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EP3531114 - VISUAL INSPECTION DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION CONDITION SETTING METHOD OF VISUAL INSPECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.07.2023 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.08.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.05.2022
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.04.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 26.07.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states OMRON Corporation 801, Minamifudodo-cho Horikawahigashiiru Shiokoji-dori Shimogyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 600-8530 / JP
	[2022/19]
Former [2019/35]	For all designated states OMRON Corporation 801, Minamifudodo-cho Horikawahigashiiru Shiokoji-dori, Shimogyo-Ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 600-8530 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / HAYASHI, Shingo c/o OMRON Corporation 801, Minamifudodo-cho Horikawahigashiiru Shiokoji-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi Kyoto 600-8530 / JP
	[2022/38]
Former [2019/35]	01 / HAYASHI, Shingo c/o OMRON Corporation 801, Minamifudodo-cho, Horikawahigashiiru Shiokoji-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi KYOTO, 600-8530 / JP
Representative(s)	Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Nymphenburger Straße 4 80335 München / DE
	[2019/35]
Application number, filing date	18211912.3	12.12.2018
	[2019/35]
Priority number, date	JP20180031111	23.02.2018 Original published format: JP 2018031111
	[2019/35]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3531114
	Date:	28.08.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3531114
	Date:	21.09.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/38]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.05.2019
Classification	IPC:	G01N21/88	[2019/35]
	CPC:	G01N21/8806 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04N23/74 (US); G01N21/88 (CN); G06T7/0004 (US); H04N23/71 (US); G01N2021/8809 (CN,KR); (+) G01N2021/8835 (EP,CN,US); G01N2021/8845 (EP,CN,US); G01N2201/062 (CN); G01N2201/063 (KR); G01N2201/0636 (CN); G06T2207/30164 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/36]
Former [2019/35]	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
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR VISUELLEN INSPEKTION UND VERFAHREN ZUR EINSTELLUNG DER BELEUCHTUNGSBEDINGUNG EINER VISUELLEN INSPEKTIONSVORRICHTUNG	[2019/35]
	English:	VISUAL INSPECTION DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION CONDITION SETTING METHOD OF VISUAL INSPECTION DEVICE	[2019/35]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'INSPECTION VISUELLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE RÉGLAGE DES CONDITIONS D'ÉCLAIRAGE D'UN DISPOSITIF D'INSPECTION VISUELLE	[2019/35]
Examination procedure	12.12.2018	Examination requested [2019/35]
	30.07.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	22.04.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.08.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.09.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.12.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.01.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.04.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.05.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.08.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.02.2022	Date of oral proceedings
	21.03.2022	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	02.05.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.08.2022	Fee for grant paid
	10.08.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	10.08.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	22.06.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/35]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.10.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.10.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	12.12.2018
	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	BG	21.09.2022
	CY	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	IT	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	MC	21.09.2022
	MK	21.09.2022
	MT	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	TR	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/34]	HU	12.12.2018
	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	BG	21.09.2022
	CY	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	IT	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	MC	21.09.2022
	MK	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	TR	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2024/29]	HU	12.12.2018
	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CY	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	IT	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	MC	21.09.2022
	MK	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	TR	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2024/27]	HU	12.12.2018
	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CY	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	IT	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	MK	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2024/26]	HU	12.12.2018
	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CY	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	IT	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2024/21]	HU	12.12.2018
	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CY	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2024/18]	HU	12.12.2018
	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/52]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	FR	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/49]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	BE	31.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/48]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	IE	12.12.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/47]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	GB	21.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	CH	31.12.2022
	LI	31.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/38]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	LU	12.12.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/37]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SI	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/34]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	DK	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/30]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	NL	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/29]	AL	21.09.2022
	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/26]	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	PL	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	IS	21.01.2023
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/23]	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	EE	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SK	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/22]	AT	21.09.2022
	CZ	21.09.2022
	ES	21.09.2022
	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	RO	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
	PT	23.01.2023
Former [2023/20]	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	SM	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
Former [2023/10]	FI	21.09.2022
	HR	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
	GR	22.12.2022
Former [2023/09]	FI	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	LV	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
Former [2023/08]	FI	21.09.2022
	LT	21.09.2022
	RS	21.09.2022
	SE	21.09.2022
	NO	21.12.2022
Documents cited:	Search	[XAYI]US2005007593 (LEBENS GARY A [US]) [X] 1,2,7-9 * paragraphs [0032] , [0052]; figures 2,3,5 * [A] 3,10 [Y] 6 [I] 5;
		[YA]EP1710566 (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [Y] 6 * figure 2 *[A] 3,10
	by applicant	JP2018017638

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