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EP3742198 - ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WITH HIGH FREQUENCY DETAIL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.10.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
21919 30th Drive SE
Bothell, WA 98021 / US
[2020/48]
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Kai Wen
6 Cowles Court
Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 9A7 / CA
02 / CHAGGARES, Nicholas Christopher
700 Garden Street
Whitby, Ontario L1N 7B3 / CA
 [2020/48]
Representative(s)Dehns
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/48]Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date20177366.008.11.2018
[2020/48]
Priority number, dateUS201762583416P08.11.2017         Original published format: US 201762583416 P
[2020/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3742198
Date:25.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3742198
Date:24.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01S15/89, G01S7/52, A61B8/00, A61B8/08
[2020/48]
CPC:
A61B8/5246 (EP,US); A61B8/54 (EP,KR,US); A61B8/14 (US);
A61B8/145 (US); A61B8/4483 (EP,KR,US); A61B8/463 (EP,US);
A61B8/5207 (KR); A61B8/523 (US); G01S15/8952 (EP,US);
G01S7/5202 (EP); G01S7/52074 (EP,US); G01S7/52085 (EP,US);
A61B8/4494 (EP,US); A61B8/465 (EP,US); A61B8/469 (EP,US);
G01S15/8979 (EP,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 [2021/44]
Former [2020/48]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ULTRASCHALLSYSTEM MIT HOCHFREQUENZDETAIL[2020/48]
English:ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WITH HIGH FREQUENCY DETAIL[2020/48]
French:SYSTÈME À ULTRASONS DOTÉ DE DÉTAIL HAUTE FRÉQUENCE[2020/48]
Examination procedure23.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/44]
23.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18875529.2  / EP3703573
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US4915115  (SASAKI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 2 * abstract * * column 1, line 7 - column 2, line 9 * * column 2, line 32 - column 6, line 20 *;
 [Y]US2004102702  (SHIMAZAKI TADASHI [JP]) [Y] 6,13 * abstract * * sentence 0053, paragraph 0001 - sentence 0075, paragraph 0018 *;
 [Y]US2007078347  (SRINIVASAN SESHADRI [US], et al) [Y] 6,13 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0003] * * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0032] ** paragraph [0067] - paragraph [0071] *;
 [Y]WO2017042304  (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV [NL]) [Y] 3,10 * abstract * * page 2, line 3 - page 3, line 25 * * page 4, line 27 - page 6, line 25 * * page 11, line 1 - page 15, line 2 * * claims 1-6 *;
 [XY]WO2017089376  (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV [NL]) [X] 1,2,4,5,7-9,11,12,14,15 * abstract * * page 1, line 4 - page 10, line 25 * * page 11, line 23 - page 15, line 22 * [Y] 2,3,6,10,13;
 [Y]  - AVDAL JØRGEN ET AL, "Effects of reverberations and clutter filtering in pulsed Doppler using sparse sequences", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, IEEE, US, vol. 62, no. 5, doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2014.006798, ISSN 0885-3010, (20150501), pages 828 - 838, (20150507), XP011580759 [Y] 2 * abstract * * Sections I, III to V. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2014.006798
by applicantWO2017173414
 US2017282215
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