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EP0830565 - DISTANCE MEASURING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  24.05.2002
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2002Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 10.07.2002  [2002/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KERAVISION, INC.
48630 Milmont Drive Fremont
California 94530-7353 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/13]For all designated states
KERAVISION, INC.
48630 Milmont Drive
Fremont, California 94530-7353 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KUHN, William, P.
2810 W. Daffodil Place
Tuscon, AZ 87545 / US
02 / BAKER, Philip, C.
32 Camino Del Diablo
Orinda, CA 94563 / US
[1998/13]
Representative(s)Price, Nigel John King
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/13]Price, Nigel John King
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date96920230.815.05.1996
[1998/13]
WO1996US06990
Priority number, dateUS1995048420407.06.1995         Original published format: US 484204
[1998/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9641123
Date:19.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/55]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0830565
Date:25.03.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.12.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:G01B11/02, G01B11/24
[1998/13]
CPC:
G01B11/255 (EP,US); G01B11/026 (EP,US); G01B2210/50 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/13]
TitleGerman:KONFOKALMIKROSKOP ZUM DISTANZMESSEN[1998/13]
English:DISTANCE MEASURING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE[1998/13]
French:MICROSCOPE A FOYER COMMUN A MESURE DE DISTANCE[1998/13]
Entry into regional phase17.12.1997National basic fee paid 
17.12.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
17.12.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.01.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
17.12.1997Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.12.1997Examination requested  [1998/13]
21.05.2002Application withdrawn by applicant  [2002/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
07.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
08.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.200106   M06   Fee paid on   08.11.2001
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP0142464  (BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE [CH]) [X] 1-5,8-11,14-16 * see introduction ;; page 2, line 22 - page 4, line 4; figure 1 * * page 4, line 15 - page 8, line 27; figure 3 *;
 [X]WO8810406  (BATTELLE INSTITUT E V [DE]) [X] 1,6-11,14 * page 3, paragraph 6 - page 5, paragraph 1; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]  - "Chromatic Focusing Technique", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, NEW YORK, USA, (198505), vol. 27, no. 12, pages 6850 - 6851, XP002010405 [X] 1,5,9-11,15,16 * see the whole article; *
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