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EP About this file: EP0817210

EP0817210 - Virtual compensator [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.10.2002
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.10.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.11.2002  [2002/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
186 Wood Avenue South Iselin
New Jersey 08830 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/02]For all designated states
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
186 Wood Avenue South
Iselin, New Jersey 08830 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Siochi, Ramon Alfredo Carvalho
1602 Northwood Drive
Fairfield, CA. 94585 / US
02 / Hernandez-Guerra, Francisco Miguel
4165 Kaski Court
Concord, CA. 94518 / US
[1998/02]
Representative(s)Blumbach · Zinngrebe Patent PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Patenta
Radeckestrasse 43
81245 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/02]Blumbach, Kramer & Partner
Patentanwälte Radeckestrasse 43
81245 München / DE
Application number, filing date97110600.027.06.1997
[1998/02]
Priority number, dateUS1996067191428.06.1996         Original published format: US 671914
[1998/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0817210
Date:07.01.1998
Language:EN
[1998/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0817210
Date:28.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.1997
ClassificationIPC:G21K1/04
[1998/02]
CPC:
A61N5/10 (EP,US); A61N5/1042 (EP,US); G21F5/04 (EP,US);
G21K1/04 (EP,US); A61N2005/1095 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1998/38]
Former [1998/02]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Virtueller Kompensator[1998/02]
English:Virtual compensator[1998/02]
French:Compensateur virtuel[1998/02]
Examination procedure18.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/34]
18.02.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.05.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.09.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.01.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
05.06.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.08.2001Fee for grant paid
10.08.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.08.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[DA]US5148032  (HERNANDEZ FANCISCO [US]) [DA] 1-4,12-14,18,23 * column 2, line 16 - line 56 * * column 3, line 4 - line 11 * * column 3, line 54 - column 4, line 27 *;
 [A]EP0673661  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 7,11,16,21,25 * column 6, line 4 - line 30 * * column 19, line 15 - column 20, line 41 *;
 [PA]EP0754475  (SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [US]);
 [A]  - THOMAS S J ET AL, "Radiotherapy treatment planning with dynamic wedges-an algorithm for generating wedge factors and beam data", PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, SEPT. 1995, UK, ISSN 0031-9155, vol. 40, no. 9, pages 1421 - 1433, XP002041725 [A] 1,3,9,13,15,18,20,23 * page 1421, paragraph 1 - page 1424, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/40/9/003
 [A]  - COZZI A F ET AL, "Wedge factors: dependence on depth and field size", RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, APRIL 1996, ELSEVIER, IRELAND, ISSN 0167-8140, vol. 39, no. 1, pages 31 - 34, XP002041726 [A] 1,8-10,14,19,20 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-8140(95)01714-3
 [A]  - RYKERS K ET AL, "Dynamic wedge factors for a comprehensive range of fields", AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE, SEPT. 1995, AUSTRALASIAN COLL. PHYS. SCI. & ENG. MED, AUSTRALIA, ISSN 0158-9938, vol. 18, no. 3, pages 146 - 150, XP002041727 [A] 9,20 * the whole document *
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