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EP About this file: EP3717940

EP3717940 - SEISMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR SMALL OBJECTS, SUBMARINE CABLES AND THE LIKE IN THE SEA BED AS WELL AS SYSTEM OF SEA SWELL INDEPENDENT TOWED BODY AND MODULAR DEVICE CARRIER FOR THE ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION 3D MEASUREMENT OF SMALL STRUCTURES IN THE SEA BED [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/41]SEISMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR SMALL OBJECTS, SUBMARINE CABLES AND THE LIKE IN THE SEA BED, SEA SWELL INDEPENDENT TOWED BODY FOR THE ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION 3D MEASUREMENT OF SMALL STRUCTURES IN THE SEA BED AND MODULAR DEVICE CARRIER FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT OF SMALL OBJECTS IN THE SEA BED
[2024/26]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.06.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.09.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip10.06.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Geomar Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
24148 Kiel / DE
[2020/41]
Inventor(s)01 / BIALAS, Jörg
Langer Rehm 21
24226 Heikendorf / DE
02 / BERNDT, Christian
Schillerstr. 12
24116 Kiel / DE
03 / VOLZ, Martin
Wacholderstraße 24
24229 Schwedeneck / DE
04 / EISENBERG-KLEIN, Gerald
Weidkämpe 25
30659 Hannover / DE
 [2020/41]
Representative(s)Puschmann Borchert Kaiser Klettner Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Bajuwarenring 21
82041 Oberhaching / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/41]Shalibeik, Hotan
Heeschen Patentanwaltskanzlei
SHpatent
Stadtweg 7-9
21684 Stade / DE
Application number, filing date18833598.826.11.2018
[2020/41]
WO2018DE100959
Priority number, dateDE20171012815928.11.2017         Original published format: DE102017128159
DE20171012816128.11.2017         Original published format: DE102017128161
DE20171012816028.11.2017         Original published format: DE102017128160
[2020/41]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019105510
Date:06.06.2019
Language:DE
[2019/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3717940
Date:07.10.2020
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01V1/38
[2020/41]
CPC:
G01V1/3843 (EP); G01V1/3808 (EP); G01V1/3817 (EP)
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 [2020/41]
TitleGerman:SEISMISCHES DREIDIMENSIONALES VERMESSUNGSVERFAHREN KLEINER OBJEKTE, SEEKABEL UND DERGLEICHEN IM MEERESBODEN SOWIE SYSTEM AUS SEEGANGSUNABHÄNGIGEM SCHLEPPKÖRPER UND MODULAREM GERÄTETRÄGER FÜR DIE ULTRA-HOCHAUFLÖSENDE 3D VERMESSUNG KLEINER STRUKTUREN IM MEERESBODEN[2024/26]
English:SEISMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR SMALL OBJECTS, SUBMARINE CABLES AND THE LIKE IN THE SEA BED AS WELL AS SYSTEM OF SEA SWELL INDEPENDENT TOWED BODY AND MODULAR DEVICE CARRIER FOR THE ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION 3D MEASUREMENT OF SMALL STRUCTURES IN THE SEA BED[2024/26]
French:EPROCÉDÉ DE REPÉRAGE TRIDIMENSIONNEL SISMIQUE DE PETITS OBJETS, DE CÂBLES SOUS-MARINS ET ANALOGUES SUR LES FONDS MARINS, ET SYSTEME DE CORPS REMORQUÉ INDÉPENDANT DE LA HOULE ET SUPPORT D'APPAREIL MODULAIRE POUR REPÉRER EN 3D ULTRA-HAUTE DÉFINITION DE PETITES STRUCTURES SUR LES FONDS MARINS[2024/26]
Former [2020/41]SEISMISCHES DREIDIMENSIONALES VERMESSUNGSVERFAHREN KLEINER OBJEKTE, SEEKABEL UND DERGLEICHEN IM MEERESBODEN, SEEGANGSUNABHÄNGIGER SCHLEPPKÖRPER FÜR DIE ULTRA-HOCHAUFLÖSENDE 3D VERMESSUNG KLEINER STRUKTUREN IM MEERESBODEN SOWIE MODULARER GERÄTETRÄGER ZUR DREIDIMENSIONALEN VERMESSUNG KLEINER OBJEKTE IM MEERESBODEN
Former [2020/41]SEISMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR SMALL OBJECTS, SUBMARINE CABLES AND THE LIKE IN THE SEA BED, SEA SWELL INDEPENDENT TOWED BODY FOR THE ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION 3D MEASUREMENT OF SMALL STRUCTURES IN THE SEA BED AND MODULAR DEVICE CARRIER FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT OF SMALL OBJECTS IN THE SEA BED
Former [2020/41]PROCÉDÉ DE REPÉRAGE TRIDIMENSIONNEL SISMIQUE DE PETITS OBJETS, DE CÂBLES SOUS-MARINS ET ANALOGUES SUR LES FONDS MARINS, CORPS REMORQUÉ INDÉPENDANT DE LA HOULE POUR REPÉRER EN 3D ULTRA-HAUTE DÉFINITION DE PETITES STRUCTURES SUR LES FONDS MARINS ET SUPPORT D'APPAREIL MODULAIRE POUR LE REPÉRAGE TRIDIMENSIONNEL DE PETITS OBJETS SUR LES FONDS MARINS
Entry into regional phase22.06.2020National basic fee paid 
22.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
22.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/41]
22.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
17.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
17.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]US4924449  (GUIGNE JACQUES Y [CA]) [I] 1-11 * column 1, lines 43-59 * * column 2, line 62 - column 3, line 19 * * column 3, lines 53-56 * * column 7, line 65 - column 8, line 6 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2005180260  (PLANKE SVERRE [NO], et al) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0013] - [0018] - [0 33] - [0037]; figures 1-2 *;
 [DA]US2013258811  (GUIGNE JACQUES Y [CA], et al) [DA] 1-11* paragraphs [0033] - [0039] - [0 41] - [0045]; figure 1 *
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