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EP3170777 - SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2019
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.06.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.09.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2017/21]
Inventor(s)01 / WATANABE, Kenji
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / KAWANISHI, Minoru
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / FURUSAWA, Motohiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / YAMAGUCHI, Hiroki
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
05 / MURAYAMA, Shigeo
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
 [2017/21]
Representative(s)Houle, Timothy James
Canon Europe Ltd
European Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
[2017/21]
Application number, filing date16201996.220.10.2009
[2017/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3170777
Date:24.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3170777
Date:12.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:B65H9/06, B65H9/00
[2017/21]
CPC:
B65H9/06 (EP,KR,US); B65H7/02 (KR); B65H5/06 (US);
B65H9/002 (US); B65H9/004 (EP,US); B65H9/10 (US);
B65H2402/00 (US); B65H2402/51 (EP,US); B65H2403/541 (EP,US);
B65H2404/722 (EP,US); B65H2801/06 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/30]
Former [2017/21]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,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:BLATTVORSCHUBVORRICHTUNG UND BILDERZEUGUNGSEINRICHTUNG[2017/21]
English:SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2017/21]
French:APPAREIL DE CONVOYAGE DE FEUILLES ET IMAGEUR[2017/21]
Examination procedure02.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/28]
19.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2018Fee for grant paid
09.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.10.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP09850566.2  / EP2492226
Opposition(s)13.09.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
03.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
03.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
03.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
03.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
03.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
02.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
31.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.10.2009
AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
MK12.12.2018
MT12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
[2022/32]
Former [2021/34]HU20.10.2009
AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
MT12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2021/32]HU20.10.2009
AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2021/26]AT12.12.2018
CY12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
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FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
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LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2020/29]AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
MC12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2020/17]AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
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NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
TR12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/50]AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SI12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/48]AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
DK12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/46]AT12.12.2018
CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/39]CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SK12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
IS12.04.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/37]CZ12.12.2018
EE12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
RO12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
SM12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/35]CZ12.12.2018
ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
PL12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/34]ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
IT12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/33]ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
PT12.04.2019
Former [2019/30]ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
NL12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
Former [2019/25]ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
SE12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
GR13.03.2019
Former [2019/23]ES12.12.2018
FI12.12.2018
HR12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
LV12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
Former [2019/22]FI12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
BG12.03.2019
NO12.03.2019
Former [2019/21]FI12.12.2018
LT12.12.2018
NO12.03.2019
Former [2019/20]LT12.12.2018
NO12.03.2019
Documents cited:Search[A]EP1369366  (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]US2009102117  (YU CHANG-LUNG [TW], et al) [A] 1-13 * the whole document *
by applicantJPH09183539
 WO2011048668
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