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EP0133378 - Distress radiolocation method and system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.12.1990 Database last updated on 17.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.09.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state Updated state(s): FR	published on 31.10.2007 [2007/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states 122923 Canada Limited 10 Huntley Street Toronto Ontario, M4Y 2K7 / CA
	[N/P]
Former [1985/08]	For all designated states 122923 Canada Limited 10 Huntley Street Toronto Ontario, M4Y 2K7 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / Wimbush, Fred 10 Huntley Street Suite 104 Toronto Ontario, M4Y 2K7 / CA
	[1985/08]
Representative(s)	Frost, Dennis Thomas WITHERS & ROGERS 4 Dyer's Buildings Holborn London, EC1N 2JT / GB
	[1985/08]
Application number, filing date	84305334.9	06.08.1984
	[1985/08]
Priority number, date	US19830520327	04.08.1983 Original published format: US 520327
	[1985/08]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0133378
	Date:	20.02.1985
	Language:	EN
	[1985/08]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0133378
	Date:	09.10.1985
	Language:	EN
	[1985/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0133378
	Date:	14.02.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/07]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.08.1985
Classification	IPC:	G01S5/14	[1985/08]
	CPC:	G01S5/14 (EP,US); G01S5/0009 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1985/08]
Title	German:	Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Funkortung von Notfällen	[1985/08]
	English:	Distress radiolocation method and system	[1985/08]
	French:	Méthode et système de radiolocalisation de cas de détresse	[1985/08]
File destroyed:	20.04.2002
Examination procedure	19.02.1986	Examination requested [1986/17]
	22.12.1987	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	22.08.1988	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.01.1989	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	16.05.1989	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.10.1989	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
	10.11.1989	Fee for grant paid
	10.11.1989	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	15.11.1990	No opposition filed within time limit [1991/04]
Request for further processing for:	10.11.1989	Request for further processing filed
	10.11.1989	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	13.12.1989	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.08.1986	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.08.1986	Renewal fee patent year 04
	09.08.1988	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.08.1989	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	14.02.1990
	BE	14.02.1990
	CH	14.02.1990
	FR	14.02.1990
	IT	14.02.1990
	LI	14.02.1990
	NL	14.02.1990
	SE	14.02.1990
	[2006/32]
Former [1999/42]	AT	14.02.1990
	BE	14.02.1990
	CH	14.02.1990
	IT	14.02.1990
	LI	14.02.1990
	NL	14.02.1990
	SE	14.02.1990
	FR	06.07.1990
Former [1991/35]	AT	14.02.1990
	BE	14.02.1990
	CH	14.02.1990
	LI	14.02.1990
	NL	14.02.1990
	SE	14.02.1990
	FR	06.07.1990
Former [1991/16]	AT	14.02.1990
	BE	14.02.1990
	CH	14.02.1990
	LI	14.02.1990
	NL	14.02.1990
	SE	14.02.1990
Former [1990/52]	AT	14.02.1990
	CH	14.02.1990
	LI	14.02.1990
	NL	14.02.1990
	SE	14.02.1990
Former [1990/50]	CH	14.02.1990
	LI	14.02.1990
	NL	14.02.1990
	SE	14.02.1990
Former [1990/45]	CH	14.02.1990
	LI	14.02.1990
	NL	14.02.1990
Former [1990/44]	NL	14.02.1990
Documents cited:	Search	US3291987 [ ] (CHOPE HENRY R);
		US3430243 [ ] (EVANS ROBLEY D);
		US3440635 [ ] (HULL HARRIS B);
		US3848254 [ ] (DREBINGER K, et al);
		US4215345 [ ] (MACDORAN PETER F [US])
	Examination	- IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, vol. VT-26,no 1,February 1977 New York, US G.D. OTT:"Vehicle location in cellular mobile radio systems",pages 43-46

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