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EP About this file: EP2587290

EP2587290 - OPTICAL CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  19.07.2019
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2019Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 21.08.2019  [2019/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yazaki Corporation
4-28, Mita 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8333 / JP
[2013/18]
Inventor(s)01 / HIKOSAKA Tomohiro
c/o Yazaki Parts Co. Ltd.
1500, Mishuku
Susono-shi Shzuoka / JP
02 / IKEYA Kenichi
c/o Yazaki Parts Co. Ltd.
1500, Mishuku
Susono-shi Shzuoka / JP
 [2013/18]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/18]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date11798208.223.06.2011
WO2011JP64368
Priority number, dateJP2010014275823.06.2010         Original published format: JP 2010142758
[2013/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011162327
Date:29.12.2011
Language:JA
[2011/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2587290
Date:01.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.12.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/38
[2013/18]
CPC:
G02B6/38875 (EP,US); G02B6/36 (KR,US); G02B6/38 (KR);
G02B6/3829 (EP,US); G02B6/387 (EP,US); G02B6/3878 (EP,US);
G02B6/3888 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/18]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER VERBINDER[2013/18]
English:OPTICAL CONNECTOR[2013/18]
French:CONNECTEUR OPTIQUE[2013/18]
Entry into regional phase24.12.2012Translation filed 
24.12.2012National basic fee paid 
24.12.2012Search fee paid 
24.12.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.12.2012Examination requested  [2013/18]
08.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2019Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/34]
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  12.03.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
01.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US4611887  (GLOVER DOUGLAS W [US], et al) [X] 1 * column 3, paragraph last - column 4, line 16 * * figure 1 * [I] 2,3;
 [XI]US5138678  (BRIGGS ROBERT C [US], et al) [X] 1 * column 2, lines 21-56 * * figure 2 * [I] 2,3;
 [XI]US5214731  (CHANG PETER C [US], et al) [X] 1 * column 3, line 22 - column 4, line 26 * * figures 1,3 * [I] 2,3;
 [A]US2001038770  (NAKAJIMA MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 2 * paragraph [0027] * * figure 2 *;
 [A]EP1255142  (SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS [JP], et al) [A] 1-3 * paragraph [0061] ** figures 24, 25 *;
 [A]JP2009109978  (FUJIKURA LTD) [A] 2 * paragraph [0046] * * figures 15, 28 *
International search[A]US4516829  (BORSUK LESLIE M [US], et al);
 [A]JPH04273205  (MOLEX INC);
 [A]JPH0777630  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH);
 [A]JPH0961667  (HIROSE ELECTRIC CO LTD, et al);
 [Y]JPH09292545  (AMP JAPAN);
 [X]JP2002107574  (SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, et al);
 [X]JP2002533745  (RACO ELECTRONIC DATA TECHNOLOGY GMBH);
 [X]JP2007279528  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [A]JP2010113302  (MITSUBISHI CABLE IND LTD)
by applicantJP2010026475
 JP20100142758
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