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EP4020961 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING USING A DUAL-PURPOSE ILLUMINATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/26]SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPRATUSES FOR IMAGING USING A DUAL-PURPOSE ILLUMINATOR
[2023/33]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.06.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2024Change - classificationpublished on 18.09.2024  [2024/38]
15.08.2024Change - classificationpublished on 18.09.2024  [2024/38]
15.08.2024Change - German titlepublished on 18.09.2024  [2024/38]
15.08.2024Change - English titlepublished on 18.09.2024  [2024/38]
15.08.2024Change - French titlepublished on 18.09.2024  [2024/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hand Held Products, Inc.
9680 Old Bailes Road
Fort Mill, SC 29707 / US
[2022/26]
Inventor(s)01 / VAN HORN, Eric
Charlotte, 28202 / US
02 / RUEBLINGER, Gregory
Charlotte, 28202 / US
 [2022/26]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Cheapside House
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ / GB
[2022/26]
Application number, filing date21214635.115.12.2021
[2022/26]
Priority number, dateUS20201713289723.12.2020         Original published format: US202017132897
[2022/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4020961
Date:29.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06K7/10, G06K7/015, G06K7/14, H04N23/56, H04N23/74
[2024/38]
CPC:
G06K7/10732 (EP); G06K7/1456 (EP,US); G06K7/015 (EP,US);
G06K7/10742 (EP); G06K7/1447 (EP,US); H04N23/56 (EP);
H04N23/74 (EP); G06K2007/10504 (US); G06K7/1413 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/26]H04N5/225, G06K7/10, H04N5/235
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 [2022/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR ABBILDUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER DOPPELZWECK-BELEUCHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2024/38]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING USING A DUAL-PURPOSE ILLUMINATOR[2024/38]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE UTILISANT UN ILLUMINATEUR À DOUBLE USAGE[2024/38]
Former [2022/26]SYSTEME, VERFAHREN UND GERÄTE ZUR ABBILDUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER DOPPELZWECK-BELEUCHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Former [2022/26]SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPRATUSES FOR IMAGING USING A DUAL-PURPOSE ILLUMINATOR
Former [2022/26]SYSTÈMES, PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREILS D'IMAGERIE UTILISANT UN ILLUMINATEUR À DOUBLE USAGE
Examination procedure15.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/26]
29.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.12.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US2015014415  (GERST III CARL W [US], et al);
 [Y]WO2018209580  (HAND HELD PROD INC [US], et al);
 [X]US2019258837  (SCHNEIDER FLORIAN [DE], et al)
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