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EP0700156 - Beamformer using coefficient restrained adaptive filters for cancelling interference signals [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1996/10]Beamformer using coefficient restrained adaptive filters for detecting interference signals
[2001/31]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.04.2003
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 27.08.2008  [2008/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/23]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1996/10]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hoshuyama, Osamu
c/o NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1996/10]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [1996/10]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
D-81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date95113764.501.09.1995
[1996/10]
Priority number, dateJP1994020863501.09.1994         Original published format: JP 20863594
[1996/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0700156
Date:06.03.1996
Language:EN
[1996/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0700156
Date:03.09.1997
[1997/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0700156
Date:05.06.2002
Language:EN
[2002/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.1997
ClassificationIPC:H03H21/00, H01Q3/26
[1997/36]
CPC:
H04R3/005 (EP,US); H03H21/0012 (EP,US); H04R2430/25 (EP,US);
Y10S367/901 (EP); Y10S367/905 (EP)
Former IPC [1996/10]H03H21/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL,   SE [1996/10]
TitleGerman:Bündelerreger mit adaptiven Filtern mit beschränkten Koeffizienten zur Unterdrückung von Interferenzsignalen[2001/31]
English:Beamformer using coefficient restrained adaptive filters for cancelling interference signals[2001/31]
French:Dispositif pour former des faisceaux utilisant des filtres adaptatifes à coefficients limités pour la suppression de signaux parasites[2001/31]
Former [1996/10]Bündelerreger mit adaptiven Filtern mit beschränkten Koeffizienten zur Detektion von Interferenzsignalen
Former [1996/10]Beamformer using coefficient restrained adaptive filters for detecting interference signals
Former [1996/10]Dispositif pour former des faisceaux utilisant des filtres adaptatifes à coefficients limités pour détection de signaux parasites
Examination procedure24.07.1997Examination requested  [1997/39]
11.10.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
20.04.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
18.06.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.09.2001Fee for grant paid
06.09.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.03.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
29.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
01.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5329472  (SUGIYAMA AKIHIKO [JP]) [A] 1,3,5 * column 9, line 20 - line 50; figure 6 *;
 [A]  - KO C C ET AL, "A ROBUST SOURCE TRACKING ALGORITHM FOR PARTIALLY ADAPTIVE ARRAYS", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS, (19931101), vol. 75, no. 5, pages 951 - 964, XP000422094 [A] 1 * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0004]; figures 1-3 *
 [DA]  - CLAESSON I ET AL, "A SPATIAL FILTERING APPROACH TO ROBUST ADAPTIVE BEAMING", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, (19920901), vol. 40, no. 9, pages 1093 - 1096, XP000321785 [DA] 1,3,5 * paragraph [000I] * * paragraph [II.A] * * paragraph [II.A] * * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/8.166535
 [DA]  - GRIFFITHS L J ET AL, "AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO LINEARLY CONSTRAINED ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, (198201), vol. AP-30, no. 1, pages 27 - 34, XP000608836 [DA] 1 * page 29, column L, line 48 - page 30, column R, line 40; figure 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.1982.1142739
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