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EP0385805 - Signal processing method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.04.1997
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.11.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 02.01.2008  [2008/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Stark, Edward W.
160 West End Avenue, Suite 3M New York
New York 10023 / US
[N/P]
Former [1990/36]For all designated states
Stark, Edward W.
160 West End Avenue, Suite 3M
New York, New York 10023 / US
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[1990/36]
Representative(s)Lusuardi, Werther
Dr. Lusuardi AG
Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
8008 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [1990/46]Lusuardi, Werther Giovanni, Dr.
Dr. Lusuardi AG, Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
CH-8008 Zürich / CH
Former [1990/36]Harrison, David Christopher
MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date90302265.502.03.1990
[1990/36]
Priority number, dateUS1989031945003.03.1989         Original published format: US 319450
[1990/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0385805
Date:05.09.1990
Language:EN
[1990/36]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0385805
Date:08.04.1992
Language:EN
[1992/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0385805
Date:05.06.1996
Language:EN
[1996/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.02.1992
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/35
[1996/23]
CPC:
G06F17/10 (EP,US); G01N21/359 (EP,US); G01J2003/2843 (EP,US);
G01N2201/1215 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1990/36]G01N21/35, G06F15/31
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   DK,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1990/36]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Signalbehandlung[1990/36]
English:Signal processing method and apparatus[1990/36]
French:Méthode et appareil de traitement de signal[1990/36]
Examination procedure07.10.1992Examination requested  [1992/49]
08.02.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.06.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.11.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.02.1996Fee for grant paid
16.02.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.03.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
12.03.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
19.03.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.1996Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT05.06.1996
NL05.06.1996
SE05.09.1996
[2008/01]
Former [2003/07]IT05.06.1996
NL05.06.1996
SE05.09.1996
Former [1999/42]IT05.06.1996
SE05.09.1996
Former [1997/17]SE05.09.1996
Documents cited:Search[A]  - APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY vol. 42, no. 6, 1 June 1988, pages 1015 - 1019; M.DEVAUX ET AL.: 'APPLICATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSES'
 [A]  - APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY vol. 41, no. 2, 1 February 1987, pages 227 - 234; H.BRUCE FRIEDRICH ET AL.: 'COMBINATIONS OF ORTHOGONAL SPECTRA'
 [A]  - APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY vol. 41, no. 3, 1 March 1987, pages 454 - 459; P.GEMPERLINE ET AL.: 'BACKGROUND CORRECTION IN MULTICOMPONENT ANALYSIS'
 [A]  - APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY vol. 38, no. 3, 1 June 1984, pages 334 - 337; P.GILLETTE ET AL.: 'OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR ABSORBANCE SUBSTRACTION'
 [A]  - APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY vol. 40, no. 7, 1 July 1986, pages 1023 - 1031; C.BROWN ET AL.: 'ACCOUNTING FOR IMPURITIES IN SPECTROSCOPIC MULTICOMPONENT ANALYSIS'
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