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EP1004008 - FORCE-SENSING TRANSDUCER FOR AN ACCELEROMETER OR RATE SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/22]VIBRATING BEAM FORCE-SENSORS, ACCELEROMETERS, RATE SENSORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
[2003/38]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.02.2005
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 02.12.2009  [2009/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Honeywell International Inc.
101 Columbia Road
Morristown, NJ 07960 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
Honeywell International Inc.
101 Columbia Avenue P.O. Box 2245
Morristown NJ 07960 / US
Former [2003/33]For all designated states
Honeywell International Inc.
Law Department, 101 Columbia Road, P.O. Box 2245
Morristown, NJ 07962-9806 / US
Former [2000/22]For all designated states
AlliedSignal Inc.
101 Columbia Road, P.O. Box 2245
Morristown, New Jersey 07962-2245 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HULSING, Rand, H., II
18927-N.E. 20th Court
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
02 / SPRAGUE, Randy
11021-317th N.E.
Carnation, WA 98014 / US
[2000/22]
Representative(s)Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/49]Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
W.P.Thompson & Co. 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2000/22]Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
W.P. THOMPSON & CO. Celcon House 289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HU / GB
Application number, filing date98939939.913.08.1998
[2000/22]
WO1998US16842
Priority number, dateUS19970055646P14.08.1997         Original published format: US 55646 P
US1998010484425.06.1998         Original published format: US 104844
[2000/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9909384
Date:25.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1004008
Date:31.05.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1004008
Date:14.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.02.1999
ClassificationIPC:G01L1/16, G01L1/18, G01P15/10
[2000/22]
CPC:
G01P15/097 (EP,US); G01C19/5719 (EP,US); G01L1/183 (EP,US);
G01P2015/0828 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/22]
TitleGerman:KRAFTAUFNEHMER FÜR EINEN BESCHLEUNIGUNGSMESSER ODER DREHGESCHWINDIGKEITSSENSOR[2003/38]
English:FORCE-SENSING TRANSDUCER FOR AN ACCELEROMETER OR RATE SENSOR[2003/38]
French:TRANSDUCTEUR DE FORCE POUR UN ACCELEROMETRE OU UN CAPTEUR DE VITESSE DE ROTATION[2003/38]
Former [2000/22]SCHWINGBALKENKRAFTSENSOR, -BESCHLEUNIGUNGSMESSER, -DREHGESCHWINDIGKEITSSENSOR UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG
Former [2000/22]VIBRATING BEAM FORCE-SENSORS, ACCELEROMETERS, RATE SENSORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
Former [2000/22]CAPTEURS DE FORCE, DETECTEURS ACCELEROMETRIQUES ET DETECTEURS DE VITESSE A REGLETTES VIBRANTES ET PROCEDES DE FABRICATION
Entry into regional phase10.03.2000National basic fee paid 
10.03.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
10.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.03.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/22]
07.06.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2004Fee for grant paid
11.02.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.01.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
06.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
07.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
06.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0239703  (EMI PLC THORN [GB]) [A] 1* page 7, line 25 - line 38 *;
 [A]US4901570  (CHANG SHIH-CHIA [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * column 6, line 27 - line 66 * * column 10, line 61 - column 11, line 14 *;
 [PAD]US5717140  (HULSING II RAND H [US]) [PAD] 3,5,6 * column 3, line 60 - column 4, line 10 *;
 [PX]US5752410  (BERNSTEIN JONATHAN J [US]) [PX] 1,4,9,10 * column 3, line 36 - column 4, line 11 * * column 6, line 1 - line 24; figures 8,10,11 *
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