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EP About this file: EP3760969

EP3760969 - 2D MULTI-LAYER THICKNESS MEASUREMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.06.2024
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.05.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.03.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.02.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.07.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  04.12.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.06.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TOPCON CORPORATION
75-1, Hasunuma-cho
Itabashi-ku
Tokyo 174-8580 / JP
[2024/15]
Former [2021/01]For all designated states
Topcon Corporation
75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo 174-8580 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / CAO, Bin
6 Royal CT, APT D
WAYNE, NJ 07470 / US
02 / WANG, Zhenguo
169 Jeffer Ct
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 / US
03 / CHAN, Kinpui
640 Witthill Road
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 / US
04 / MAO, Zaixing
Toshima-ku, Nishiikebukuro, 3 Chome-21-13 Unit
1106
Tokyo, 1710021 / JP
05 / KIM, Jongsik
2345 Linwood Ave. Apt 5B
FORT LEE, NJ 07024 / US
 [2021/01]
Representative(s)Lavoix
Bayerstraße 83
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/01]Lavoix
Bayerstrasse 83
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date20182927.229.06.2020
[2021/01]
Priority number, dateUS201962868568P28.06.2019         Original published format: US 201962868568 P
US20201691109424.06.2020         Original published format: US202016911094
[2021/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3760969
Date:06.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01B11/06, A61B3/10, A61B3/00, A61B3/028
[2024/14]
CPC:
G01B11/0633 (EP); A61B3/101 (EP,US); A61B3/0025 (EP,US);
A61B3/028 (EP); A61B3/102 (US); G06T7/0012 (US);
G06T7/62 (US); G06T2207/20056 (US); G06T2207/30041 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/01]G01B11/06, 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 [2021/32]
Former [2021/01]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:ZWEIDIMENSIONALE MEHRSCHICHTDICKENMESSUNG[2021/01]
English:2D MULTI-LAYER THICKNESS MEASUREMENT[2021/01]
French:MESURE D'ÉPAISSEUR MULTICOUCHE 2D[2021/01]
Examination procedure05.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/32]
05.07.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.03.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.05.2024Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
03.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US4645349  (TABATA HIDETOSHI [JP]) [Y] 14* the whole document *;
 [IA]US2013141698  (HUTH STANLEY [US], et al) [I] 1,7,12 * the whole document * [A] 8-11,14;
 [XAI]US2013229624  (KORB DONALD R [US], et al) [X] 1,3,6,13 * paragraph [0099] - paragraph [0110]; figure 7 * * paragraph [0077] - paragraph [0079] * * paragraph [0166] - paragraph [0170] * * paragraph [0172] * [A] 14 [I] 2;
 [XYI]US2014239181  (HATTORI RYO [JP], et al) [X] 1,4 * figures 4,5,6,7,10 * * paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0080] - paragraph [0081] * [Y] 14 [I] 5
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