blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0547139

EP0547139 - MINIATURIZED LOW POWER X-RAY SOURCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.10.2002
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU
published on 22.09.2004  [2004/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PHOTOELECTRON CORPORATION
580 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02254 / US
[1993/25]
Inventor(s)01 / NOMIKOS, Peter, M.
90 Eaton Square
London / GB
02 / DINSMORE, Mark, T.
85 Horse Pond Road
Sudbury, MA 01776 / US
03 / SLISKI, Alan, P.
273 Concord Road
Lincoln, MA 01773 / US
[1993/25]
Representative(s)Greenwood, John David
Graham Watt & Co LLP
St Botolph's House
7-9 St Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/13]Greenwood, John David
Graham Watt & Co. Riverhead
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BN / GB
Former [1993/25]Holdcroft, James Gerald, Dr.
Graham Watt & Co., Riverhead
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2BN / GB
Application number, filing date91916517.530.08.1991
[1993/25]
WO1991US06271
Priority number, dateUS1990057788305.09.1990         Original published format: US 577883
[1993/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9204727
Date:19.03.1992
Language:EN
[1992/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0547139
Date:23.06.1993
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.03.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1993/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0547139
Date:19.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.03.1992
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.1993
ClassificationIPC:H01J35/22, H01J35/32, H05G1/10, H05G1/32, H05G1/34
[1993/50]
CPC:
A61N5/1001 (EP,US); H05G1/00 (KR); A61B6/00 (KR);
H01J35/32 (EP,US); H05G1/06 (EP,US); H05G1/10 (EP,US);
H05G1/32 (EP,US); H05G1/34 (EP,US); A61N2005/1005 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1993/25]H01J35/22
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1993/25]
TitleGerman:MINIATUR-RÖNTGEN RÖHRE MIT NIEDRIGEM VERMÖGEN[1993/25]
English:MINIATURIZED LOW POWER X-RAY SOURCE[1993/25]
French:SOURCE DE RAYONS X MINIATURISEE DE FAIBLE PUISSANCE[1993/25]
Entry into regional phase27.03.1993National basic fee paid 
27.03.1993Search fee paid 
27.03.1993Designation fee(s) paid 
27.03.1993Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.03.1992Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
27.03.1993Examination requested  [1993/26]
22.12.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.06.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.01.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.08.1997Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
02.10.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.02.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.08.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
06.03.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.06.2001Fee for grant paid
08.06.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.09.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/50]
Request for further processing for:02.10.1997Request for further processing filed
29.09.1997Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
21.10.1997Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.08.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
16.08.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
17.08.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
22.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
21.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
27.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
14.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 09
17.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 10
29.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 11
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT19.12.2001
BE19.12.2001
GR19.12.2001
DK19.03.2002
LU30.08.2002
[2004/39]
Former [2003/45]AT19.12.2001
BE19.12.2001
GR19.12.2001
DK19.03.2002
Former [2003/09]AT19.12.2001
BE19.12.2001
GR19.12.2001
Former [2003/06]BE19.12.2001
GR19.12.2001
Former [2002/49]GR19.12.2001
Documents cited:Search[A]US3882339  (RATE JR EDWARD T, et al);
 [A]US4104532  (WEISS MORTIMER E);
 [A]US4521902  (PEUGEOT RICHARD S [US]);
 [A]EP0147009  (TOSHIBA KK [JP])
International search[X]US4646338  (SKILLICORN BRIAN [US]);
 [X]US4694480  (SKILLICORN BRIAN [US])
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.