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EP3438646 - IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  17.07.2020
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2019/06]
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAO, Isamu
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / KISHIMOTO, Takuya
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / KISHII, Noriyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/06]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/06]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date17773534.720.01.2017
[2019/06]
WO2017JP01858
Priority number, dateJP2016006374428.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016063744
[2019/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017168984
Date:05.10.2017
Language:JA
[2017/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3438646
Date:06.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.10.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/17
[2019/06]
CPC:
G01N21/4795 (EP); G01N21/47 (US); A61B5/0059 (US);
A61B5/0261 (US); G01N2021/479 (EP,US); G01N21/49 (EP);
G06T2207/30101 (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 [2019/06]
TitleGerman:ABBILDUNGSVORRICHTUNG, ABBILDUNGSVERFAHREN[2019/06]
English:IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD[2019/06]
French:DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMAGERIE[2019/06]
Entry into regional phase04.09.2018Translation filed 
21.09.2018National basic fee paid 
21.09.2018Search fee paid 
21.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
21.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
21.09.2018Examination requested  [2019/06]
12.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2020Application withdrawn by applicant  [2020/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.431548
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.003774
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