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EP3086124 - SPECIMEN TRANSPORT DEVICE, SPECIMEN PRETREATMENT SYSTEM, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND SPECIMEN TESTING AUTOMATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.01.2021 Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 10.09.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 20.04.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi High-Tech Corporation 17-1, Toranomon 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
	[2020/25]
Former [2016/43]	For all designated states Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 24-14 Nishishimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / OKABE Shugo c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	02 / FUKUGAKI Tatsuya c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	03 / AZUMA Shinji c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 24-14 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
	[2016/43]
Representative(s)	Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
	[2016/43]
Application number, filing date	14871702.8	10.12.2014
	[2016/43]
	WO2014JP82607
Priority number, date	JP20130261955	19.12.2013 Original published format: JP 2013261955
	[2016/43]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015093353
	Date:	25.06.2015
	Language:	JA
	[2015/25]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3086124
	Date:	26.10.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3086124
	Date:	11.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/11]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	25.06.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.07.2017
Classification	IPC:	G01N35/04, B65G23/28, B65G23/34, B65G23/10	[2017/32]
	CPC:	B65G23/10 (EP,US); B65G23/24 (US); B65G15/12 (US); B65G23/28 (EP,US); B65G23/34 (EP,US); B65G23/44 (US); (+) B65G35/06 (US); G01N35/04 (EP,US); G01N2035/0482 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2016/43]	G01N35/04, B65G23/28
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2016/43]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	PROBENTRANSPORTVORRICHTUNG, PROBENVORBEHANDLUNGSSYSTEM, ANALYSESYSTEM UND PROBENTEST-AUTOMATISIERUNGSSYSTEM	[2016/43]
	English:	SPECIMEN TRANSPORT DEVICE, SPECIMEN PRETREATMENT SYSTEM, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND SPECIMEN TESTING AUTOMATION SYSTEM	[2016/43]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE TRANSPORT D'ÉCHANTILLON, SYSTÈME DE PRÉTRAITEMENT D'ÉCHANTILLON, SYSTÈME D'ANALYSE ET SYSTÈME AUTOMATIQUE DE TEST D'ÉCHANTILLON	[2016/43]
Entry into regional phase	11.04.2016	Translation filed
	19.07.2016	National basic fee paid
	19.07.2016	Search fee paid
	19.07.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.07.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.07.2015	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	19.07.2016	Examination requested [2016/43]
	18.04.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.07.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.12.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.04.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.09.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.01.2020	Fee for grant paid
	20.01.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	20.01.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	14.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.12.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	01.01.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	10.12.2014
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	GB	10.12.2020
	IE	10.12.2020
	LU	10.12.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	10.12.2014
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	GB	10.12.2020
	IE	10.12.2020
	LU	10.12.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	10.12.2014
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	GB	10.12.2020
	IE	10.12.2020
	LU	10.12.2020
Former [2022/10]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	GB	10.12.2020
	IE	10.12.2020
	LU	10.12.2020
Former [2021/49]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	GB	10.12.2020
	IE	10.12.2020
	LU	10.12.2020
Former [2021/47]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	IE	10.12.2020
	LU	10.12.2020
Former [2021/46]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	IE	10.12.2020
Former [2021/40]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE3514716 (MOELLER AUTOMATION GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-5* pages 1-14; figures 1-8 *;
		[A]CH695380 (GUY SIMONETTA [CH]) [A] 1-5 * pages 1-3; figures 1-4 *;
		[AD]WO2011040197 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al) [AD] 1-5 * abstract *;
		[A]CN203094952U (KLD THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORP) [A] 1-5 * figure 1 *
	International search	[Y]JPS61180161 (HITACHI ELECTR ENG);
		[Y]JPH04286529 (TAIYO YUDEN KK);
		[Y]JPH07234228 (HITACHI LTD);
		[Y]JPH07237724 (KINUGAWA RUBBER IND);
		[X]JPH08104408 (FROREICH ANDRE VON [DE]);
		[A]JPH09124125 (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD, et al);
		[Y]JP2000146774 (TECHNO MEDICA KK);
		[Y]WO2011040197 (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al)
	Examination	JPH08104408
	by applicant	WO2011040197

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