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EP1401188 - Image sensing apparatus and its method of control [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  12.04.2013
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2013Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 15.05.2013  [2013/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/13]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ito, Taeko c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Hitosuga, Emi c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2004/13]
Representative(s)Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Ltd
European Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Limited 6 Roundwood Avenue Stockley Park Uxbridge
UB11 1JA / GB
Former [2008/24]Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Ltd. European Patent Department 6 Roundwood Avenue Stockley Park
Middlesex, Uxbridge UB11 1JA / GB
Former [2004/13]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
Application number, filing date03255839.717.09.2003
[2004/13]
Priority number, dateJP2002027583320.09.2002         Original published format: JP 2002275833
JP2002035382705.12.2002         Original published format: JP 2002353827
[2004/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1401188
Date:24.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1401188
Date:10.08.2005
[2005/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/32
[2004/13]
CPC:
H04N1/32128 (EP,US); H04N2201/3233 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/18]
Former [2004/13]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Bildaufnahmegerät und Steuerverfahren dafür[2004/13]
English:Image sensing apparatus and its method of control[2004/13]
French:Appareil de prise d'image et méthode de contrôle associée[2004/13]
Examination procedure10.02.2006Examination requested  [2006/15]
21.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.10.2007Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
14.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.04.2013Application withdrawn by applicant  [2013/20]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  21.02.2007
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
14.12.2007Request for further processing filed
14.12.2007Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.12.2007Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
02.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
01.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
01.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH10107788  ;
 [A]EP0984615  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-11 * figures 7,15 * * claims 1-5 *;
 [A]WO0064094  (SIGNAFY INC [US]) [A] * abstract * * claim 1 *;
 [A]US6269446  (SCHUMACHER THOMAS [US], et al) [A] * abstract * * claim 1 *;
 [A]US2001021251  (KASAI KAZUHIRO [JP]) [A] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraph [0140] - paragraph [0161] * * claims 1-5 * * figures 14-18 *;
 [X]US2002129255  (TSUCHIYAMA CHIKAKO [JP], et al) [X] 1-11 * paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0070] - paragraph [0072] * * paragraph [0077] - paragraph [0081] * * paragraph [0096] - paragraph [0100] * * figures 3,10,14 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980731), vol. 1998, no. 09, & JP10107788 A 19980424 (BARIAFURII:KK) [A] * abstract *
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