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EP0899689 - CT imaging method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/09]Ct imaging method and x-ray ct apparatus
[1999/32]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.01.2004
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.01.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.02.2004  [2004/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd.
7-127 Asahigaoka 4-chome Hino-shi
Tokyo 191-8503 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/09]For all designated states
GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd.
7-127 Asahigaoka 4-chome
Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-8503 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hagiwara, Akira
7-127 Asahigaoka 4-chome
Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-8503 / JP
[1999/09]
Representative(s)Goode, Ian Roy, et al
London Patent Operation
General Electric International, Inc.
15 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6LU / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/09]Goode, Ian Roy, et al
London Patent Operation General Electric International, Inc. Essex House 12-13 Essex Street
London WC2R 3AA / GB
Application number, filing date98307014.501.09.1998
[1999/09]
Priority number, dateJP1997023556601.09.1997         Original published format: JP 23556697
[1999/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0899689
Date:03.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/09]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0899689
Date:24.10.2001
[2001/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0899689
Date:05.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.09.2001
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/00
[1999/09]
CPC:
G06T11/006 (EP,US); A61B6/032 (KR); A61B6/4435 (KR);
A61B6/5205 (KR); G06T11/005 (KR); G06T2211/428 (EP,US);
Y10S378/901 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2002/29]
Former [1999/09]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zur Bilderzeugung eines Röntgenbildes mittels Computertomograf[1999/09]
English:CT imaging method and apparatus[2002/33]
French:Procédé et appareil pour la production d'une image par tomographe computérisé[2002/33]
Former [1999/09]Ct imaging method and x-ray ct apparatus
Former [1999/09]Procédé et appareil pour la production d'une image rayon X par tomographe computérisé
Examination procedure24.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/26]
06.08.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.12.2002Fee for grant paid
16.12.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.12.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
01.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5406479  (HARMAN JONATHAN W [US]) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * column 3, line 67 - column 5, line 50 *;
 [A]WO9604614  (ARCH DEV CORP [US]) [A] 1,2 * abstract ** page 5, line 11 - page 16, line 16 *;
 [A]US5566341  (ROBERSON GEORGE P [US], et al) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * column 2, line 23 - column 3, line 27 *;
 [A]US5594766  (TAM KWOK C [US]) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * column 2, line 3 - line 39 *
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