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EP About this file: EP1955646

EP1955646 - Endoscope fluid control input device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.12.2010
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2008/33]
Inventor(s)01 / Arai, Keiichi, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
02 / Ikeda, Yuichi, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
03 / Miyagi, Takayasu, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
04 / Maeda, Toshinari, c/o Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
 [2008/42]
Former [2008/33]01 / Arai, Keiichi, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
02 / Ikeda, Yuichi, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
03 / Miyagi, Takayasu, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
04 / Maeda, Toshinari, c/o Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date08009381.830.04.2004
[2008/33]
Priority number, dateJP2003013370512.05.2003         Original published format: JP 2003133705
[2008/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1955646
Date:13.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1955646
Date:24.02.2010
Language:EN
[2010/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/015
[2008/33]
CPC:
A61B1/00068 (EP,US); A61B1/015 (EP,US); H01H13/50 (EP,US);
H01H2215/004 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/33]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Endoskopfluidkontrolle[2009/32]
English:Endoscope fluid control input device[2008/33]
French:Dispositif de contrôle de fluide pour endoscope[2009/32]
Former [2008/33]Eingangsvorrichtung zur Endoskopfluidkontrolle
Former [2008/33]Dispositif d'entrée de contrôle de fluide d'endoscope
Examination procedure21.05.2008Examination requested  [2008/33]
17.09.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.12.2009Fee for grant paid
30.12.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04730704.6  / EP1623662
Opposition(s)25.11.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2011/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT24.02.2010
BE24.02.2010
CY24.02.2010
CZ24.02.2010
DK24.02.2010
EE24.02.2010
FI24.02.2010
IT24.02.2010
NL24.02.2010
PL24.02.2010
RO24.02.2010
SE24.02.2010
SI24.02.2010
SK24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
CH30.04.2010
IE30.04.2010
LI30.04.2010
LU30.04.2010
MC30.04.2010
BG24.05.2010
GR25.05.2010
ES04.06.2010
PT25.06.2010
HU25.08.2010
[2012/47]
Former [2012/43]AT24.02.2010
BE24.02.2010
CY24.02.2010
CZ24.02.2010
DK24.02.2010
EE24.02.2010
FI24.02.2010
IT24.02.2010
NL24.02.2010
PL24.02.2010
RO24.02.2010
SE24.02.2010
SI24.02.2010
SK24.02.2010
CH30.04.2010
IE30.04.2010
LI30.04.2010
LU30.04.2010
MC30.04.2010
BG24.05.2010
GR25.05.2010
ES04.06.2010
PT25.06.2010
HU25.08.2010
Former [2012/42]AT24.02.2010
BE24.02.2010
CY24.02.2010
CZ24.02.2010
DK24.02.2010
EE24.02.2010
FI24.02.2010
IT24.02.2010
NL24.02.2010
PL24.02.2010
RO24.02.2010
SE24.02.2010
SI24.02.2010
SK24.02.2010
CH30.04.2010
IE30.04.2010
LI30.04.2010
MC30.04.2010
BG24.05.2010
GR25.05.2010
ES04.06.2010
PT25.06.2010
HU25.08.2010
Former [2011/25]AT24.02.2010
BE24.02.2010
CY24.02.2010
CZ24.02.2010
DK24.02.2010
EE24.02.2010
FI24.02.2010
IT24.02.2010
NL24.02.2010
PL24.02.2010
RO24.02.2010
SE24.02.2010
SI24.02.2010
SK24.02.2010
CH30.04.2010
IE30.04.2010
LI30.04.2010
MC30.04.2010
BG24.05.2010
GR25.05.2010
ES04.06.2010
PT25.06.2010
Former [2010/45]AT24.02.2010
FI24.02.2010
NL24.02.2010
PL24.02.2010
SI24.02.2010
PT25.06.2010
Former [2010/44]AT24.02.2010
FI24.02.2010
PL24.02.2010
SI24.02.2010
PT25.06.2010
Documents cited:Search[A]WO9802894  (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE [US]) [A] 1-6* page 1 - page 5 *;
 [A]US5872527  (YANAGISAWA SATOSHI [JP]) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5938589  (WAKO FUMIHIDE [JP], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 4, line 3 - column 8 *;
 [A]GB2335080  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1-6 * page 1, line 25 - page 4, line 9 *;
 [A]US6303887  (ANDO HITOSHI [JP]) [A] 1-6 * column 1, line 1 - column 6, line 27 *
by applicantJP2000189380
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