EP1486077A4 - Miniaturized imaging device - Google Patents

Miniaturized imaging device

Info

Publication number: EP1486077A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: imaging device; miniaturized imaging; miniaturized; imaging
Prior art date: 2002-03-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP03717997A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1486077A2 (en

Inventor

Stephen C Jacobsen

David T Markus

David P Marceau

Ralph Pensel

Tomasz J Petelenz

David Wells

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sterling LC

Original Assignee

Sarcos Investments LC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2002-03-18

Filing date

2003-03-18

Publication date

2008-03-26

2003-03-17 Priority claimed from US10/391,513 external-priority patent/US7591780B2/en

2003-03-17 Priority claimed from US10/391,490 external-priority patent/US7787939B2/en

2003-03-18 Application filed by Sarcos Investments LC filed Critical Sarcos Investments LC

2003-03-18 Priority to EP05021748A priority Critical patent/EP1626436A3/en

2003-03-18 Priority to EP05021747A priority patent/EP1626588A3/en

2004-12-15 Publication of EP1486077A2 publication Critical patent/EP1486077A2/en

2008-03-26 Publication of EP1486077A4 publication Critical patent/EP1486077A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
- A61B1/05—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Surgery (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Medical Informatics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Pathology (AREA)
Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
Biophysics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Studio Devices (AREA)
Endoscopes (AREA)
Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)

EP03717997A 2002-03-18 2003-03-18 Miniaturized imaging device Withdrawn EP1486077A4 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP05021748A EP1626436A3 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-18	Method of making a solid state imaging device
EP05021747A EP1626588A3 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-18	Miniaturized imaging device

Applications Claiming Priority (13)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US391513		1982-06-24
US36569202P	2002-03-18	2002-03-18
US36556102P	2002-03-18	2002-03-18
US365561P		2002-03-18
US365692P		2002-03-18
US43126102P	2002-12-06	2002-12-06
US431261P		2002-12-06
US39148903A	2003-03-17	2003-03-17
US10/391,513 US7591780B2 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-17	Miniaturized imaging device with integrated circuit connector system
US391490		2003-03-17
US391489		2003-03-17
US10/391,490 US7787939B2 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-17	Miniaturized imaging device including utility aperture and SSID
PCT/US2003/008312 WO2003081831A2 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-18	Miniaturized imaging device

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05021747A Division EP1626588A3 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-18	Miniaturized imaging device
EP05021748A Division EP1626436A3 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-18	Method of making a solid state imaging device

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1486077A2 EP1486077A2 (en)	2004-12-15
EP1486077A4 true EP1486077A4 (en)	2008-03-26

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03717997A Withdrawn EP1486077A4 (en)	2002-03-18	2003-03-18	Miniaturized imaging device

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1486077A4 (en)
JP (2)	JP4574169B2 (en)
AU (1)	AU2003222014A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2003081831A2 (en)

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- 2003-03-18 WO PCT/US2003/008312 patent/WO2003081831A2/en active Application Filing
- 2003-03-18 JP JP2003579407A patent/JP4574169B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
2009
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1486077A2 (en)	2004-12-15
WO2003081831A2 (en)	2003-10-02
AU2003222014A1 (en)	2003-10-08
JP4903844B2 (en)	2012-03-28
AU2003222014A8 (en)	2003-10-08
JP4574169B2 (en)	2010-11-04
WO2003081831A3 (en)	2004-06-10
JP2009273927A (en)	2009-11-26
JP2005533530A (en)	2005-11-10

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GB2393347B (en)	2006-03-15	Imaging device
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EP1586941A4 (en)	2006-06-21	Imaging device
GB2378074B (en)	2005-08-24	Image capturing device
GB2406380B (en)	2005-11-23	Imaging device
HK1089602A1 (en)	2006-12-01	Imaging device
ZA200507598B (en)	2006-12-27	Imaging device
AU2003270796A8 (en)	2004-04-08	Image capture device
EP1670239A4 (en)	2010-05-19	Imaging device
AU2003275171A8 (en)	2004-04-08	Image capture device
AU2003222014A8 (en)	2003-10-08	Miniaturized imaging device
AU2003213186A8 (en)	2003-09-09	Independent component imaging
GB0209892D0 (en)	2002-06-05	Imaging assembly
GB0215248D0 (en)	2002-08-14	Imaging apparatus
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2004-10-29	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2004-12-15	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20041002
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2004-12-15	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL LT LV MK
2004-12-29	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: PETELENZ, TOMASZ, J. Inventor name: PENSEL, RALPH Inventor name: MARCEAU, DAVID, P. Inventor name: MARKUS, DAVID, T. Inventor name: DAVIS, CLARK, C. Inventor name: JACOBSEN, STEPHEN, C.
2005-12-07	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: WELLS, DAVID Inventor name: PETELENZ, TOMASZ, J. Inventor name: PENSEL, RALPH Inventor name: MARCEAU, DAVID, P. Inventor name: MARKUS, DAVID, T. Inventor name: JACOBSEN, STEPHEN, C.
2008-03-26	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20080227
2008-06-04	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: STERLING LC
2009-12-30	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20091127
2013-02-22	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2013-03-27	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20121002