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EP1019769 - CONFOCAL THETA MICROSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.08.2005
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.08.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.09.2005  [2005/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CARL ZEISS JENA GmbH
Tatzendpromenade 1a
07745 Jena / DE
[2000/29]
Inventor(s)01 / STELZER, Ernst, H., K.
Eschelbronnerstrasse 79
D-74909 Meckesheim / DE
02 / STEFANY, Thomas
Kurfürstenallee 22
D-69181 Leimen / DE
03 / LINDEK, Steffen
Hinter den Dorfgärten 5-7
D-68723 Plankstadt / DE
04 / SWOGER, Jim
Gaisbergstrasse 70-72
D-69115 Heidelberg / DE
[2000/29]
Representative(s)Hampe, Holger
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Patentabteilung
Tatzendpromenade 1a
07745 Jena / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/29]Hampe, Holger
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH, Patentabteilung, Tatzendpromenade 1a
07745 Jena / DE
Application number, filing date99938354.027.07.1999
[2000/29]
WO1999EP05372
Priority number, dateDE199813427930.07.1998         Original published format: DE 19834279
[2000/29]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0007056
Date:10.02.2000
Language:DE
[2000/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1019769
Date:19.07.2000
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.02.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1019769
Date:29.09.2004
Language:DE
[2004/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.02.2000
ClassificationIPC:G02B21/00
[2000/29]
CPC:
G02B21/0056 (EP); G02B21/0032 (EP); G02B21/0072 (EP);
G02B21/0076 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2004/18]
Former [2000/29]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:KONFOKALES THETA-MIKROSKOP[2000/29]
English:CONFOCAL THETA MICROSCOPE[2000/29]
French:MICROSCOPE THETA CONFOCAL[2000/29]
Entry into regional phase11.03.2000National basic fee paid 
11.03.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
11.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/29]
05.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.02.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.06.2004Fee for grant paid
18.06.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.06.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
04.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
21.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[DXY]WO9807059  (ZEISS CARL JENA GMBH [DE], et al) [DX] 1,2,19-24 * claims 1,3,7-9 * * page 8, paragraph L - page 9, paragraph 1; figures 1,2 * [Y] 4,5,17,18;
 [YA]DE19529788  (ZEISS CARL FA [DE]) [Y] 4,5,17,18 * column 2, line 27 - line 56 * * column 3, line 59 - column 4, line 14; figures 1,2 * * claims 1-3 * [A] 8;
 [DX]WO9803892  (ZEISS CARL JENA GMBH [DE], et al) [DX] 1,3,22-24 * page 1, paragraph 1; figure 1; claims 10-12 *;
 [X]WO9705473  (MEDISPECTRA INC [US]) [X] 1,3,6,23 * page 19, line 8 - line 31; figures 2,3C *;
 [X]EP0718656  (KOIKE SEIKI CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,4,5,18 * abstract * * column 5, line 20 - line 38 *;
 [A]DE4323129  (ZEISS CARL FA [DE]) [A] 4,5,17,18 * abstract *
 [PX]  - SWOGER J ET AL, "A CONFOCAL FIBER-COUPLED SINGLE-LENS THETA MICROSCOPE", REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, (199808), vol. 69, no. 8, ISSN 0034-6748, page 2956-2963, XP000832276 [PX] 1-24 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1149040
 [DXA]  - LINDEK S ET AL, "CONFOCAL THETA MICROSCOPE WITH THREE OBJECTIVE LENSES", REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, (199411), vol. 65, no. 11, ISSN 0034-6748, page 3367-3372, XP000494638 [DX] 1,6,10,13 * page 3368, column L, paragraph L - page 3370, column L, paragraph 1 * [A] 12

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144574
 [A]  - GHIGGINO K P ET AL, "FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS USING A NOVEL FIBER-OPTIC LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE", REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, vol. 63, no. 5, ISSN 0034-6748, page 2999-3002, XP000301230 [A] 1 * page 2999; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1142599
 [A]  - VOLCKER M ET AL, "MIKROSKOPGESTUTZTE FLUORESZENZ-PHOTONEN-KORRELATION", TECHNISCHES MESSEN TM,DE,R.OLDENBOURG VERLAG. MUNCHEN, vol. 63, no. 4, ISSN 0171-8096, page 128-135, XP000584186 [A] 1,4,23 * page 130, column R - page 131 *
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