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EP About this file: EP0246318

EP0246318 - AMPLITUDE-WEIGHTING ADAPTIVE LASER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.09.1991
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.09.1991No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.11.1991 [1991/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hughes Aircraft Company
7200 Hughes Terrace P.O. Box 45066
Los Angeles, California 90045-0066 / US
[N/P]
Former [1990/33]For all designated states
Hughes Aircraft Company
7200 Hughes Terrace P.O. Box 45066
Los Angeles, California 90045-0066 / US
Former [1989/35]For all designated states
Hughes Aircraft Company
7200 Hughes Terrace P.O.Box 45066
Los Angeles California 90045-0066 / US
Former [1987/48]For all designated states
Hughes Aircraft Company
7200 Hughes Terrace P.O. Box 45066
Los Angeles California 90045-0066 / US
Inventor(s)01 / COCHRAN, Gregory, M.
1728 E. Commonwealth, 101
Fullerton, CA 92631 / US
[1987/48]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [1987/48]KUHNEN, WACKER & PARTNER
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
D-85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date87900358.019.09.1986
[1987/48]
WO1986US01945
Priority number, dateUS1985079380601.11.1985         Original published format: US 793806
[1987/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO8702785
Date:07.05.1987
[1987/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0246318
Date:25.11.1987
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.05.1987 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1987/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0246318
Date:14.11.1990
Language:EN
[1990/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.06.1987
ClassificationIPC:G02B26/06
[1987/48]
CPC:
G01J9/00 (EP,US); G02B26/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1987/48]
TitleGerman:NACH AMPLITUDE AUSGEGLICHENES UND ANPASSBARER LASER[1987/48]
English:AMPLITUDE-WEIGHTING ADAPTIVE LASER[1987/48]
French:LASER ADAPTATIF A PONDERATION D'AMPLITUDE[1987/48]
Entry into regional phase26.06.1987National basic fee paid 
26.06.1987Designation fee(s) paid 
26.06.1987Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.06.1987Examination requested  [1987/48]
13.01.1989Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.1989Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.1989Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.10.1989Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.01.1990Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
17.05.1990Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.1990Fee for grant paid
24.08.1990Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.08.1991No opposition filed within time limit [1991/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.08.1988Renewal fee patent year 03
08.08.1989Renewal fee patent year 04
09.08.1990Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational searchUS4249140  [ ] (FRIEBERG ROBERT J);
 US4393303  [ ] (SPINHIRNE JAMES M);
 EP0109502  [ ] (PERKIN ELMER CORP [US])
 [A]  - Spie, Periodic Structures, Gratings, Moire Patterns and Diffraction Phenomena, Volume 240, 1980, Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers, (Bellingham, Washington, US), R. WITHRINGTON et al.: "Design of Holographic Gratings on Primary Mirrors for Beam Sampling", pages 56-62 see page 56, lines 15-24, 42; page 57, lines 1-3
 [A]  - Applied Optics, Volume 24, No. 12, June 1985, (New York, US), C. WANG et al.: "Charged-Large-Array-Flexible Mirror", pages 1838-1843 see page 1838, Abstracts; page 1839, column 1, lines 50-58; column 2, lines 26-66; figure 3
 [A]  - Laser Focus, Volume 17, No. 9, September 1981, (Newton, Massachusetts, US), J. PEARSON: "Adaptive Optics: A state of the art report", pages 53-61 see page 54, column 1, lines 6,7,13,14; page 55, column 1, lines 5-8,19,20,22-24; page 56, column 2, lines 19-21; page 58, column 2, lines 63-65
 [A]  - IEEE Computer Society Proceedings on Pattern Recognition, 30 November 1982, (IEEE Catalog No. 82CH1801-0), Session 1.3: Optical Processing", J. BILLE et al.: "Image Restauration by Adaptive-Optical Phase Compensation", see figures 1-3
 [A]  - Applied Optics, Volume 21, No. 21, November 1982, (New York, US), J. SPINHIRNE et al.: "Intracavity Adaptive Optics 3: Hsuria Performance", pages 3969-3982, see figure 2, page 3971, column 1, lines 21-28
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