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EP About this file: EP3486696

EP3486696 - ILLUMINATION DEVICE, PROJECTION DEVICE, AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.09.2023
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.04.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): EE		published on 21.08.2024 [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
1-1, Ichigaya-kaga-cho 1-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
[2019/21]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKANOKURA, Tomoe
c/o Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
1-1 Ichigaya-kaga-cho 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, 162-8001 / JP
02 / ISHIDA, Kazutoshi
c/o Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
1-1 Ichigaya-kaga-cho 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, 162-8001 / JP
03 / KURASHIGE, Makio
c/o Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
1-1 Ichigaya-kaga-cho 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, 162-8001 / JP
04 / OOYAGI, Yasuyuki
c/o Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
1-1 Ichigaya-kaga-cho 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, 162-8001 / JP
 [2019/21]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2019/21]
Application number, filing date18214351.108.09.2011
[2019/21]
Priority number, dateJP2010020141408.09.2010         Original published format: JP 2010201414
[2019/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3486696
Date:22.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3486696
Date:25.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G03H1/22, G02B5/18, H04N9/31, G03H1/32, G03B33/06, G03B21/20, G02B27/48, G02B26/10, G02B5/32
[2023/15]
CPC:
H04N9/3111 (EP,US); G02B27/0944 (US); G02B26/105 (EP,US);
G02B27/48 (EP,US); G02B5/1842 (EP,US); G02B5/32 (EP,US);
G03B21/14 (US); G03B21/2033 (EP,US); G03B21/2066 (EP,US);
G03B21/208 (EP,US); G03B21/28 (US); G03B33/06 (EP,US);
G03B33/12 (US); G03H1/02 (US); G03H1/32 (EP,US);
H04N5/89 (US); H04N9/3129 (EP,US); H04N9/3161 (EP,US);
G03H2001/2292 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/21]G02B5/18, G02B5/32, G02B26/10, G02B27/48, G03B21/20, G03B33/06, G03H1/32, H04N9/31
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 [2020/01]
Former [2019/21]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:BELEUCHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG, PROJEKTIONSVORRICHTUNG UND ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG VOM PROJEKTIONSTYP[2019/21]
English:ILLUMINATION DEVICE, PROJECTION DEVICE, AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE[2019/21]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ÉCLAIRAGE, DISPOSITIF DE PROJECTION ET DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE DE TYPE PROJECTEUR[2019/21]
Examination procedure22.11.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/01]
22.11.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.04.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
24.08.2023Fee for grant paid
24.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP11823653.8  / EP2615496
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
03.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
03.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
03.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
03.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
26.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
15.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
17.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 11
19.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 12
20.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.10.2023
DK25.10.2023
EE25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
SM25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
[2024/34]
Former [2024/33]AT25.10.2023
DK25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
SM25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/26]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/25]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/24]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/23]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/21]LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
Former [2024/20]NL25.10.2023
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
Former [2024/17]NL25.10.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US6392766  (GNAEDIG KLAUS [DE], et al) [A] 1-12* column 5, lines 43-49; figure 6 *;
 [A]US2006033009  (KOBAYASHI SHUICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0032] - [0046] - [0054] , [0056]; figure 5 *;
 [A]US2008247022  (YAMAUCHI TAISUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0044] - [0078]; figure 1 *;
 [A]JP2008262029  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0029] - [0039]; figure 11 *;
 [A]US2009168424  (YAMAUCHI TAISUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0045] - [0071]; figures 1, 3 *;
 [A]WO2010035607  (KONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraphs [0087] , [0089] , [0090] , [0103] *;
 [P]US2011164294  (SHIMIZU YOSHIE [JP]) [P] * paragraphs [0159] , [0162] , [0163] , [0177] *
by applicantJPH06208089
 WO0181996
 JP2004264512
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