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EP About this file: EP3671110

EP3671110 - METHOD FOR LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/26]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY
[2021/49]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.03.2023
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC, TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Topcon Corporation
75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo 174-8580 / JP
[2020/26]
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Jongsik
2345 Linwood Ave. Apt 5B
FORT LEE, NJ 07024 / US
02 / DONG, Ying
14 Heritage Dr.
WARREN, NJ 07059 / US
03 / MEI, Song
14 Hudson Ct.
Franklin Park, NJ 08823 / US
04 / CHAN, Kinpui
640 Witthill Road
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 / US
05 / WANG, Zhenguo
169 Jeffer Ct.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 / US
06 / MAO, Zaixing
Toshima-ku, Nishiikebukuro
3 Chome-21-13 Unit 1106
Tokyo 1710021 / JP
 [2020/26]
Representative(s)Lavoix
Bayerstraße 83
80335 München / DE
[2022/19]
Former [2020/26]Lavoix
Bayerstrasse 83
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date19218145.119.12.2019
[2020/26]
Priority number, dateUS201862781991P19.12.2018         Original published format: US 201862781991 P
US201962822415P22.03.2019         Original published format: US 201962822415 P
US20191671930518.12.2019         Original published format: US201916719305
[2020/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3671110
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3671110
Date:18.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01B9/02, A61B3/12, A61B3/10
[2021/49]
CPC:
G01B9/02094 (EP); A61B3/102 (EP,US); A61B3/1225 (EP,US);
A61B3/14 (US); G01B9/02091 (EP); G01N21/17 (US);
A61B3/1241 (EP); G01N2021/1787 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/26]G01B9/02, A61B3/10
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 [2020/51]
Former [2020/26]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 ZUR INTERFEROMETRIE MIT NIEDRIGER KOHÄRENZ[2021/49]
English:METHOD FOR LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY[2021/49]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'INTERFÉROMÉTRIE À FAIBLE COHÉRENCE[2021/49]
Former [2020/26]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR INTERFEROMETRIE MIT NIEDRIGER KOHÄRENZ
Former [2020/26]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY
Former [2020/26]PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL D'INTERFÉROMÉTRIE À FAIBLE COHÉRENCE
Examination procedure05.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.11.2020Examination requested  [2020/51]
05.11.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.04.2022Fee for grant paid
06.04.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.04.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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