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EP2261642 - APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FORMATION OF GEL PARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/50]GEL PARTICLE MEASURING APPARATUS
[2011/23]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  22.05.2015
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.05.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 24.06.2015  [2015/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Obata, Toru
3-24-12 Eifuku Suginami-ku
Tokyo 168-0064 / JP
[2010/50]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2010/50]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/50]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date09721684.019.03.2009
[2010/50]
WO2009JP55472
Priority number, dateJP2008007132819.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008071328
[2010/50]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009116633
Date:24.09.2009
Language:JA
[2009/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2261642
Date:15.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.09.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/82, G01N15/14, G01N33/579, G01N21/49, G01N21/59, G01N21/83, G01N33/569, G01N33/543, G01N35/00
[2011/43]
CPC:
G01N21/82 (EP,US); G01N15/1456 (EP,US); G01N21/49 (EP,US);
G01N21/5907 (EP,US); G01N21/83 (EP,US); G01N33/54313 (EP,US);
G01N33/569 (EP,US); G01N33/579 (EP,US); G01N2015/0023 (EP,US);
G01N2035/00534 (EP,US); G01N2035/0097 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/50]G01N21/82, G01N15/14, G01N33/579
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/50]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUM NACHWEIS VON GELTEILCHENBILDUNG[2011/28]
English:APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FORMATION OF GEL PARTICLES[2011/23]
French:DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE LA FORMATION DE PARTICULES DE GEL[2011/23]
Former [2010/50]SYSTEME ZUR CHIRURGISCHEN ENTFERNUNG VON GEWEBE
Former [2010/50]GEL PARTICLE MEASURING APPARATUS
Former [2010/50]APPAREIL DE MESURE DE PARTICULES DE GEL
Entry into regional phase13.10.2010Translation filed 
13.10.2010National basic fee paid 
13.10.2010Search fee paid 
13.10.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
13.10.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.10.2010Examination requested  [2010/50]
18.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
10.04.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2014Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.11.2014
28.11.2014Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
16.01.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/26]
16.01.2015Date of oral proceedings
05.02.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
11.02.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/26]
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  15.02.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
22.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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31.03.201507   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS61159162  (WAKO PURE CHEM IND LTD) [A] 1-13 * figures 1-4 *;
 [A]EP0350273  (WAKO PURE CHEM IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1-13 * figure 5 *;
 [A]JPH0274864  (WAKO PURE CHEM IND LTD) [A] 1-13 * figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US5494800  (SMITH III NATHAN L [US]) [A] 1-13 * column 13, line 1 - line 25 *;
 [XI]  - OBATA ET AL, "Early detection of the Limulus amebocyte lysate reaction evoked by endotoxins", ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, ACADEMIC PRESS INC, NEW YORK, (20080105), vol. 373, no. 2, doi:10.1016/J.AB.2007.09.018, ISSN 0003-2697, pages 281 - 286, XP022411109 [X] 1-5,7-10,12,13 * figures 1-4, 6 * [I] 6,11

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2007.09.018
 [A]  - ONG K G ET AL, "A rapid highly-sensitive endotoxin detection system", BIOSENSORS AND BIOELECTRONICS, ELSEVIER BV, NL, vol. 21, no. 12, doi:10.1016/J.BIOS.2005.11.007, ISSN 0956-5663, (20060615), pages 2270 - 2274, (20060615), XP024961642 [A] 1-13 * figures 2,5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2005.11.007
International search[Y]JPS6193958  (DAICEL CHEM);
 [Y]JPH08101198  (SHINO TEST CORP, et al);
 [Y]JP2001318054  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [Y]JP2004212120  (WAKO PURE CHEM IND LTD);
 [Y]JP2006122579  (AIME TECHNOLOGY CO LTD);
 [XP]WO2008038329  (KOWA KABUSHIKI KAISHA [JP], et al);
 [XP]WO2008139544  (KOWA CO [JP], et al)
ExaminationUS4799796
by applicantJP3199850B
 JP2004093536
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