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EP3745442 - METHOD OF EXAMINING A SAMPLE USING A CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FEI Company
5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124-5793 / US
[2020/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Klusácek, Jan
FEI Company
Patent Department
P.O. Box 1745
5602 BS Eindhoven Noord-Brabant / NL
02 / Tuma, Tomás
FEI Company
Patent Department
P.O. Box 1745
5602 BS Eindhoven Noord-Brabant / NL
03 / Petrek, Jirí
FEI Company
Patent Department
P.O. Box 1745
5602 BS Eindhoven Noord-Brabant / NL
 [2020/49]
Representative(s)Janssen, Francis-Paul
FEI Company
Patent Department
P.O.Box 1745
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
[2020/49]
Application number, filing date19177314.229.05.2019
[2020/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3745442
Date:02.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01J37/22, G01N23/2251, G01N23/2252, G06K9/66, G06T7/11, H01J37/28, H01J37/256
[2020/49]
CPC:
G01N23/2251 (EP,KR,US); H01J37/244 (CN,KR); G01N23/04 (CN);
G01N23/046 (CN); G01N23/20 (CN); G01N23/203 (CN);
G01N23/22 (CN); G01N23/2206 (US); G01N23/2252 (EP,US);
G06F18/23213 (EP); G06V10/763 (EP,US); G06V20/69 (EP,US);
H01J37/20 (CN,KR); H01J37/22 (KR); H01J37/222 (EP);
H01J37/256 (EP); H01J37/28 (EP,CN); G01N2223/053 (KR);
H01J2237/2555 (EP); H01J2237/2804 (EP); H01J2237/2807 (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 [2021/27]
Former [2020/49]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR UNTERSUCHUNG EINER PROBE MIT EINEM LADUNGSTRÄGERMIKROSKOP[2020/49]
English:METHOD OF EXAMINING A SAMPLE USING A CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE[2020/49]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'EXAMEN D'UN ÉCHANTILLON À L'AIDE D'UN MICROSCOPE À PARTICULES CHARGÉES[2020/49]
Examination procedure31.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/27]
31.05.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]JP2002323463  (SHIMADZU CORP);
 [Y]US2011266440  (BOUGHORBEL FAYSAL [NL], et al);
 [XYI]US2013015351  (KOOIJMAN CORNELIS SANDER [NL], et al);
 [A]US2016307729  (LAZIC IVAN [NL], et al)
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