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EP About this file: EP3023793

EP3023793 - SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.08.2022
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.05.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aoi Seiki Co., Ltd.
6-30-22, Nagamine-Higashi
Higashi-ku
Kumamoto-shi
Kumamoto-ken / JP
[2016/21]
Inventor(s)01 / ITOH, Teruaki
c/o Aoi Seiki Co., Ltd.
6-30-22, Nagamine-Higashi, Higashi-ku
Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken / JP
 [2021/28]
Former [2016/21]01 / ITOH, Teruaki
Aoi Seiki Co., Ltd.
Nagamine-Higashi, Higashi-ku
Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto 6-30-22 / JP
Representative(s)Plöger, Jan Manfred
Gramm, Lins & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Frankfurter Straße 3c
38122 Braunschweig / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/21]Plöger, Jan Manfred
Gramm, Lins & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Theodor-Heuss-Strasse 1
38122 Braunschweig / DE
Application number, filing date15194516.913.11.2015
[2016/21]
Priority number, dateJP2014023395418.11.2014         Original published format: JP 2014233954
[2016/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3023793
Date:25.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3023793
Date:29.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/02, // B65G47/14, B65G47/244, G01N35/04
[2016/21]
CPC:
G01N35/04 (EP,CN,US); G01N2035/0406 (EP,US); G01N2035/0444 (CN);
G01N2035/0465 (EP,US); G01N2035/0498 (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 [2016/51]
Former [2016/21]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 
TitleGerman:PROBENVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG AND PROBENVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2016/21]
English:SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD[2016/21]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'UN ECHANTILLON ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'UN ECHANTILLON[2016/21]
Examination procedure13.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/21]
11.11.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.05.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.08.2021Fee for grant paid
20.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.08.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
12.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XY] WO9928724  (A I SCIENT PTY LTD et al.)
 [XY] DE2316355   [X] 1,5 * figures 8A, 9A-9C *[Y] 2-4
 [Y] EP0819470   [Y] 2-4 * figures 1,2 *
by applicantJP2005300357
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