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EP About this file: EP3064947

EP3064947 - SAMPLE TRANSFER DEVICE AND SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.04.2021
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.11.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
[2020/25]
Former [2016/36]For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / AKUTSU Masashi
c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
 [2016/36]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2016/36]
Application number, filing date14858625.827.10.2014
[2016/36]
WO2014JP78505
Priority number, dateJP2013022871401.11.2013         Original published format: JP 2013228714
[2016/36]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015064540
Date:07.05.2015
Language:JA
[2015/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3064947
Date:07.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.05.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.05.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/02, G01N35/04, G01N35/00
[2017/26]
CPC:
G01N35/04 (EP,US); B65G43/00 (US); G01N35/0092 (EP,US);
G01N35/026 (EP,US); G01N2035/0415 (EP,US); G01N2035/0462 (EP,US);
G01N2035/0477 (EP,US); G01N35/0099 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/36]G01N35/02, G01N35/04
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 [2016/36]
TitleGerman:PROBENÜBERTRAGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND PROBENVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[2016/36]
English:SAMPLE TRANSFER DEVICE AND SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM[2016/36]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRANSFERT D'ÉCHANTILLONS ET SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'ÉCHANTILLONS[2016/36]
Entry into regional phase08.04.2016Translation filed 
31.05.2016National basic fee paid 
31.05.2016Search fee paid 
31.05.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
31.05.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.05.2016Examination requested  [2016/36]
20.12.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
30.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
22.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
26.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
31.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
31.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0809829  (SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP [US]);
 [A]US2009162247  (TOKIEDA HITOSHI [JP], et al);
 [XI]WO2013070756  (BECKMAN COULTER INC [US])
International search[Y]JPH0792171  (NITTEC CO LTD);
 [Y]JPH11316236  (HITACHI LTD);
 [Y]JP2006189311  (SYSMEX CORP);
 [Y]JP2009150859  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP);
 [A]WO2013042549  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2013099538  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP]);
 [A]JP2013178161  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP)
by applicantJPH07280815
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