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EP1036307 - INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.12.2007
Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.01.2008  [2008/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Geosensor Corporation
Suite 210, 10500 Westoffice
Houston, TX 77042-5326 / US
[2000/38]
Inventor(s)01 / KLUTH, Erhard, Lothar, Edgar
The Town Mill
Alresford Hampshire SO24 9DD / GB
02 / VARNHAM, Malcolm, Paul
76 Grange Road
Alresford Hampshire, SO24 9HF / GB
[2000/38]
Representative(s)Jones, Graham Henry
Graham Jones & Company
77 Beaconsfield Road
Blackheath, London SE3 7LG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/38]Jones, Graham H.
Graham Jones & Company Blackheath 77 Beaconsfield Road
London SE3 7LG / GB
Application number, filing date98954623.918.11.1998
[2000/38]
WO1998GB03463
Priority number, dateGB1997002520701.12.1997         Original published format: GB 9725207
[2000/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9928713
Date:10.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1036307
Date:20.09.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.06.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1036307
Date:07.02.2007
Language:EN
[2007/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:G01B9/02, G01D5/26, G01D5/353, G01H9/00, G01V1/22
[2006/37]
CPC:
G01D5/35383 (EP); G01H9/004 (EP); G01V1/186 (EP);
G01V1/22 (EP)
Former IPC [2000/38]G01H9/00, G01V1/22
Designated contracting statesFR,   GB [2000/38]
TitleGerman:INTERFEROMETRISCHES DETEKTIONSGERÄT[2000/38]
English:INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING APPARATUS[2000/38]
French:APPAREIL DE DETECTION INTERFEROMETRIQUE[2000/38]
Entry into regional phase26.05.2000National basic fee paid 
26.05.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
26.05.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.06.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.05.2000Examination requested  [2000/38]
08.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.11.2006Fee for grant paid
28.11.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.11.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
08.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
11.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
12.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
18.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
03.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
30.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.200205   M06   Fee paid on   11.12.2002
30.11.200306   M06   Fee paid on   12.05.2004
30.11.200508   M06   Fee paid on   03.01.2006
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Cited inInternational search[X]GB2311131  (SENSOR DYNAMICS LTD) [X] 1-6,10-12,14,15 * abstract * * page 3, line 7 - page 4, line 9 * * page 5, line 7 - line 15 * * page 9, line 20 - page 10, line 13 *;
 [A]US5072110  (BLAHA FRANZ A ET AL) [A] 7-9 * column 4, line 59 - column 5, line 12; figure 5 *
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