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EP3493146 - PRINTED MATTER INSPECTION APPARATUS AND PRINTED MATTER INSPECTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2021/14]For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
Former [2019/23]For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAZAKI, Yoshirou
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation
7-3 Akasaka 9-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0052 / JP
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)Klunker IP Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
[2019/23]
Application number, filing date17834122.819.07.2017
[2019/23]
WO2017JP26116
Priority number, dateJP2016014978729.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016149787
[2019/23]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018021114
Date:01.02.2018
Language:JA
[2018/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3493146
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3493146
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06T1/00, G01N21/88, G01N21/892, G06T7/00
[2019/23]
CPC:
G06T7/0004 (EP,US); G01N21/8921 (US); G01N21/88 (EP,US);
G01N21/8901 (US); G01N21/892 (EP,US); G06T1/00 (EP,US);
G06T7/00 (EP,US); G06T7/001 (US); G06T7/90 (US);
G06T2207/20021 (US); G06T2207/30144 (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 [2019/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR INSPEKTION VON DRUCKSACHEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR INSPEKTION VON DRUCKSACHEN[2019/23]
English:PRINTED MATTER INSPECTION APPARATUS AND PRINTED MATTER INSPECTION METHOD[2019/23]
French:APPAREIL D'INSPECTION DE MATIÈRE IMPRIMÉE ET PROCÉDÉ D'INSPECTION DE MATIÈRE IMPRIMÉE[2019/23]
Entry into regional phase24.01.2019Translation filed 
24.01.2019National basic fee paid 
24.01.2019Search fee paid 
24.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
24.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/23]
17.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.03.2020Fee for grant paid
26.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A] JP2008080566  (SEIKO EPSON CORP et al.) [A] 1-14 * paragraph [0160] - paragraph [0188]; figures 18-22 *
 [A] US2014092419  (YAMAGISHI HIDEKI et al.) [A] 1-14 * paragraph [0198] - paragraph [0218]; figures 18, 19, 38 * * paragraph [0287] - paragraph [0288]; figure 30 *
 [A]   JING XIAOCHEN ET AL: "Masking mediated print defect visibility predictor", IMAGE QUALITY AND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IX, SPIE, 1000 20TH ST. BELLINGHAM WA 98225-6705 USA, vol. 8293, no. 1, 22 January 2012 (2012-01-22), pages 1 - 11, XP060000946, DOI: 10.1117/12.911912 [A] 1-14 * section 2 - section 4;; figures 2-3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.911912
International search[A] JP2007034648  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-14 * , claims (Family: none) *
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