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EP0813685 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTRABAND DETECTION USING NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.10.2005 Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	21.10.2005	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 07.12.2005 [2005/49]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Quantum Magnetics, Inc. 7740 Kenamar Court San Diego, CA 92121-2425 / US
	[1997/52]
Inventor(s)	01 / MAGNUSON, Erik, E. 9168 West Lilac Road Escondido, CA 92026 / US
	02 / MOELLER, Charles, R. 1563 Old Creek Court Cardiff, CA 92007 / US
	03 / SHAW, Julian, D. 14277 Laurel Road Guerneville, CA 95446 / US
	04 / SHELDON, Alan, G. 5550 Balboa Arms Drive 52 San Diego, CA 92117 / US
	[1997/52]
Representative(s)	Riebling, Peter Patentanwalt Postfach 31 60 88113 Lindau / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1997/52]	Riebling, Peter, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwalt Postfach 31 60 88113 Lindau / DE
Application number, filing date	96926688.1	05.03.1996
	[1997/52]
	WO1996US03286
Priority number, date	US19950400679	08.03.1995 Original published format: US 400679
	[1997/52]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO9630913
	Date:	03.10.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/44]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0813685
	Date:	29.12.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0813685
	Date:	15.12.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/51]
	Type:	B9 Corrected patent specification
	No.:	EP0813685
	Date:	30.03.2005
	[2005/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	16.01.1997
Classification	IPC:	G01R33/20	[1997/52]
	CPC:	G01R33/441 (EP,US); G06V10/255 (EP,US); G01N24/084 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [1997/52]
Title	German:	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ENTDECKUNG VON SCHMUGGELWARE MITTELS KERNQUADRUPOLRESONANZ	[1997/52]
	English:	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTRABAND DETECTION USING NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE	[1997/52]
	French:	SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE LA CONTREBANDE, UTILISANT LA RESONANCE QUADRIPOLAIRE NUCLEAIRE	[1997/52]
Entry into regional phase	04.09.1997	National basic fee paid
	04.09.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.09.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.10.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	04.09.1997	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.09.1997	Examination requested [1997/52]
	29.12.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.06.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.07.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.11.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.10.1999	Date of oral proceedings
	21.10.1999	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
	21.10.1999	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	08.03.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.06.2004	Fee for grant paid
	24.06.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination	17.12.1999	Appeal received No. T0247/00
	18.02.2000	Statement of grounds filed
	28.11.2003	Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
	09.10.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	29.10.2003	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Opposition(s)	16.09.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/49]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.02.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.02.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	08.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 08
	12.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 09
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