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EP1677163 - A document illuminating apparatus, a document reading apparatus and an image forming apparatus capable of efficiently cooling with compact size [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.07.2010
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.03.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 13.04.2011  [2011/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/27]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mikajiri, Susumu, c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-Chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / Hideaki, Matsui, c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-Chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2006/27]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/27]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date05022692.718.10.2005
[2006/27]
Priority number, dateJP2004030316518.10.2004         Original published format: JP 2004303165
JP2004030739521.10.2004         Original published format: JP 2004307395
JP2005013058627.04.2005         Original published format: JP 2005130586
JP2005023507612.08.2005         Original published format: JP 2005235076
[2006/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1677163
Date:05.07.2006
Language:EN
[2006/27]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1677163
Date:22.11.2006
[2006/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1677163
Date:02.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/028, G03G15/04
[2006/29]
CPC:
G03G15/04036 (EP,US); G06V10/10 (KR); H04N1/00 (KR);
H04N1/00981 (EP,US); H04N1/0285 (EP,US); H04N1/0287 (EP,US);
H04N1/03 (EP,US); G03G2215/0417 (EP,US); H04N1/1013 (EP,US);
H04N1/193 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/27]G03G15/04
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2007/30]
Former [2006/27]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Dokumentbeleuchtungsvorrichtung, Dokumentlesevorrichtung und Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung mit effizienter Kühlung und kompakter Größe[2006/27]
English:A document illuminating apparatus, a document reading apparatus and an image forming apparatus capable of efficiently cooling with compact size[2006/27]
French:Appareil d'éclairage de documents, appareil de lecture de documents et appareil de formations d'images capables de refroidir rapidement malgré une taille compacte[2006/28]
Former [2006/27]Appareil dýéclairage de documents, appareil de lecture de documents et appareil de formations dýimages capables de refroidir rapidement malgré une taille compacte
Examination procedure11.04.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Drawings
21.04.2006Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Drawings {1}
05.04.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/22]
23.05.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
11.09.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
20.05.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.07.2009Fee for grant paid
22.07.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.06.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
27.06.2007AT   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007BE   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007BG   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007CH   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007CY   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007CZ   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007DK   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007EE   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007FI   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007GR   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007HU   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007IE   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007IS   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007LT   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007LU   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007LV   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007MC   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007PL   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007PT   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007RO   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007SE   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007SI   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007SK   M01   Not yet paid
27.06.2007TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT02.09.2009
NL02.09.2009
ES13.12.2009
[2011/15]
Former [2010/19]NL02.09.2009
ES13.12.2009
Former [2010/11]NL02.09.2009
Documents cited:Search[Y]US3532424  (MILES JOHN R) [Y] 2 * column 3, line 52 - column 4, line 60; figure 2 *;
 [XY]US3947115  (HAMAGUCHI HIROSHI) [X] 1 * column 3, line 51 - column 6, line 60; figures 2-4,6 * [Y] 2,3,8,11-13,17;
 [XY]US4092066  (KAWAI YOSHIHISA) [X] 1,2 * column 9, line 20 - column 10, line 51; figure 7 * [Y] 3,4;
 [XY]US4095881  (MADDOX RANDALL ADRIAN) [X] 1 * column 2, line 44 - column 4, line 9; figures 7,10 * [Y] 2,3,8,16,17;
 [Y]US4939546  (KASAHARA NOBUO [JP], et al) [Y] 3 * column 3, line 61 - column 4, line 31; figures 5,7,8 *;
 [XY]US5075720  (TAKEDA KATSUHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1,5 * column 2, line 42 - column 4, line 8; figures 1-4 * [Y] 2,3;
 [X]EP0901272  (BAYER AG [US]) [X] 13,17* paragraph [0083] - paragraph [0086]; figure 25A *;
 [Y]DE10249208  (OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH [DE]) [Y] 13,17 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0009]; figure 3 *;
 [XY]  - BAXTER ET AL, "Document Illuminator using Elliptic and Dichroic Reflectors", IP.COM JOURNAL, IP.COM INC., WEST HENRIETTA, NY, US, (19720401), ISSN 1533-0001, XP013065774 [X] 1,2,6,7,9,10,13 * the whole document * [Y] 3,4,8,11,12,16,17
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