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EP About this file: EP0757544

EP0757544 - COMPUTERIZED DETECTION OF MASSES AND PARENCHYMAL DISTORTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.10.2011
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 19.06.2013  [2013/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Arch Development Corporation
The University of Chicago, 1101 East 58th Street, Walker 213
Chicago, IL 60637 / US
[2010/50]
Former [1997/07]For all designated states
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The University of Chicago, 1101 East 58t Street, W213
Chicago, IL 60637 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GIGER, Maryellen, L.
265 Claremont
Elmhurst, IL 60126 / US
02 / ZHANG, Ming
2852 South Wallace
Chicago, IL 60616 / US
03 / LU, Ping
1311 East Madison Park
Chicago, IL 60616 / US
[1997/07]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Former [1997/07]KUHNEN, WACKER & PARTNER
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date96908470.623.02.1996
[1997/07]
WO1996US02065
Priority number, dateUS1995039377924.02.1995         Original published format: US 393779
[1997/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9625879
Date:29.08.1996
Language:EN
[1996/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0757544
Date:12.02.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.08.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0757544
Date:15.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US29.08.1996
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.1997
ClassificationIPC:A61B6/00, G06T5/00
[1997/24]
CPC:
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); G06T7/11 (EP,US); G06T2207/10116 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20061 (EP,US); G06T2207/20132 (EP,US); G06T2207/30068 (EP,US);
G06T2207/30096 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1997/07]A61B6/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/07]
TitleGerman:RECHNERGESTÜTZTE BESTIMMUNG VON PARENCHYMATÖSEN MASSEN UND VERFORMUNGEN[1997/07]
English:COMPUTERIZED DETECTION OF MASSES AND PARENCHYMAL DISTORTIONS[1997/07]
French:DETECTION ASSISTEE PAR ORDINATEUR DE MASSES ET DE DISTORSIONS PARENCHYMATEUSES[1997/07]
Entry into regional phase14.10.1996National basic fee paid 
14.10.1996Search fee paid 
14.10.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
02.12.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.12.1996Examination requested  [1997/07]
02.01.1998Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.09.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.03.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.07.2002Date of oral proceedings
14.08.2002Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.08.2002Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
01.02.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.06.2010Fee for grant paid
09.06.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination21.10.2002Appeal received No.  T0078/03
24.12.2002Statement of grounds filed
17.01.2005Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
Opposition(s)16.09.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
10.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
11.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
15.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
13.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
12.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
12.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
14.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 10
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 11
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 12
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 13
13.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 14
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT15.12.2010
BE15.12.2010
DK15.12.2010
IT15.12.2010
NL15.12.2010
SE15.12.2010
IE23.02.2011
LU23.02.2011
CH28.02.2011
LI28.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
GR16.03.2011
ES26.03.2011
PT15.04.2011
[2013/25]
Former [2012/08]AT15.12.2010
BE15.12.2010
DK15.12.2010
IT15.12.2010
NL15.12.2010
SE15.12.2010
IE23.02.2011
CH28.02.2011
LI28.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
GR16.03.2011
ES26.03.2011
PT15.04.2011
Former [2012/03]AT15.12.2010
BE15.12.2010
DK15.12.2010
IT15.12.2010
NL15.12.2010
SE15.12.2010
CH28.02.2011
LI28.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
GR16.03.2011
ES26.03.2011
PT15.04.2011
Former [2011/47]AT15.12.2010
BE15.12.2010
DK15.12.2010
NL15.12.2010
SE15.12.2010
CH28.02.2011
LI28.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
GR16.03.2011
ES26.03.2011
PT15.04.2011
Former [2011/45]AT15.12.2010
BE15.12.2010
NL15.12.2010
SE15.12.2010
MC28.02.2011
GR16.03.2011
ES26.03.2011
PT15.04.2011
Former [2011/35]AT15.12.2010
BE15.12.2010
NL15.12.2010
SE15.12.2010
GR16.03.2011
ES26.03.2011
PT15.04.2011
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0576003  (DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG [JP]) [A] 5-11 * abstract * * page 3, line 35 - page 4, line 11 *;
 [A]US5319549  (KATSURAGAWA SHIGEHIKO [US], et al) [A] 3-13 * abstract ** column 4, line 47 - line 61 *;
 [PX]WO9518561  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [PX] 1,12,14,15,39,40 * abstract * * page 4, line 11 - line 30 * * page 5, line 7 - line 18 * * page 6, line 33 - page 7, line 3 *;
 [A]  - FANG-FANG YIN ET AL., "Computerized Detection of Masses in Digital Mammograms: Analysis of Bilateral Subtraction Images.", MEDICAL PHYSICS, NEW YORK, USA, (199109), vol. 18, no. 5, pages 955 - 963, XP000266638 [A] 1-44 * abstract * * paragraph [000B] * * paragraph [000C] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.596610
 [A]  - MING ZHANG ET AL., "Hough Spectrum and Geometric Texture Feature Analysis", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH IAPR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, (19941009), vol. 2, pages 583 - 585, XP000647433 [A] 19-38,42-44 * page 584, paragraph 4; figures 1-3 *
International search[X]US4907156  (DOI KUNIO [US], et al);
 [A]US5260871  (GOLDBERG VICTOR [US]);
 [AP]US5452367  (BICK ULRICH [US], et al)
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