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EP4009078 - INLAND RIVER LIDAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR VESSELS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.03.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip13.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ship and Ocean Industries R&D center
14F., No.27, Sec. 2
Zhongzheng E. Rd.
Tamsui 251 New Tapei City / TW
[2022/23]
Inventor(s)01 / HSU, Ming-Hsiang
251 New Taipei City / TW
02 / LIAO, Chi-Min
251 New Taipei City / TW
03 / CHU, Chun-Han
251 New Taipei City / TW
 [2022/23]
Representative(s)Wittmann, Günther
Patentanwaltskanzlei Wittmann
Frans-Hals-Straße 31
81479 München / DE
[2022/23]
Application number, filing date20212063.004.12.2020
[2022/23]
Priority number, dateTW2020014236202.12.2020         Original published format: TW 109142362
[2022/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4009078
Date:08.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01S17/89, G01S17/93, G01S7/51
[2022/23]
CPC:
G01S17/89 (EP,KR,US); G01C21/3804 (KR); G05D1/0206 (CN);
G01C21/203 (KR); G01C21/3667 (KR); G01S17/08 (US);
G01S17/93 (EP); G01S7/4808 (US); G01S7/51 (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 [2023/02]
Former [2022/23]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:BINNENFLUSS-LIDAR-NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM FÜR SCHIFFE UND BETRIEBSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2022/23]
English:INLAND RIVER LIDAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR VESSELS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF[2022/23]
French:SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION LIDAR DE RIVIÈRE INTÉRIEURE POUR NAVIRES ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT[2022/23]
Examination procedure11.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/02]
07.12.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.12.202203   M06   Fee paid on   09.05.2023
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2016125739  (STEWART PETER A [GB], et al) [I] 1-9 * paragraphs [0085] , [0134] - [0143]; figures 5,6 *;
 [I]US2020050893  (SURESH THIRU VIKRAM [US], et al) [I] 1-9* paragraphs [0065] , [0066] , [0101] - [0103] *;
 [I]US2020057488  (JOHNSON MARK [FR], et al) [I] 1-9 * paragraphs [0066] , [0076] , [0248]; figure 30 *;
 [I]  - WANG WEI ET AL, "Roboat: An Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Urban Waterways", 2019 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS (IROS), IEEE, (20191103), doi:10.1109/IROS40897.2019.8968131, pages 6340 - 6347, XP033695749 [I] 1-9 * page 6343 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS40897.2019.8968131
 [I]  - THOMPSON DAVID ET AL, "Efficient LiDAR-Based Object Segmentation and Mapping for Maritime Environments", IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, vol. 44, no. 2, doi:10.1109/JOE.2019.2898762, ISSN 0364-9059, (20190401), pages 352 - 362, (20190412), XP011718698 [I] 1-9 * pages 356,357; figures 6,7,10,11 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JOE.2019.2898762
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