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EP4234158 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING WELD QUALITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  28.07.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[2023/35]
Inventor(s)01 / KOMMAREDDY, Vamshi
560066 Bengaluru / IN
02 / KARNATI, Sreekar
Niskayuna, 12309 / US
03 / GORAVAR, Shivappa
560066 Bengaluru / IN
04 / GALLIERS, Brian
Cincinnati, 45215 / US
05 / THYSSEN, Jeffrey
Vermont, 05759 / US
 [2023/35]
Representative(s)Openshaw & Co.
8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
[2023/35]
Application number, filing date22171042.929.04.2022
[2023/35]
Priority number, dateIN20221101022325.02.2022         Original published format: IN202211010223
[2023/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4234158
Date:30.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:B23K31/12, B23K31/00
[2023/35]
CPC:
B23K31/125 (EP,US); G06T7/0006 (CN); G06T7/0004 (US);
B23K31/006 (EP); G06T7/0008 (CN); G06T7/62 (CN);
G06V10/764 (CN,US); G06T2207/10028 (CN); G06T2207/20081 (CN,US);
G06T2207/30136 (US); G06T2207/30152 (CN) (-)
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 [2024/14]
Former [2023/35]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:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ANALYSE DER SCHWEISSQUALITÄT[2023/35]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING WELD QUALITY[2023/35]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ANALYSE DE LA QUALITÉ D'UNE SOUDURE[2023/35]
Examination procedure23.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.02.2024Examination requested  [2024/14]
23.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP3900870  (PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-8,12,13 * figure * * paragraphs [0027] , [0031] - [0034] - [0043] - [0049] * * claims 1-9 *[I] 9-11,14,15;
 [XI]US2022011240  (SCHWARZ JOACHIM [CH]) [X] 1-3,5-7,12,13 * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0015] - [0020] - [0036] - [0046] - [0081] , [0088] , [0103] - [0108] * [I] 4,8-11,14,15;
 [XI]  - STADTER CHRISTIAN ET AL, "Real-time prediction of quality characteristics in laser beam welding using optical coherence tomography and machine learning", JOURNAL OF LASER APPLICATIONS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, MELVILLE, NY 11747, vol. 32, no. 2, doi:10.2351/7.0000077, ISSN 1042-346X, (20200505), (20200505), XP012247434 [X] 1-10,12,13 * abstract * * page 4 - page 7 * [I] 11,14,15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.2351/7.0000077
 [XI]  - HARTL R ET AL, "Automated visual inspection of friction stir welds: a deep learning approach", SPIE PROCEEDINGS; [PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE ISSN 0277-786X], SPIE, US, (20190621), vol. 11059, doi:10.1117/12.2525947, ISBN 978-1-5106-3673-6, pages 1105909 - 1105909, XP060122892 [X] 1-6,12,13 * the whole document * [I] 7-11,14,15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2525947
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