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EP About this file: EP3594675

EP3594675 - MASS SPECTROMETRY DEVICE AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.08.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.09.2018
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
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
1126-1, Ichino-cho
Higashi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
[2020/03]
Inventor(s)01 / NAITO, Yasuhide
c/o The Graduate School for The Creation of New Photonics Industries
1955-1 Kurematsu-cho
Nishi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 431-1202 / JP
02 / KOTANI, Masahiro
c/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
1126-1 Ichino-cho
Higashi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
03 / OHMURA, Takayuki
c/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
1126-1 Ichino-cho
Higashi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
 [2020/03]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2020/03]
Application number, filing date18764276.401.03.2018
[2020/03]
WO2018JP07753
Priority number, dateJP2017004416308.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017044163
[2020/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018163956
Date:13.09.2018
Language:JA
[2018/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3594675
Date:15.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3594675
Date:27.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.09.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/00, H01J49/04
[2023/25]
CPC:
H01J49/0418 (EP,US); H01J49/164 (US); H01J49/0004 (EP);
H01J49/26 (US); G01N27/64 (US)
Former IPC [2020/51]H01J49/04
Former IPC [2020/03]G01N27/62, G01N27/64
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 [2020/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MASSENSPEKTROMETRIEVORRICHTUNG UND MASSENSPEKTROMETRIEVERFAHREN[2020/03]
English:MASS SPECTROMETRY DEVICE AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD[2020/03]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE SPECTROMÉTRIE DE MASSE[2020/03]
Entry into regional phase07.10.2019Translation filed 
07.10.2019National basic fee paid 
07.10.2019Search fee paid 
07.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/03]
27.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.08.2023Fee for grant paid
18.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.06.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
IE01.03.2024
LU01.03.2024
BE31.03.2024
CH31.03.2024
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Documents cited:Search[A] US2002151040  (O' KEEFE MATTHEW et al.) * paragraph [0043]; claims 1,2 *
 [A] WO2017038709  (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK et al.) [A] 1-8 * figure 5; claim 5 * * paragraph [0138] *
 [A] EP3654365  (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK et al.) * paragraphs [0058] , [0059]; claims 1,2 *
 [T] US2015115149  (AOKI NAOFUMI et al.) [T] * paragraphs [0058] , [0059]; claims 1,2 *
International search[Y] JP2009080106  (BIOTROVE INC et al.) [Y] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0014]-[0017], [0071]-[0090], [0155], [0213]-[0240], fig. 15 & US 2010/0261159 A1, paragraphs [0015]-[0018], [0120]-[0141], [0214], [0274]-[0303], fig. 15 & WO 02/30561 A2 *
 [Y] JP2007157353  (UNIV OSAKA et al.) [Y] 1-8 * , abstract, claims 1-5, paragraphs [0038], [0048] (Family: none) *
 [P, X] WO2017038709  (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK et al.) [P, X] 1-8 * & EP 3214436 A1 *
by applicantJPS5129628
 US6288390
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