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EP About this file: EP3649516

EP3649516 - PART POSITIONING MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.04.2023
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.05.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.01.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  12.01.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  18.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/20]
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIYAMA, Tatsuo
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / FURUKAWA, Tetsuo
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / MURAYAMA, Shigeo
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
04 / NINOMIYA Kenji
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2020/20]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2020/20]
Application number, filing date18750535.905.07.2018
[2020/20]
WO2018JP25560
Priority number, dateJP2017013346107.07.2017         Original published format: JP 2017133461
[2020/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019009367
Date:10.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3649516
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3649516
Date:15.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G03G21/16, F16B5/00
[2020/20]
CPC:
G03G21/1619 (EP,US); F16B17/00 (US); F16B17/008 (US);
F16B5/0096 (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 [2020/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TEILEPOSITIONIERUNGSMECHANISMUS UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/20]
English:PART POSITIONING MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2020/20]
French:MÉCANISME DE POSITIONNEMENT DE PIÈCE ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGE[2020/20]
Entry into regional phase07.02.2020National basic fee paid 
07.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
07.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/20]
07.02.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.05.2022Fee for grant paid
09.05.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.05.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
02.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]JPS5717189U  (UNKNOWN) [A] 1-14* abstract *;
 [A]JPS6166206U  (UNKNOWN) [A] 1-14 * abstract *;
 [A]US5327695  (KELLY MICHAEL H [AU]) [A] 1-14 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2014095844  (KONICA MINOLTA INC) [A] 1-14 * abstract *
by applicantJP3087815B
 JP2008116619
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