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EP About this file: EP3923813

EP3923813 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANATOMICALLY-SPECIFIED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2021/51]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANATOMICALLY-SPECIFIED CONFORMATION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
[2023/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.07.2024
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.11.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.08.2024 [2024/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MALCOVA, Inc.
39655 Eureka Drive
Newark, CA 94560 / US
[2023/10]
Former [2021/51]For all designated states
Malcova LLC
4122 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21211 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GHAZI, Peymon Mirsaeid
Newark, CA 94560 / US
02 / GHAZI, Tara Renee
Newark, CA 94560 / US
 [2023/35]
Former [2021/51]01 / GHAZI, Peymon Mirsaeid
Baltimore, Maryland 21211 / US
02 / GHAZI, Tara Renee
Baltimore, Maryland 21211 / US
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2021/51]
Application number, filing date20754941.111.02.2020
[2021/51]
WO2020US17760
Priority number, dateUS201962804693P12.02.2019         Original published format: US 201962804693 P
US20191655732130.08.2019         Original published format: US201916557321
[2021/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020167840
Date:20.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3923813
Date:22.12.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3923813
Date:30.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.08.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B6/10, A61B6/03, A61B6/02, A61B6/00, A61B6/06
[2022/16]
CPC:
A61B6/032 (EP,US); A61B6/027 (EP,US); A61B6/06 (EP,US);
A61B6/4452 (EP); A61B6/4458 (US); A61B6/4488 (EP);
A61B6/50 (EP); A61B6/502 (EP,US); A61B6/5205 (EP);
A61B6/54 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/51]A61B6/10, A61B6/03, A61B6/02, A61B6/00
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 [2021/51]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR DIE ANATOMISCH-SPEZIFIZIERTE COMPUTERTOMOGRAFIE[2023/13]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANATOMICALLY-SPECIFIED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY[2023/13]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE TOMOGRAPHIE ASSISTÉE PAR ORDINATEUR À SPÉCIFICATION ANATOMIQUE[2023/13]
Former [2021/51]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR COMPUTERTOMOGRAFIE MIT ANATOMISCH SPEZIFIZIERTER BESTÄTIGUNG
Former [2021/51]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANATOMICALLY-SPECIFIED CONFORMATION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Former [2021/51]PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE TOMOGRAPHIE ASSISTÉE PAR ORDINATEUR À CONFORMATION ANATOMIQUEMENT SPÉCIFIÉE
Entry into regional phase28.06.2021National basic fee paid 
28.06.2021Search fee paid 
28.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
28.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/51]
05.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.07.2023Fee for grant paid
26.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.06.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT30.08.2023
CZ30.08.2023
DK30.08.2023
EE30.08.2023
ES30.08.2023
HR30.08.2023
IT30.08.2023
LT30.08.2023
LV30.08.2023
PL30.08.2023
RO30.08.2023
RS30.08.2023
SK30.08.2023
SM30.08.2023
NO30.11.2023
GR01.12.2023
IS30.12.2023
PT02.01.2024
[2024/26]
Former [2024/23]AT30.08.2023
CZ30.08.2023
DK30.08.2023
EE30.08.2023
ES30.08.2023
HR30.08.2023
LT30.08.2023
LV30.08.2023
PL30.08.2023
RO30.08.2023
RS30.08.2023
SK30.08.2023
SM30.08.2023
NO30.11.2023
GR01.12.2023
IS30.12.2023
PT02.01.2024
Former [2024/22]AT30.08.2023
CZ30.08.2023
DK30.08.2023
HR30.08.2023
LT30.08.2023
LV30.08.2023
PL30.08.2023
RO30.08.2023
RS30.08.2023
SM30.08.2023
NO30.11.2023
GR01.12.2023
IS30.12.2023
Former [2024/20]AT30.08.2023
HR30.08.2023
LT30.08.2023
LV30.08.2023
PL30.08.2023
RS30.08.2023
SM30.08.2023
NO30.11.2023
GR01.12.2023
IS30.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT30.08.2023
HR30.08.2023
LT30.08.2023
LV30.08.2023
PL30.08.2023
RS30.08.2023
NO30.11.2023
GR01.12.2023
IS30.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT30.08.2023
LT30.08.2023
NO30.11.2023
GR01.12.2023
IS30.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT30.08.2023
NO30.11.2023
GR01.12.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US2009080604  (SHORES RONALD B [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0014] , [0021] , [0023] , [0043] , [0072] , [0087] , [0088] , [0091] *;
 [A]WO2018165285  (CARESTREAM HEALTH INC [US]) [A] 1,11 * figure 4 *;
 [A]JP2019010443  (CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO LTD) [A] 1,11 * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0024]; figure 1a *;
 [T]  - PEYMON GHAZI, "Reduction of scatter in breast CT yields improved microcalcification visibility", PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING, BRISTOL GB, vol. 65, no. 23, doi:10.1088/1361-6560/ABAE07, ISSN 0031-9155, (20201201), page 235047, (20201201), XP020359506 [T] * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/abae07
International search[A]JPH0638957  (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-40 * ; see English machine translation *;
 [A]US5966422  (DAFNI EHUD [IL], et al) [A] 1-40 * ; see entire document *;
 [A]WO2014058775  (CARESTREAM HEALTH INC [US]) [A] 1-40 * ; see entire document *;
 [A]US9208918  (TYBINKOWSKI ANDREW [US], et al) [A] 1-40 * ; column 4, lines 56-58; column 5, line 47 - column 6 line 46 *;
 [A]US2015366522  (BESSON GUY M [US]) [A] 1-40 * ; paragraphs [0026]-[0039] *;
 [A]WO2016126829  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [A] 1-40 * ; see entire document *;
 [A]WO2017073996  (VATECH CO LTD [KR], et al) [A] 1-40 * ; see English machine translation *;
 [PY]US10531844  (GHAZI PEYMON MIRSAEID [US], et al) [PY] 1, 21* ; see entire document *
by applicantUS2009080604
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