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EP3438670 - AUTOMATED ANALYZER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
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   Tooltip15.03.2024Change - inventorpublished on 17.04.2024  [2024/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
[2020/25]
Former [2019/06]For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14 Nishishimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / HIRAMA Yoshiteru
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
02 / FUKUGAKI Tatsuya
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
 [2024/16]
Former [2019/06]01 / HIRAMA Yoshiteru
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
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2019/06]
Application number, filing date17773543.823.01.2017
[2019/06]
WO2017JP02048
Priority number, dateJP2016006297528.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016062975
[2019/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017168993
Date:05.10.2017
Language:JA
[2017/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3438670
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:EP15.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/00, G01N35/02, B01L7/00
[2019/51]
CPC:
G01N35/025 (EP,US); G01N35/1002 (US); G01N35/00 (US);
B01J19/00 (US); B01L3/00 (US); B23P11/00 (US);
B65B43/42 (US); B65G1/04 (US); B67C3/00 (US);
F27B9/06 (US); G01N2035/00287 (US); G01N2035/00306 (EP,US);
G01N2035/00435 (EP,US); G01N2035/00673 (US); G01N2035/0443 (EP,US);
G01N2035/0465 (EP); G01N21/64 (US); G01N33/50 (US);
G01N35/00663 (US); G01N35/10 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/06]G01N35/00
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:AUTOMATISIERTER ANALYSATOR[2019/06]
English:AUTOMATED ANALYZER[2019/06]
French:ANALYSEUR AUTOMATISÉ[2019/06]
Entry into regional phase05.09.2018Translation filed 
05.09.2018National basic fee paid 
05.09.2018Search fee paid 
05.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
05.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
26.01.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
05.09.2018Examination requested  [2019/06]
27.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
31.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
31.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2001050276  (INAMI ATSUSHI [JP]) [Y] 1-8 * figures 5A-6C * * paragraphs [0002] , [0008] * * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0041] *;
 [A]WO2011012657  (HOFFMANN LA ROCHE [CH], et al) [A] 1-8* abstract *;
 [Y]WO2015025616  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-8 * figures 1,5-7,22 * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0027] *
International search[A]EP1225450  (RANDOX LAB LTD [GB]) [A] 1-8* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2008096201  (SYSMEX CORP) [A] 1-8 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2008/0085215 A1 entire text; all drawings & EP 1914555 A2 & CN 101162235 A *;
 [A]JP2011027663  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP, et al) [A] 1-8 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0301359 A1 entire text; all drawings & WO 2011/012657 A1 & EP 2460018 A1 & CN 102597785 A *;
 [A]JP2013007688  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP) [A] 1-8 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0329143 A1 entire text; all drawings *;
 [A]JP2013508237  (Nexus Biosystems, Inc.) [A] 1-8 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0272500 A1 entire text; all drawings & WO 2011/047710 A1 & EP 2491403 A1 *;
 [XA]WO2015025616  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP]) [X] 1, 4-5, 8 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2016/0161521 A1 entire text; all drawings & EP 3037825 A1 & CN 105593687 A * [A] 2-3, 6-7
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