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EP About this file: EP3726675

EP3726675 - SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DRIVING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.03.2023
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip25.09.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HORIBA, Ltd.
2, Miyanohigashi-cho, Kisshoin
Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi
Kyoto 601-8510 / JP
[2020/43]
Inventor(s)01 / AWANE, Yusuke
c/o HORIBA, Ltd., 2, Miyanohigashi-cho, Kisshoin
Minami-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8510 / JP
02 / NISHIMURA, Katsumi
c/o HORIBA, Ltd., 2, Miyanohigashi-cho, Kisshoin
Minami-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8510 / JP
03 / SHIBUYA, Kyoji
c/o HORIBA, Ltd., 2, Miyanohigashi-cho, Kisshoin
Minami-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8510 / JP
 [2020/43]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/43]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date18887596.720.09.2018
[2020/43]
WO2018JP34924
Priority number, dateJP2017024086815.12.2017         Original published format: JP 2017240868
[2020/43]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019116660
Date:20.06.2019
Language:JA
[2019/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3726675
Date:21.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/0687, G01N21/3504, H01S5/024, H01S5/343, H01S5/34, H01S5/12, H01S5/0683, G01N21/03, G01N21/39
[2021/34]
CPC:
H01S5/02415 (EP,US); H01S5/0612 (US); H01S5/06804 (US);
H01S5/06837 (EP,US); H01S5/0687 (EP,US); H01S5/12 (EP,US);
G01N2021/399 (EP); G01N21/031 (EP); G01N21/3504 (EP);
G01N2201/0612 (EP); H01S5/3402 (EP,US); H01S5/34313 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/43]H01S5/0687, G01N21/3504, H01S5/024
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 [2020/43]
TitleGerman:HALBLEITERLASERBAUELEMENT, VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM ZUR ANSTEUERUNG EINES HALBLEITERLASERBAUELEMENTS[2020/43]
English:SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DRIVING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE[2020/43]
French:DISPOSITIF LASER À SEMI-CONDUCTEUR, ET PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME POUR COMMANDER UN DISPOSITIF LASER À SEMI-CONDUCTEUR[2020/43]
Entry into regional phase31.03.2020Translation filed 
31.03.2020National basic fee paid 
31.03.2020Search fee paid 
31.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
31.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/43]
14.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2004114646  (STEWART JAMES [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0049] , [0054]; claims 1,10 * * paragraph [0050]; figure 6 ** paragraph [0054]; figure 7 *;
 [XAI]WO2013186834  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,9,10 * paragraphs [0025] , [0028]; figures 1,2,3 * [A] 2-5 [I] 6-8
International search[Y]JPH0379094  (NEC CORP) [Y] 3 * , description, page 1, lower right column, line 9 to page 3, upper left column, line 17, fig. 1-3 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH07273393  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [Y] 4 * , paragraphs [0025]-[0047], fig. 1, 3, 4 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH11233869  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP) [Y] 1-10 * , paragraphs [0001]-[0007], [0017]-[0032], fig. 1-4, 7 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2005085815  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [Y] 5 * , paragraphs [0011]-[0039], fig. 1-5 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2011108930  (SHIMADZU CORP) [Y] 2-3 * , paragraphs [0001]-[0009], [0013]-[0022], fig. 1-6 (Family: none) *;
 [A]US2012033697  (GOYAL ANISH [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * , paragraphs [0042]-[0072], fig. 1-19 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2013164315  (SHIMADZU CORP) [Y] 8 * , paragraphs [0016]-[0063], fig. 1-12 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2014078690  (JAPAN OCLARO INC) [Y] 2-3 * , paragraphs [0019]-[0030], fig. 1-3 & US 2014/0079083 A1 & US 9184557 B2, column 3, line 51 to column 5, line 25, fig. 1-3 *;
 [Y]JP2014225583  (FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LTD) [Y] 10 * , paragraphs [0010]-[0032], [0047], [0048], fig. 1-9, 16 & US 2014/0341240 A1, paragraphs [0023]-[0045], [0060], [0061], fig. 1-9, 16 *;
 [A]US2016329681  (TULIP JOHN [CA]) [A] 1-10* , paragraphs [0047]-[0053], fig. 1-4 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2017101950  (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 1-10 * , paragraphs [0001]-[0024], [0029]-[0068], fig. 1-13 (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2009216385
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