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EP About this file: EP0942683

EP0942683 - PHOTOACOUSTIC BREAST SCANNER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.07.2009
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.05.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR		published on 22.06.2011  [2011/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Optosonics, Inc.
7534 Noel Road
Indianapolis, IN 46278 / US
[1999/38]
Inventor(s)01 / KRUGER, Robert, A.
7534 Noel Road
Indianapolis, IN 46278 / US
[1999/38]
Representative(s)Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/52]Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London
WC1X 8PL / GB
Former [1999/38]Findlay, Alice Rosemary
Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date97944607.701.10.1997
[1999/38]
WO1997US17832
Priority number, dateUS1996071973604.10.1996         Original published format: US 719736
[1999/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9814118
Date:09.04.1998
Language:EN
[1998/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0942683
Date:22.09.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.04.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0942683
Date:17.09.2008
Language:EN
[2008/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.04.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/00, A61B8/08
[1999/47]
CPC:
A61B5/0095 (EP,US); A61B5/0091 (EP,US); A61B5/0507 (EP);
A61B5/4312 (EP,US); A61B8/4281 (EP,US); A61B5/7239 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/38]A61B8/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/38]
TitleGerman:PHOTOAKUSTISCHE MAMMA-ABTASTVORRICHTUNG[1999/38]
English:PHOTOACOUSTIC BREAST SCANNER[1999/38]
French:SCANNER PHOTO-ACOUSTIQUE DE TISSU MAMMAIRE[1999/38]
Entry into regional phase06.04.1999National basic fee paid 
06.04.1999Search fee paid 
06.04.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
06.04.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.06.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
06.04.1999Examination requested  [1999/38]
15.12.1999Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.09.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.09.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.03.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
14.05.2008Fee for grant paid
14.05.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.06.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
09.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
08.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
07.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
06.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
06.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
07.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
05.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
15.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT17.09.2008
BE17.09.2008
DK17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
IT17.09.2008
NL17.09.2008
IE01.10.2008
LU01.10.2008
CH31.10.2008
LI31.10.2008
MC31.10.2008
SE17.12.2008
GR18.12.2008
ES28.12.2008
PT17.02.2009
[2011/25]
Former [2010/28]AT17.09.2008
BE17.09.2008
DK17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
IT17.09.2008
NL17.09.2008
IE01.10.2008
LU01.10.2008
CH31.10.2008
LI31.10.2008
MC31.10.2008
SE17.12.2008
ES28.12.2008
PT17.02.2009
Former [2010/19]AT17.09.2008
BE17.09.2008
DK17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
IT17.09.2008
NL17.09.2008
IE01.10.2008
CH31.10.2008
LI31.10.2008
MC31.10.2008
SE17.12.2008
ES28.12.2008
PT17.02.2009
Former [2010/05]AT17.09.2008
BE17.09.2008
DK17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
IT17.09.2008
NL17.09.2008
IE01.10.2008
CH31.10.2008
LI31.10.2008
MC31.10.2008
ES28.12.2008
PT17.02.2009
Former [2009/30]AT17.09.2008
BE17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
NL17.09.2008
MC31.10.2008
ES28.12.2008
PT17.02.2009
Former [2009/20]AT17.09.2008
BE17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
ES28.12.2008
Former [2009/19]AT17.09.2008
BE17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
Former [2009/14]AT17.09.2008
FI17.09.2008
Documents cited:Search[YA]EP0018771  (ONTARIO CANCER INST [CA]) [Y] 1,17,20,21,37,40,41 * page 2, line 25 - page 7, line 7; tables 1-4 *[A] 5,7,24,26;
 [YA]WO8300009  (COMMW OF AUSTRALIA [AU]) [Y] 1,17,20,21,37,40,41 * page 13, line 19 - page 14, line 11; table 1 * [A] 7,9,18,26,28,29,38;
 [YA]EP0582384  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [Y] 1,17,20,21,37,40,41 * abstract * * page 2, line 41 - page 3, line 7 * * page 6, line 14 - line 19; tables 1,2 * [A] 14,16,32,33
International search[A]US4255971  (ROSENCWAIG ALLAN);
 [A]US4267732  (QUATE CALVIN F);
 [A]US4874251  (THOMAS ROBERT L [US], et al);
 [A]US5170666  (LARSEN LAWRENCE E [US]);
 [AP]US5657754  (ROSENCWAIG ALLAN [US])
Examination   - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN
    - "Q.X. Chen et al.: "Photo-acoustic probe for intra-arterial imaging and therapy", Electronics Letter, Vol. 29, No. 18, 2 Sept 1993, pages 1632-1633"
    - "R.A. Kruger et al: "Photoacoustic ultrasound (PAUS) - Reconstruction tomography", Med. Phys. 22(10), Oct. 1995, pages 1605-1609"
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