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EP3357697 - LIQUID EJECTING HEAD CHIP, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING HEAD CHIP [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  26.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.10.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.07.2018
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
SII Printek Inc
8 Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi
Chiba / JP
[2018/32]
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAYAMA, Hitoshi
c/o Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
 [2018/32]
Representative(s)Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES / GB
[2018/32]
Application number, filing date18155007.002.02.2018
[2018/32]
Priority number, dateJP2017001823603.02.2017         Original published format: JP 2017018236
[2018/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3357697
Date:08.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3357697
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.07.2018
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/14, B41J2/16
[2018/32]
CPC:
B41J2/14209 (EP,US); B41J2/14201 (CN,US); B41J2/1433 (US);
B41J2/01 (CN); B41J2/045 (CN); B41J2/145 (US);
B41J2/1609 (EP,US); B41J2/1623 (EP,US); B41J2/1629 (EP,US);
B41J2/1631 (EP,US); B41J2/1632 (EP,US); B41J2/1634 (EP,US);
B41J2/1642 (EP,US); B41J2/1643 (EP,US); C23C18/16 (CN);
B41J2002/14419 (EP,US); B41J2002/14491 (EP,US); B41J2202/12 (EP,US);
B41J2202/18 (EP,US); H10N30/06 (US); H10N30/082 (US);
H10N30/088 (US); H10N30/2047 (US); H10N30/8554 (US);
H10N30/875 (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 [2018/46]
Former [2018/32]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:FLÜSSIGKEITSAUSSTOSSKOPFCHIP, FLÜSSIGKEITSAUSSTOSSKOPF, FLÜSSIGKEITSAUSSTOSSVORRICHTUNG UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR EINEN FLÜSSIGKEITSAUSSTOSSKOPFCHIP[2018/32]
English:LIQUID EJECTING HEAD CHIP, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING HEAD CHIP[2018/32]
French:PUCE DE TÊTE D'ÉJECTION DE LIQUIDE, TÊTE D'ÉJECTION DE LIQUIDE, APPAREIL D'ÉJECTION DE LIQUIDE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE PUCE DE TÊTE D'ÉJECTION DE LIQUIDE[2018/32]
Examination procedure08.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.10.2018Examination requested  [2018/46]
08.10.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2020Fee for grant paid
30.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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