EP1579527A4

Method and apparatus for launching a surfacewave onto a single conductor transmission line

Abstract

An apparatus for launching a surfacewave onto a single conductor transmission line provides a launch including a flared, continuously curving cone portion; a coaxial adapter portion; a wire adapter portion for contacting the wire conductor which allows for a multiplicity of wire dimensions for either insulated or uninsulated wire, or a tri-axial wire adapter device enabling non-contacting coupling to a wire; and a longitudinal slot added to the flared cone, wire adapter, and coaxial adapter portions of the launch to allow direct placement of the launch onto existing lines, without requiring cutting or threading of those lines for installation.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
US2002149533A1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-29
US3509463A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-29
US4187501A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-29

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
432099P	United States of America	–	2002-12-09
43209902	United States of America	P	2002-12-09
0339220	United States of America	W	2003-12-09

Members13

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Document	Office	Kind
WO2004054159A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2004-06-24
AU2003297813A1	Australia	A1	2004-06-30
AU2003297813A8	Australia	A8	2004-06-30
US2004169572A1	United States of America	A1	2004-09-02
WO2004054159A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2005-02-17
EP1579527A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-09-28
US7009471B2	United States of America	B2	2006-03-07
CN1774836A	China	A	2006-05-17
EP1579527A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2009-07-08
CN1774836B	China	B	2010-09-08
EP1579527B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-04-25
AT555514T	Austria	T	2012-05-15
ATE555514T1	Austria	T1	2012-05-15

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2024-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2024-04-16	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2024-01-31	Patent expiredExpiredMK9A	MK9A	IE
2024-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2024-01-18	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2024-01-03	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2023-12-09	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2023-05-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2017-12-18	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2016-12-13	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2015-12-31	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2014-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-05-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2013-05-23	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2013-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-04-03	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2013-03-01	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2013-03-01	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2013-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-09-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2012-08-22	Discontinued in the netherlands as no translation has been filedVDEP	VDEP	NL
2012-06-21	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2012-05-23	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2012-05-15	Reference to at number (ep patent validated in austria)REF	REF	AT
2012-05-09	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2012-04-30	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2012-04-25	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2012-04-25	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2012-03-23	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2012-03-16	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2011-11-30	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2011-11-23	Title (correction)METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING A SURFACE WAVE ONTO A SINGLE CONDUCTOR TRANSMISSION LINERTI1	RTI1	EP
2011-10-25	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2009-07-08	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
2009-07-08	Request for examination filed (corrected)R17P	R17P	EP
2009-07-08	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-07-08	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2006-08-09	Request for examination filed (corrected)R17P	R17P	EP
2006-03-29	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2005-10-26	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
2005-10-26	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2005-09-28	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2005-09-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-09-28	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2005-08-12	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Method and apparatus for launching a surfacewave onto a single conductor transmission line

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