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EP0852773 - PIPELINED PYRAMID PROCESSOR FOR IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.01.2005
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.01.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.03.2005  [2005/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road, CN 5300
Princeton, NJ 08540 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/29]For all designated states
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road, CN 5300
Princeton, NJ 08540 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VAN DER WAL, Gooitzen, Sieman
105 West Prospect Street
Hopewell, NJ 08525 / US
02 / HANSEN, Michael, Wade
7233 Town Court South
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 / US
[1998/29]
Representative(s)Pratt, Richard Wilson
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London
EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/29]Pratt, Richard Wilson
D. Young & Co, 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date97917800.117.04.1997
[1998/29]
WO1997US05426
Priority number, dateUS19960015276P17.04.1996         Original published format: US 15276 P
[1998/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9739422
Date:23.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0852773
Date:15.07.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.10.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0852773
Date:24.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.10.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.08.2000
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/40, G06K9/32, G06T1/20
[2000/41]
CPC:
G06T1/20 (EP,US); H04N19/17 (EP,US); H04N19/42 (EP,US);
H04N19/423 (EP,US); H04N19/436 (EP,US); H04N19/537 (EP,US);
H04N19/59 (EP,US); H04N19/80 (EP,US); H04N19/85 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/29]G06K9/40, G06K9/32
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1998/29]
TitleGerman:PYRAMIDENFÖRMIGER PIPELINE-PROZESSOR FÜR EIN BILDVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[1998/29]
English:PIPELINED PYRAMID PROCESSOR FOR IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS[1998/29]
French:PROCESSEUR PYRAMIDE PIPE-LINE DESTINE A DES SYSTEMES DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE[1998/29]
Entry into regional phase09.04.1998National basic fee paid 
09.04.1998Search fee paid 
09.04.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
09.04.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.04.1998Examination requested  [1998/29]
20.08.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.12.2003Fee for grant paid
22.12.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.12.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
03.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
02.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
22.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
16.04.1998DE   M01   Fee paid on   09.04.1998
16.04.1998FR   M01   Fee paid on   09.04.1998
16.04.1998GB   M01   Fee paid on   09.04.1998
16.04.1998IT   M01   Fee paid on   09.04.1998
16.04.1998NL   M01   Fee paid on   09.04.1998
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US4601055  (KENT ERNEST W [US]) [Y] 7,10* column 20, line 8 - line 28; figure 4 *;
 [XY]EP0626661  (MORPHO SYSTEMES [FR]) [X] 1-6,9 * page 6, line 37 - page 7, line 23 * * page 11, line 1 - page 16, line 14 * [Y] 7,10
International search[Y]US5103306  (WEIMAN CARL F R [US], et al);
 [Y]US5134480  (WANG FENG-MING [US], et al);
 [Y]US5208872  (FISHER TIMOTHY E [US]);
 [X]US5359674  (VAN DER WAL GOOITZEN S [US]);
 [XP]US5561617  (VAN DER WAL GOOITZEN S [US])
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