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EP About this file: EP0766393

EP0766393 - PPM demodulation device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.10.2003
Database last updated on 05.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.10.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.12.2003  [2003/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka-fu 545-0013 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/50]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 545-0013 / JP
Former [1999/09]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 545 / JP
Former [1997/14]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 545 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ohtani, Yoshihiro
3-1-2-301, Sakuragaoka, Seika-cho
Souraku-gun, Kyoto / JP
[1997/14]
Representative(s)Brown, Kenneth Richard, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/14]Brown, Kenneth Richard, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date96307062.827.09.1996
[1997/14]
Priority number, dateJP1995025306129.09.1995         Original published format: JP 25306195
[1997/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0766393
Date:02.04.1997
Language:EN
[1997/14]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0766393
Date:10.05.2000
[2000/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0766393
Date:11.12.2002
Language:EN
[2002/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04L25/49
[2000/19]
CPC:
H03K9/04 (EP,US); H04L25/4902 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1997/14]H03K9/04
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1997/14]
TitleGerman:Pulspositionsdemodulator[1997/14]
English:PPM demodulation device[1997/14]
French:Démodulateur d'impulsions en position[1997/14]
Examination procedure04.08.2000Examination requested  [2000/40]
25.07.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
28.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
19.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.09.2002Fee for grant paid
19.09.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.09.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
13.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]  - BOERNER, HEICHLER, "4PPM modulator/demodulator with fully digital signal regeneration", PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE, Washington, US, (19890424), vol. 1131, pages 195 - 202, XP000089635 [A] 1-8 * page 196, paragraph 6 * * page 197, paragraph 8 *
 [A]  - PROVIDAKES, BARSOUM, "Modelling and simulation of a pulse position modulation (PPM) communicaitons system over urban multipath channels", THE MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 1991, New York, US, (19911104), ISBN 0-87942-691-8, pages 226 - 232, XP000273493 [A] 1-8 * page 227, column R, paragraph 3 * * page 228, column R, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258241
 [A]  - ELMIRGHANI ET AL., "Optical fibre n-ary PPM: natural acquisition sequences and frame phase extraction", HE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 1993, New York, US, (19931129), pages 1906 - 1910, XP000436140 [A] 1,8 * page 1906, column R, paragraph 3 *
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