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EP About this file: EP3660492

EP3660492 - FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.06.2023
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.12.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 21.08.2024 [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[2020/23]
Inventor(s)01 / BIAN, Xiao
General Electric Company
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
02 / BOUCHARD, Steeves
General Electric Company
2 De L'Aeroport Boulevard
Bromont, Québec J2L 1S6 / CA
03 / CANTIN, David
General Electric Company
2 De L'Aeroport Boulevard
Bromont, Québec J2L 1S6 / CA
04 / HAREL, Stephane
General Electric Company
2 De L'Aeroport Boulevard
Bromont, Québec J2L 1S6 / CA
05 / KARIGIANNIS, John
General Electric Company
2 De L'Aeroport Boulevard
Bromont, Québec J2L 1S6 / CA
06 / DIWINSKY, David Scott
General Electric Company
1 Neumann Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 / US
07 / BEWLAY, Bernard
General Electric Company
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
 [2020/23]
Representative(s)Openshaw & Co.
8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
[2020/23]
Application number, filing date19206682.731.10.2019
[2020/23]
Priority number, dateUS20181620148027.11.2018         Original published format: US201816201480
[2020/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3660492
Date:03.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3660492
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3660492
Date:17.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/88, G01N21/91, G01N21/95, G06T7/00
[2020/24]
CPC:
G01N21/91 (EP,US); G01N21/6428 (CN); B25J9/1697 (US);
G01N21/8851 (EP); G01N21/9515 (EP); G06F18/2433 (US);
G06T7/0004 (EP); G06T7/001 (US); G01N2021/6439 (CN);
G01N2021/8864 (EP); G01N2021/8883 (EP); G06T2207/10064 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20084 (EP,US); G06T2207/30164 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/23]G01N21/88, G01N21/91
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 [2021/01]
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:FLUORESZENZEINDRINGPRÜFSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN[2020/23]
English:FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD[2020/23]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME D'INSPECTION DE PÉNÉTRANT FLUORESCENT[2020/23]
Examination procedure02.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/01]
02.12.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.07.2022Fee for grant paid
07.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP2891878  (BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [XI]WO2017221024  (INSPECTION TECH LIMITED [GB]) [X] 1,2,5,11,12,15 * page 1, lines 5-21 * * page 4, lines 2-6,31,32 * * page 6, lines 27,28 * * page 12, lines 14-24 * * figure 1 * [I] 3,4,6-10,13,14;
 [A]EP3399466  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *
Examination   - XU XIAODONG ET AL, "Multisource Remote Sensing Data Classification Based on Convolutional Neural Network", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, IEEE, USA, vol. 56, no. 2, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2017.2756851, ISSN 0196-2892, (20180201), pages 937 - 949, (20180126), XP011676221

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2017.2756851
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