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EP3869230 - DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.09.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.07.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
108-8001 Tokyo / JP
[2021/34]
Inventor(s)01 / NOGUCHI Hidemi
c/o NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-
ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2021/34]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstraße 3
81675 München / DE
[2021/34]
Application number, filing date18937313.717.10.2018
[2021/34]
WO2018JP38657
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020079776
Date:23.04.2020
Language:JA
[2020/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3869230
Date:25.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3869230
Date:06.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.04.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01S17/10, G01S7/4865, G01S7/487, G01S17/14, G01S17/26, G01S7/484, G01S7/4861
[2023/41]
CPC:
G01S17/14 (EP); G01S17/26 (EP,US); G01S7/484 (EP,US);
G01S7/4861 (EP,US); G01S7/4865 (EP); G01S7/487 (EP)
Former IPC [2021/39]G01S17/10, G01S7/4865, G01S7/487, G01S17/14, G01S17/26
Former IPC [2021/34]G01S17/10
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 [2021/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DISTANZMESSVORRICHTUNG UND DISTANZMESSVERFAHREN[2021/34]
English:DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD[2021/34]
French:DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE DISTANCE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE DISTANCE[2021/34]
Entry into regional phase14.04.2021Translation filed 
14.04.2021National basic fee paid 
14.04.2021Search fee paid 
14.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
14.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/34]
24.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2024Fee for grant paid
25.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipLT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
[2024/33]
Documents cited:Search[A]DE3142438  (SIEMENS AG) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [Y]EP1397697  (RAYTHEON CO [US]) [Y] 5,6,11,12 * paragraphs [0036] - [0038] - [0042] , [0046] , [0050] , [0051] , [0062] - [0065]; figures 2,3B *;
 [XY]WO2018116412  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-4,7-10 * paragraphs [0012] - [0027] - [0034] , [0035]; figures 1-3 * [Y] 5,6,11,12;
 [A]US2018284279  (CAMPBELL SCOTT R [US], et al) [A] 1-12* paragraphs [0144] - [0151]; figure 17 *
International search[YA]JPS6223644B  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION) [Y] 1-4, 7-10 * , paragraphs [0012]-[0020], [0025], [0034], [0051] * [A] 5-6, 11-12;
 [YA]US2011116072  (ROUSSEAU PASCAL [FR]) [Y] 1-4, 7-10 * , paragraphs [0004], [0045]-[0047], [0050], [0085], [0090]-[0094] * [A] 5-6, 11-12;
 [A]US2016011312  (LEYVA VICTOR [US]) [A] 1-12* , paragraphs [0017]-[0030], fig. 2-4 *;
 [A]WO2017134707  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 5-6, 11-12 * , paragraphs [0019]-[0042], [0072] *
by applicantJP2014522979
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