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EP1223475 - Driving force transmitting apparatus and image formation apparatus having the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2004
Database last updated on 11.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip03.09.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.10.2004  [2004/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/29]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ishii, Hiroshi
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2002/29]
Representative(s)Muschke, Markus Artur Heinz
Schwabe, Sandmair, Marx
Patentanwälte
Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/29]Muschke, Markus, Dipl.-Phys.
Patentanwälte Dipl.-Ing. Schwabe, Dr.Dr. Sandmair, Dr. Marx, Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date02000264.815.01.2002
[2002/29]
Priority number, dateJP2001000757916.01.2001         Original published format: JP 2001007579
JP2001039649727.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001396497
[2002/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1223475
Date:17.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1223475
Date:29.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.2002
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/00, G03G21/16, F16H57/02, G04B13/02
[2002/29]
CPC:
G03G15/757 (EP); G03G2221/1657 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/15]
Former [2002/29]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Übertragungsvorrichtung für Antriebskraft und damit ausgestattetes Bilderzeugungsgerät[2002/29]
English:Driving force transmitting apparatus and image formation apparatus having the same[2002/29]
French:Mécanisme de transfert de puissance et dispositif de formation d'image l'utilisant[2002/29]
Examination procedure20.06.2002Examination requested  [2002/35]
18.01.2003Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
11.04.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2003Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
24.06.2003Fee for grant paid
24.06.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.07.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/43]
Fees paidPenalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
06.03.2003AT   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003BE   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003CH   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003CY   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003DK   M01   Not yet paid
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06.03.2003LU   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003MC   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003NL   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003PT   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003SE   M01   Not yet paid
06.03.2003TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0297566  (TOKYO ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-6 * column 6, line 43 - column 7, line 31; figures 8,9,12 *;
 [A]EP0751441  (KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND [JP]) [A] 1-6* column 15, line 24 - column 16, line 43; figures 2,4 *;
 [A]US5634178  (SUGIURA YOSHINORI [JP], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 19, line 62 - column 23, line 44; figures 26-29,51 *;
 [A]US6164844  (OKUMURA YOICHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 5, line 53 - column 7, line 26; figures 2,3,33-38 *
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