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EP0446000
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| EP0446000 - Method and apparatus for video special effects [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.10.1997 Database last updated on 09.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 17.02.2006 | Change - lapse in a contracting state Updated state(s): FR | published on 05.04.2006 [2006/14] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states The Grass Valley Group, Inc. 13024 Bitney Springs Road Nevada City California 95959 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1991/37] | For all designated states The Grass Valley Group, Inc. 13024 Bitney Springs Road Nevada City California 95959 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Rocco, Alfred J. 6 Oak Ridge Estates East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301 / US | 02 /
Milam, Thomas T. 13758 Axle Court Grass Valley, California 95945 / US | [1991/37] | Representative(s) | Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al Langner Parry 1-2 Bolt Court London EC4A 3DQ / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1995/23] | Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al LANGNER PARRY 52-54 High Holborn London WC1V 6RR / GB | ||
| Former [1991/37] | Molyneaux, Martyn William c/o Ladas & Parry, Altheimer Eck 2 D-80331 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 91301775.2 | 04.03.1991 | [1991/37] | Priority number, date | US19900489291 | 05.03.1990 Original published format: US 489291 | [1991/37] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0446000 | Date: | 11.09.1991 | Language: | EN | [1991/37] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0446000 | Date: | 15.07.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/29] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0446000 | Date: | 27.11.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/48] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.05.1992 | Classification | IPC: | H04N5/272, H04N5/275, H04N5/278 | [1992/29] | CPC: |
H04N5/278 (EP,US);
H04N5/272 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [1991/37] | H04N5/272, H04N5/278 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [1991/37] | Title | German: | Verfahren und Gerät für spezielle Videoeffekte | [1991/37] | English: | Method and apparatus for video special effects | [1991/37] | French: | Méthode et appareil pour effets spéciaux vidéo | [1991/37] | Examination procedure | 02.11.1992 | Examination requested [1993/01] | 11.08.1994 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 06.12.1994 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 19.12.1994 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.04.1995 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.09.1995 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 30.10.1995 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.01.1996 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No) | 22.05.1996 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval) | 29.05.1996 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 21.08.1996 | Fee for grant paid | 21.08.1996 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 28.08.1997 | No opposition filed within time limit [1997/47] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 17.02.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 16.02.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 15.02.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 14.02.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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| Former [1997/44] | FR | 25.04.1997 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]US4774507 (KASHIGI KAZUO [JP], et al); | [AP]EP0360518 (GRASS VALLEY GROUP [US]) | [A] - PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE vol. 73, no. 4, April 1985, NEW YORK, USA pages 671 - 688; S. SABRI AND B. PRASADA: 'Video Conferencing Systems' |