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EP0177640
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| EP0177640 - Image reduction method [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.12.1993 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 28.09.2007 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state | published on 31.10.2007 [2007/44] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1986/16] | For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation Old Orchard Road Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Mintzer, Frederick Cole 3798 Oriole Court Shrub Oak, N Y 10588 / US | 02 /
Anderson, Karen Louise A4 Hudson View Estates Lakeview Drive Peekskill, N Y 10566 / US | [1986/16] | Representative(s) | Burt, Roger James, et al IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1993/12] | Burt, Roger James, Dr., et al IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB | ||
| Former [1986/16] | Ekström, Gösta E. IBM Svenska AB Intellectual Property Department S-163 92 Stockholm / SE | Application number, filing date | 84115006.3 | 11.12.1984 | [1986/16] | Priority number, date | US19830567310 | 30.12.1983 Original published format: US 567310 | [1986/16] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0177640 | Date: | 16.04.1986 | Language: | EN | [1986/16] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0177640 | Date: | 23.07.1986 | Language: | EN | [1986/30] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0177640 | Date: | 17.02.1993 | Language: | EN | [1993/07] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 02.06.1986 | Classification | IPC: | G06F15/62 | [1986/16] | CPC: |
G06T3/602 (EP);
H04N1/3935 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL [1986/16] | Title | German: | Bildverkleinerungsverfahren | [1986/16] | English: | Image reduction method | [1986/16] | French: | Méthode de réduction d'image | [1986/16] | Examination procedure | 14.12.1984 | Examination requested [1986/16] | 24.09.1987 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 23.01.1988 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.03.1988 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 22.04.1988 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.08.1988 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1} | 15.07.1992 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 29.07.1992 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 26.10.1992 | Fee for grant paid | 26.10.1992 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Appeal following examination | 05.10.1988 | Appeal received No. T0615/88 | 05.10.1988 | Statement of grounds filed | 02.02.1990 | Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [1990/05] | 30.04.1990 | Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1990/18] | 12.08.1991 | Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [1991/33] | 31.08.1991 | Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1991/35] | 27.02.1992 | Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [1992/09] | 17.03.1992 | Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1992/12] | 22.06.1992 | Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant | Opposition(s) | 19.11.1993 | No opposition filed within time limit [1994/07] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.12.1986 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 11.12.1987 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 30.11.1988 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 14.12.1989 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 10.12.1990 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 11.12.1991 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 10.12.1992 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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| Former [1999/42] | IT | 17.02.1993 | |
| NL | 17.02.1993 | ||
| Former [1993/38] | NL | 17.02.1993 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]JP59167772 ; | [A]US4280143 | [Y] - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 13, no. 8, January 1971, pages 2291-2293, New York, US; C.P. BOBERG et al.: "Regridding method" | [Y] - XEROX DISCLOSURE JOURNAL, vol. 5, no. 1, January/February 1980, pages 115-116, Stamford, Connecticut, US; H. LIAO: "Tabel look-up realization of digital filtering" | [A] - PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 9, no. 20 (P-330) [1743], 26th January 1985; & JP-A-59 167 772 (RICHO K.K.) 21-09-1984, & JP59167772 A 00000000 |