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EP About this file: EP1371010

EP1371010 - OPTICAL READER IMAGING MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.07.2009
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, TR		published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hand Held Products, Inc.
4619 Jordan Road
Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153 / US
[2003/51]
Inventor(s)01 / HENNICK, Robert, J.
303 McIntosh Drive
Auburn, NY 13021 / US
02 / BARBER, Charles, P.
5004 Lakeview Drive
Fayetteville, NY 13066 / US
03 / COLEMAN, Eric
4250 Fireside Drive
Liverpool, NY 13090 / US
04 / EHRHART, Michael
3711 Black Brant Drive
Liverpool, NY 13090 / US
05 / GANNON, Colleen, P.
3726 Chamberlin Road
Jordan, NY 13080 / US
06 / GARDINER, Robert, C.
7274 Dabney Lane
Fayetteville, NY 13066 / US
07 / HAVENS, William, H.
25 South Street, Apt. 13-33
Marcellus, NY 13108 / US
08 / HUNTER, Vivian, L.
6349 Killoe Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13027 / US
09 / MCCALL, Melvin, D.
5481 East Homer-Baltimore Road
Homer, NY 13077 / US
10 / RUHLMAN, Thomas
47 East Lake Road
Skaneateles, NY 13152 / US
 [2004/14]
Former [2003/51]01 / HENNICK, Robert, J.
303 McIntosh Drive
Auburn, NY 13021 / US
02 / BARBER, Charles, P.
5004 Lakeview Drive
Fayetteville, NY 13066 / US
03 / COLEMAN, Eric
12 Huckleberry Lane
Liverpool, NY 13090 / US
04 / EHRHART, Michael
3711 Black Brant Drive
Liverpool, NY 13090 / US
05 / GANNON, Colleen, P.
3726 Chamberlin Road
Jordan, NY 13080 / US
06 / GARDINER, Robert, C.
7274 Dabney Lane
Fayetteville, NY 13066 / US
07 / HAVENS, William, H.
25 South Street, Apt. 13-33
Marcellus, NY 13108 / US
08 / HUNTER, Vivian, L.
3732 Inclination Drive
Baldwinsville, NY 13027 / US
09 / MCCALL, Melvin, D.
5481 East Homer-Baltimore Road
Homer, NY 13077 / US
10 / RUHLMAN, Thomas
47 East Lake Road
Skaneateles, NY 13152 / US
Representative(s)Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Schwanthalerstrasse 106
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/15]Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Schwanthalerstrasse 106
80339 München / DE
Former [2003/51]Wehnert, Werner, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, Schildberg Mozartstrasse 23
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date02750588.208.03.2002
[2003/51]
WO2002US07161
Priority number, dateUS2001080257908.03.2001         Original published format: US 802579
US20010301036P26.06.2001         Original published format: US 301036 P
US20010322776P11.09.2001         Original published format: US 322776 P
US20010327249P05.10.2001         Original published format: US 327249 P
US20010328855P12.10.2001         Original published format: US 328855 P
US20010345523P09.11.2001         Original published format: US 345523 P
US2002009278907.03.2002         Original published format: US 92789
US2002009313607.03.2002         Original published format: US 93136
[2003/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02073953
Date:19.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/38]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1371010
Date:17.12.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.09.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1371010
Date:27.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.04.2003
ClassificationIPC:G06K7/10, G06K7/12, G02B7/02, G02B5/02
[2003/51]
CPC:
G06K7/10881 (EP); G06K7/10742 (EP); H05K1/144 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/51]
Extension statesAL08.10.2003
LT08.10.2003
LV08.10.2003
MK08.10.2003
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:ABBILDUNGSEINHEIT FÜR OPTISCHEN LESER[2003/51]
English:OPTICAL READER IMAGING MODULE[2003/51]
French:MODULE D'IMAGERIE DE LECTEUR OPTIQUE[2003/51]
Entry into regional phase08.10.2003National basic fee paid 
08.10.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
08.10.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.10.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.10.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.10.2003Examination requested  [2003/51]
17.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.06.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.07.2008Fee for grant paid
04.07.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.05.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
08.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
08.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200403   M06   Fee paid on   13.08.2004
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
CY27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
TR27.08.2008
SE27.11.2008
GR28.11.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
IE08.03.2009
LU08.03.2009
CH31.03.2009
LI31.03.2009
MC31.03.2009
[2011/43]
Former [2011/21]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
SE27.11.2008
GR28.11.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
IE08.03.2009
LU08.03.2009
CH31.03.2009
LI31.03.2009
MC31.03.2009
Former [2010/48]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
SE27.11.2008
GR28.11.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
IE08.03.2009
CH31.03.2009
LI31.03.2009
MC31.03.2009
Former [2010/09]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
SE27.11.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
IE08.03.2009
CH31.03.2009
LI31.03.2009
MC31.03.2009
Former [2010/08]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
IE08.03.2009
CH31.03.2009
LI31.03.2009
MC31.03.2009
Former [2010/07]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
IE08.03.2009
MC31.03.2009
Former [2009/47]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
MC31.03.2009
Former [2009/25]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
PT27.01.2009
Former [2009/19]AT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
DK27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
Former [2009/15]AT27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
Former [2009/12]FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
Former [2009/09]NL27.08.2008
ES08.12.2008
Cited inInternational search[A]US5850078  (BARILE JOHN ET AL) [A] 1,3 * column 4, lines 25-38; figure 1 * * column 5, lines 31-47 *;
 [A]US5763864  (O'HAGAN TIMOTHY P ET AL) [A] 1 * column 4, line 3 - column 5, line 2; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP1079466  (SONY COMP ENTERTAINMENT INC) [A] 1-4 * paragraphs [0006] - [0020]; figure 1 *;
 [A]DE1240149  (IRC INC) [A] 1-4 * column 3, line 62 - column 4, line 59; figure 1 *;
 [A]DE1233038  (SIEMENS AG) [A] 1-4 * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [X]US5877487  (ISHIZUKA YUKIHIRO ET AL) [X] 5,6,8 * column 11, line 20 - column 15, line 50 * * figures 8-11 *;
 [A]EP0516927  (DATA LOGIC OPTIK ELEKTRONIK) [A] 7 * the whole document *;
 [X]US4818847  (HARA MASAHIRO ET AL) [X] 5,6,8 * column 5, line 12 - line 40 * * figure 4 *;
 [X]US6019286  (WANG YNJIUN P ET AL) [X] 9 * column 6, line 66 - column 11, line 20 * * figures 1-11 *;
 [Y]US6060722  (PIDHIRNY JOHN M ET AL) [Y] 17-19 * column 5, line 58 - column 6, line 5 * * figures 3,6 *;
 [Y]US6092728  (KATZ JOSEPH ET AL) [Y] 17-19 * column 9, line 22 - line 45 * * figure 3 *;
 [X]US5894348  (BACCHI PAUL ET AL) [X] 23 * column 4, line 25 - line 31 * * column 4, line 59 - line 60 * * figure 1 *;
 [X]US6045047  (PILESKI MICHAEL J ET AL) [X] 31 * column 4, line 25 - line 51 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [X]US6029893  (TAN CHINH ET AL) [X] 23,31 * column 5, line 56 - line 63 * * figure 6 *;
 [XA]US6039255  (SEO SHUZO) [X] 26,33-35 * column 6, line 22 - line 28 * * figure 3 * [A] 36;
 [X]EP0974924  (EASTMAN KODAK CO) [X] 26,29,36-38 * the whole document *
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