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EP About this file: EP2832294

EP2832294 - ULTRASOUND PROBE AND CONNECTION METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE AND SIGNAL LINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/06]CONNECTION METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE AND SIGNAL LINE
[2022/42]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.10.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CH, LU		published on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
[2023/14]
Former [2021/14]For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
Former [2015/06]For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-0031 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OSAWA, Atsushi
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
798 Miyanodai
Kaisei-machi
Ashigara-kami-gun Kanagawa 258-8538 / JP
 [2015/06]
Representative(s)Klunker IP Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
[2023/14]
Former [2015/06]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date12872531.412.11.2012
[2023/14]
WO2012JP79248
Priority number, dateJP2012007998930.03.2012         Original published format: JP 2012079989
[2015/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013145415
Date:03.10.2013
Language:JA
[2013/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2832294
Date:04.02.2015
Language:EN
[2015/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2832294
Date:05.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.10.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/00, H04R17/00, B06B1/06, // A61B8/14, H01L41/047
[2016/16]
CPC:
A61B8/4444 (EP,US); A61B8/4488 (EP,US); B06B1/0622 (EP,US);
A61B8/14 (EP,US); A61B8/4272 (EP,US); H10N30/875 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/06]A61B8/00, H04R17/00
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 [2015/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ULTRASCHALLSONDE UND VERBINDUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR ULTRASCHALLSONDE UND SIGNALLEITUNG[2022/42]
English:ULTRASOUND PROBE AND CONNECTION METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE AND SIGNAL LINE[2022/42]
French:SONDE ULTRASONORE ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONNEXION POUR SONDE ULTRASONORE ET LIGNE DE SIGNAUX[2022/42]
Former [2015/06]VERBINDUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR ULTRASCHALLSONDE UND SIGNALLEITUNG
Former [2015/06]CONNECTION METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE AND SIGNAL LINE
Former [2015/06]PROCÉDÉ DE CONNEXION POUR SONDE ULTRASONORE ET LIGNE DE SIGNAUX
Entry into regional phase22.09.2014Translation filed 
22.09.2014National basic fee paid 
22.09.2014Search fee paid 
22.09.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
22.09.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.09.2014Examination requested  [2015/06]
26.10.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.02.2023Fee for grant paid
23.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  05.03.2019
Opposition(s)08.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
10.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
13.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
14.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
18.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
13.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
LU12.11.2023
CH30.11.2023
[2024/34]
Former [2024/32]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/26]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/24]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL05.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[Y]US3651432  (HENSCHEN HOMER ERNST, et al);
 [XYI]US5923115  (MOHR JOHN P III [US], et al);
 [XYI]EP1449482  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]);
 [Y]US2005015010  (ANTICH PETER P [US], et al);
 [Y]EP2367405  (PANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD [JP])
International search[A]JPH06105396  (HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY);
 [A]JPH10285695  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
 [A]JPH11243594  (WHITAKER CORP);
 [A]JP2005340903  (OLYMPUS CORP);
 [A]JP2007189342  (TOSHIBA CORP)
ExaminationEP2646173
by applicantJPH06105396
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