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EP3660539 - OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.11.2021
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.12.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Strasse 1
79183 Waldkirch / DE
[2020/23]
Inventor(s)01 / Zwölfer, Ulrich
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Str. 1
79183 Waldkirch / DE
 [2020/23]
Application number, filing date19204613.422.10.2019
[2020/23]
Priority number, dateDE20181012997227.11.2018         Original published format: DE102018129972
[2020/23]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3660539
Date:03.06.2020
Language:DE
[2020/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3660539
Date:20.01.2021
Language:DE
[2021/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/481, G01S17/42
[2020/23]
CPC:
G01S17/42 (EP); G01S7/4816 (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 [2020/32]
Former [2020/23]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 
TitleGerman:OPTOELEKTRONISCHER SENSOR UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERFASSUNG VON OBJEKTEN[2020/23]
English:OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS[2020/23]
French:CAPTEUR OPTOÉLECTRONIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION D'OBJETS[2020/23]
Examination procedure26.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/32]
26.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.10.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2020Fee for grant paid
09.12.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.12.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/52]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.10.2019
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE102005006922  (CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC [DE]) [Y] 8* paragraphs [0004] , [0006] , [0016] , [0017]; figure 2 *;
 [XYI]US2015034809  (DROZ PIERRE-YVES [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,11,12,15 * paragraphs [0014] , [0016] , [0026]; figure 2 * [Y] 8 [I] 3,9,10;
 [XI]US9442285  (ROGERS JOHN A [US]) [X] 1,5,12-15 * paragraphs [0041] , [0042] , [0067] , [0091] , [0102]; figure 1A; claim 1 * [I] 6,7,9,10
by applicantUS2006087640
 EP2708914
 US8836922
 EP2910970
 WO2017017811
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