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EP1731971 - Electrophotographic image forming method for images with photographic quality [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  28.10.2011
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2011Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 30.11.2011  [2011/48]
Applicant(s)For:DE  FR  GB 
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
[2006/50]
Inventor(s)01 / Okamoto, Yukio c/o Konica Minolta Business Techn.
2970 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8505 / JP
 [2006/50]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/50]Henkel, Feiler & Hänzel
Patentanwälte Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date06110761.107.03.2006
[2006/50]
Priority number, dateJP2005016532506.06.2005         Original published format: JP 2005165325
[2006/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1731971
Date:13.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.09.2006
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/00
[2006/50]
CPC:
B41M5/035 (EP,US); G03G15/6591 (EP,US); G03G2215/00493 (EP,US);
G03G2215/00801 (EP,US); G03G2215/00814 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/34]
Former [2006/50]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:Elektrophotografisches Bilderzeugungsverfahren für Bilder mit photographischer Qualität[2006/50]
English:Electrophotographic image forming method for images with photographic quality[2006/50]
French:Procédé de formation d'images electrophotographique pour images de qualité photographique[2006/50]
Examination procedure12.06.2007Examination requested  [2007/30]
12.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
26.02.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.06.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2011/48]
14.07.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2011/48]
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  12.07.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[YD]JPH0756409  ;
 [Y]US4504837  (TOYODA KENJI [JP], et al) [Y] 1,2,6-15 * column 4, line 27 - column 8, line 51; figures 3,6 *;
 [Y]US4886352  (OZAWA YOSHIO [JP], et al) [Y] 3-5* column 8, line 1 - column 9, line 11; figures 6,7 *;
 [Y]US5327201  (COLEMAN ROBERT M [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * column 8, line 5 - column 14, line 7; figures 1-5 *
 [YD]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980331), vol. 1998, no. 07, & JP07056409 A 19950303 (XEROX CORP) [YD] 1-15 * abstract *
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