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EP3683538 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF THE POSITION OF A SURFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.05.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.04.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.01.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
929 Long Bridge Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 / US
[2024/27]
Former [2023/12]For all designated states
The Boeing Company
929 Long Bridge Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 / US
Former [2020/30]For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KONYNDYK, David M.
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
02 / FULLER, Mark Douglas
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
03 / JAMES, Jerry A.
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
04 / HUANG, Timothy P.
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
 [2024/27]
Former [2020/30]01 / KONYNDYK, David M.
The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza Mail
Code 2T-42
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
02 / FULLER, Mark Douglas
The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza, Mail
Code 2T-42
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
03 / JAMES, Jerry A.
The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza, Mail
Code 2T-42
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
04 / HUANG, Timothy P.
The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza, Mail
Code 2T-42
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/30]Plasseraud IP
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date19210409.920.11.2019
[2020/30]
Priority number, dateUS20191624684814.01.2019         Original published format: US201916246848
[2020/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3683538
Date:22.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3683538
Date:03.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01B11/02, B64F5/60, G01B11/26
[2020/30]
CPC:
G01B11/26 (EP); G01C15/002 (CN); B64F5/60 (EP,US);
G01B11/002 (US); G01B11/026 (EP); G01M1/127 (CN);
B64F5/10 (US) (-)
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 [2021/08]
Former [2020/30]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:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ENTFERNTEN OPTISCHEN MESSUNG DER POSITION EINER OBERFLÄCHE[2020/30]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF THE POSITION OF A SURFACE[2020/30]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE MESURE OPTIQUE À DISTANCE DE LA POSITION D'UNE SURFACE[2020/30]
Examination procedure20.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/08]
20.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.05.2024Fee for grant paid
23.05.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.05.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [A]CN101493318  (UNIV BEIJING BUAA [CN]);
 [A]US2014368637  (YEELES CHRISTOPHER J [US]);
 [XAI]US2015178412  (GRAU MARKUS [DE]);
 [XAI]US2016245725  (BRAGHIROLI FRANCESCO [IT]);
 [A]US2018251236  (MONLEÓN DE LA LLUVIA JORDÁ ALEJANDRO [ES], et al)
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