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EP About this file: EP3898404

EP3898404 - ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT IN OR BELOW A BODY OF WATER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.07.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.07.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  08.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip12.01.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH
Sebaldsbrücker Heerstraße 235
28309 Bremen / DE
For all designated states
thyssenkrupp AG
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
[2021/43]
Inventor(s)01 / KALTOFEN, Tommy
Kirchbachstraße 122
28211 Bremen / DE
02 / KALWA, Jörg
Habichtweg 50
28844 Weyhe / DE
03 / PREU, Benedict
Timmersloher Strasse 54
28215 Bremen / DE
 [2021/43]
Representative(s)thyssenkrupp Intellectual Property GmbH
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen / DE
[2021/43]
Application number, filing date19828635.313.12.2019
[2021/43]
WO2019EP85004
Priority number, dateDE20181022248720.12.2018         Original published format: DE102018222487
[2021/43]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020126867
Date:25.06.2020
Language:DE
[2020/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3898404
Date:27.10.2021
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.06.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:B63G7/06, G01S7/539, G01S15/06, G01S15/88, G01V3/08
[2021/43]
CPC:
B63G7/06 (EP); G01V3/08 (EP); G01V3/081 (EP);
B63G2007/065 (EP); G01S15/08 (EP); G01S15/876 (EP);
G01S15/88 (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 [2021/43]
TitleGerman:ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM LOKALISIEREN EINES GEGENSTANDS IN ODER UNTER EINEM GEWÄSSER[2021/43]
English:ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT IN OR BELOW A BODY OF WATER[2021/43]
French:ARRANGEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LOCALISER UN OBJET DANS OU SOUS UNE MASSE D'EAU[2021/43]
Entry into regional phase20.07.2021National basic fee paid 
20.07.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
20.07.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/43]
20.07.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0010331  (SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL]) [A] 1-15* page 6, line 4 - page 7, line 22; figures 1-3,8 *;
 [Y]US5425001  (POLVANI DONALD G [US]) [Y] 1-15 * column 2, line 67 - column 3, line 49; figures 1-3 *;
 [Y]US2010132538  (THEOBALD ALAN [AU], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraphs [0040] - [0044]; figures 1,2 *;
 [X]US2014165898  (CIERPKA KAI [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,4-6,9-11,13-15 * paragraphs [0023] , [0079] - [0083] - [0089] - [0092] - [0101] - [0104]; figures 1-6 *
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