2020/06]
Entry into regional phase30.10.2019National basic fee paid 
30.10.2019Search fee paid 
30.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
30.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
17.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
26.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
26.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
25.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2005195051  (MCKINZIE WILLIAM E III [US]) [X] 1,5-7,10,14,15,17 * paragraph [0021]; figure 21 *;
 [X]US2005225382  (MILLER CHARLES A [US]) [X] 1,6-8,10,14-17 * paragraphs [0029] - [0033]; figure 3 *;
 [X]WO2011010393  (NEC CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,4-7,9,10,13-15,17 * page 6, line 13 - page 7, line 7; figure 1A *;
 [XY]WO2013093976  (NEC CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,4-7,9,10,13,15,17 * paragraphs [0014] - [0023]; figures 1A,1B * [Y] 2,3,11,12,18-20;
 [Y]US2016282453  (PENNECOT GAETAN [US], et al) [Y] 2,3,11,12,18-20* paragraphs [0074] , [0081]; figure 2B *
International search[A]JP2006108434  (TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TEC) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0009]-[0022] and figures 1-3. *;
 [A]US2011067915  (KIM HAN [KR], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0030]-[0045] and figures 2-5. *;
 [A]KR20130015661  (SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECH [KR]) [A] 1-20* See paragraphs [0034]-[0071] and figures 1-9. *;
 [A]US2013126702  (TSUKAGOSHI KOJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0029]-[0036] and figure 1. *;
 [A]US2015236064  (CHEN SZU-YING [TW], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0022]-[0031] and figures 2a-2b. *
by applicantUS2005195051
 US2005225382
 WO2011010393
 WO2013093976
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