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EP4202295 - LIGHT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMAGING OF SAMPLES WITHIN MICROSCOPY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.12.2023
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.05.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imec VZW
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
For all designated states
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven Research & Development
Waaistraat 6
Box 5105
3000 Leuven / BE
[2023/26]
Inventor(s)01 / Kouznetsov, Dmitry
3360 Korbeek-lo / BE
02 / Verellen, Niels
3001 Heverlee / BE
03 / Deng, Qingzhong
3050 Oud-Heverlee / BE
 [2023/26]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
[2023/26]
Application number, filing date21216417.221.12.2021
[2023/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4202295
Date:28.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:F21V8/00, // G02B21/06
[2023/26]
CPC:
G02B6/0028 (EP,US); G02B21/06 (US); G01N21/6458 (US);
G02B21/082 (EP); G02B21/10 (EP); G02B21/16 (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 [2024/03]
Former [2023/26]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:LICHTVERTEILUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEM UND ABBILDUNGSSYSTEM ZUR ABBILDUNG VON PROBEN IN DER MIKROSKOPIE[2023/26]
English:LIGHT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMAGING OF SAMPLES WITHIN MICROSCOPY[2023/26]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION DE LUMIÈRE, SYSTÈME D'ÉCLAIRAGE ET SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE D'ÉCHANTILLONS EN MICROSCOPIE[2023/26]
Examination procedure11.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/03]
11.12.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2012294037  (HOLMAN ROBERT L [US], et al) [Y] 1-14 * figures 1A,1B *;
 [A]CN106950208  (UNIV ZHEJIANG) [A] 1* figure 1 *;
 [A]US2019369376  (NETZ RALF [DE], et al) [A] 1 * paragraph [0070]; figures 3-4 *;
 [Y]US2019383743  (VAN DORPE POL [BE], et al) [Y] 1-14 * paragraph [0099] - paragraph [0152]; figures 1-2 *;
 [A]US2021109334  (AHLUWALIA BALPREET SINGH [NO], et al) [A] 1 * paragraph [0272] - paragraph [0303]; figures 7-10 *
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