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EP About this file: EP3165916

EP3165916 - PREPROCESSING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.06.2024
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shimadzu Corporation
1, Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho
Nakagyo-ku
Kyoto-shi
Kyoto 604-8511 / JP
[2017/19]
Inventor(s)01 / HANAFUSA Nobuhiro
c/o SHIMADZU CORPORATION
1 Nishinokyo-kuwabaracho
Nakagyo-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 604-8511 / JP
02 / SHIKATA Masamitsu
c/o SHIMADZU CORPORATION
1 Nishinokyo-kuwabaracho
Nakagyo-ku
Kyoto-shi Kyoto 604-8511 / JP
 [2017/19]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2017/19]
Application number, filing date14896680.702.07.2014
[2017/19]
WO2014JP67709
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016002032
Date:07.01.2016
Language:JA
[2016/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3165916
Date:10.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3165916
Date:23.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N1/34, G01N1/40, G01N35/02, B01L3/00, // G01N35/00, G01N35/04
[2018/10]
CPC:
G01N1/34 (EP,US); G01N1/10 (US); B01L3/502 (EP,US);
G01N1/14 (US); G01N1/4005 (EP,US); G01N30/06 (EP,US);
G01N35/0099 (EP,US); G01N35/025 (EP,US); B01L2200/0631 (EP,US);
G01N2001/4011 (EP,US); G01N2035/00485 (EP,US); G01N2035/00534 (EP,US);
G01N2035/0427 (EP,US); G01N2035/0441 (EP,US); G01N2035/0443 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/19]G01N30/06, G01N1/10, G01N1/34, G01N1/38, 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 [2017/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/19]
English:PREPROCESSING APPARATUS[2017/19]
French:APPAREIL DE PRÉTRAITEMENT[2017/19]
Entry into regional phase22.12.2016Translation filed 
29.12.2016National basic fee paid 
29.12.2016Search fee paid 
29.12.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
29.12.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/19]
27.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
21.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.07.2023Fee for grant paid
17.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
26.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
16.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
16.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
14.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
18.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT23.08.2023
CZ23.08.2023
DK23.08.2023
EE23.08.2023
ES23.08.2023
FI23.08.2023
HR23.08.2023
IT23.08.2023
LT23.08.2023
LV23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
PL23.08.2023
RO23.08.2023
RS23.08.2023
SE23.08.2023
SI23.08.2023
SK23.08.2023
SM23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
IS23.12.2023
PT26.12.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/26]AT23.08.2023
CZ23.08.2023
DK23.08.2023
EE23.08.2023
ES23.08.2023
FI23.08.2023
HR23.08.2023
IT23.08.2023
LT23.08.2023
LV23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
PL23.08.2023
RO23.08.2023
RS23.08.2023
SE23.08.2023
SK23.08.2023
SM23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
IS23.12.2023
PT26.12.2023
Former [2024/23]AT23.08.2023
CZ23.08.2023
DK23.08.2023
EE23.08.2023
ES23.08.2023
FI23.08.2023
HR23.08.2023
LT23.08.2023
LV23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
PL23.08.2023
RO23.08.2023
RS23.08.2023
SE23.08.2023
SK23.08.2023
SM23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
IS23.12.2023
PT26.12.2023
Former [2024/22]AT23.08.2023
CZ23.08.2023
DK23.08.2023
FI23.08.2023
HR23.08.2023
LT23.08.2023
LV23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
PL23.08.2023
RO23.08.2023
RS23.08.2023
SE23.08.2023
SM23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
IS23.12.2023
PT26.12.2023
Former [2024/20]AT23.08.2023
FI23.08.2023
HR23.08.2023
LT23.08.2023
LV23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
PL23.08.2023
RS23.08.2023
SE23.08.2023
SM23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
IS23.12.2023
PT26.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT23.08.2023
FI23.08.2023
HR23.08.2023
LT23.08.2023
LV23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
PL23.08.2023
RS23.08.2023
SE23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
IS23.12.2023
PT26.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT23.08.2023
FI23.08.2023
LT23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
SE23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
IS23.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT23.08.2023
NL23.08.2023
NO23.11.2023
GR24.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2003339374  (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1-9 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0025] * * figures 1-4, 7 * [I] 10-14;
 [A]US2004120860  (INGENHOVEN NIKOLAUS [CH]) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [XAI]US2009035866  (WILSON BRIAN D [US]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0059] * * figure 1 * [A] 2-9 [I] 10-14;
 [A]WO2009072400  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-14* the whole document *;
 [A]US2011104026  (YOON SEONGJUN [KR], et al) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [XAI]EP2348322  (SYSMEX CORP [JP]) [X] 1,10,12,14 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0080] * * paragraph [0093] - paragraph [0112] * * figures 4, 11, 12, 15-20 * [A] 2-9 [I] 11,13
International search[A]JPH0499477  (TOSOH CORP) [A] 2-13 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH04164257  (AJINOMOTO KK) [A] 2-13 * , entire text; all drawings & US 5305650 A *;
 [A]JP2007033414  (OLYMPUS CORP) [A] 6 * , paragraphs [0006], [0036], [0049]; fig. 2 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2010060474  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP) [A] 2-13 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2011/0157580 A1 & WO 2010/026837 A1 *;
 [A]WO2010087387  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al) [A] 2-13 * , paragraphs [0018], [0084] to [0103]; fig. 1, 11, 12 & US 2011/0291004 A1 & DE 112010000843 T5 & CN 102301218 A *;
 [A]WO2011019032  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al) [A] 2-13 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0134895 A1 & EP 2466289 A1 & CN 102472692 A *;
 [XA]JP2012100549  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP) [X] 1, 14 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2013/0230908 A1 & EP 2639587 A1 & WO 2012/063647 A1 & CN 103201633 A * [A] 2-13;
 [A]JP2013003003  (NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO LTD, et al) [A] 2-13 * , paragraphs [0097], [0098], [0105]; fig. 19 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP3188929U  (Shimadzu Corp.) [A] 14* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
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