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EP About this file: EP3980838

EP3980838 - IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A METALENS ARRAY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.03.2022
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.12.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip21.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
[2022/15]
Inventor(s)01 / FU, Jinxin
5634 Impatiens Common
Fremont, California 94538 / US
02 / ROY, Tapashree
A1203 Spectra Palmwoods Nallurhalli Road
Bangalore 560066 / IN
03 / GODET, Ludovic
299 W Washington Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
04 / MCMILLAN, Wayne
1141 Mountain Quail Circle
San Jose, California 95120 / US
05 / VISSER, Robert J.
2320 Eastridge Avenue
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
 [2022/15]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2022/15]
Application number, filing date20817680.019.05.2020
[2022/15]
WO2020US33604
Priority number, dateIN20194102214004.06.2019         Original published format: IN201941022140
US20191653732609.08.2019         Original published format: US201916537326
[2022/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020247172
Date:10.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3980838
Date:13.04.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR10.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.05.2023
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/01, G02B3/00, G02B1/00, G02B5/18, G02B27/10, // G02B27/30
[2023/26]
CPC:
G02B27/0172 (EP,CN,KR,US); G02B3/0012 (CN,KR,US); G02B3/0068 (CN,US);
G02B1/002 (EP,CN); G02B27/10 (EP,CN); G02B5/1861 (EP,CN);
G02B2027/0134 (KR); G02B2027/0178 (EP,CN); G02B27/30 (EP,CN) (-)
Former IPC [2022/15]G02B27/01, G02B3/00
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 [2022/15]
TitleGerman:BILDGEBUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER METALINSENANORDNUNG[2022/15]
English:IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A METALENS ARRAY[2022/15]
French:SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN RÉSEAU DE MÉTA-LENTILLES[2022/15]
Entry into regional phase10.12.2021National basic fee paid 
10.12.2021Search fee paid 
10.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
10.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/15]
04.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2015219806  (ARBABI AMIR [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * figure 1 ** paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0047] *;
 [A]US2018172988  (AHMED KHALED [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 1-11 * * paragraphs [0029] - [0035] *;
 [YA]CN109343219  (HARBIN INST TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN) [Y] 1-7,9,13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0019] - [0021] * [A] 8,10-12,14,15;
 [XAYI]US2019137762  (HU DARWIN [US]) [X] 1,2,4,6 * figures 3A,3E * * paragraphs [0018] , [0042] , [0044] , [0047] , [0048] * [A] 9,13,15 [Y] 1-7,12 [I] 3,8,10,11,14;
 [XAYI]US2019154877  (CAPASSO FEDERICO [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4 * figures 14-17 * * paragraphs [0004] , [0006] , [0038] , [0142] , [0208] , [0210] - [0241] * [A] 5 [Y] 9,12,13 [I] 3,6-8,10,11,14,15;
 [YA]CN109799611  (UNIV SUN YAT SEN) [Y] 12 * abstract * * paragraphs [0048] - [0053] * [A] 1-11,13-15
International search[A]WO2018210776  (IEE SA [LU]) [A] 1-20;
 [A]WO2019067912  (UNIV MASSACHUSETTS [US], et al) [A] 1-20;
 [A]US2019121004  (AHMED KHALED [US], et al)[A] 1-20;
 [A]KR20190052544  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-20;
 [X]US2019154877  (CAPASSO FEDERICO [US], et al) [X] 1-20
by applicantCN109343219
 US2019137762
 US2019154877
 CN109799611
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