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EP About this file: EP3751840

EP3751840 - SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.09.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 23.10.2024 [2024/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
[2020/51]
Inventor(s)01 / MARUYAMA, Shunsuke
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR
SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
4-14-1, Asahicho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
02 / INADA, Yoshiaki
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR
SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
4-14-1, Asahicho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
 [2020/51]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/51]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date19750263.617.01.2019
[2020/51]
WO2019JP01236
Priority number, dateJP2018002009807.02.2018         Original published format: JP 2018020098
JP2018003446628.02.2018         Original published format: JP 2018034466
[2020/51]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019155841
Date:15.08.2019
Language:JA
[2019/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3751840
Date:16.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3751840
Date:01.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.08.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04N25/46, H04N25/76, H01L27/146, // H04N5/33
[2023/23]
CPC:
H01L27/14609 (EP,KR); H04N25/59 (KR); H01L27/14605 (CN);
H04N25/46 (EP,CN,US); H01L27/14607 (US); H01L27/14612 (CN);
H01L27/14625 (EP); H01L27/14636 (CN); H01L27/14641 (CN);
H01L27/14643 (CN); H01L27/14652 (EP); H04N25/20 (EP,CN,KR);
H04N25/532 (EP,CN,KR); H04N25/76 (EP,CN,US); H04N25/766 (KR);
H04N25/78 (EP,CN,KR); H04N25/79 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/51]H04N5/347, H01L27/146, H04N5/374
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 [2020/51]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FESTKÖRPERBILDSENSOR UND BILDGEBENDE VORRICHTUNG[2020/51]
English:SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE[2020/51]
French:CAPTEUR D'IMAGE À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS, ET DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE[2020/51]
Entry into regional phase27.05.2020Translation filed 
27.05.2020National basic fee paid 
27.05.2020Search fee paid 
27.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
27.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/51]
17.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.09.2023Fee for grant paid
22.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.08.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
20.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT01.11.2023
CZ01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
IT01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
MC01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SK01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
LU17.01.2024
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
[2024/43]
Former [2024/40]AT01.11.2023
CZ01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
IT01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
MC01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SK01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/36]AT01.11.2023
CZ01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
IT01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SK01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/35]AT01.11.2023
CZ01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/34]AT01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/33]AT01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/26]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/25]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/23]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[Y]US2010002113  (OTA MOTOARI [JP]);
 [XAYI]US2015009397  (YAMAMOTO TAKAHIRO [JP], et al);
 [Y]EP2981069  (CANON KK [JP]);
 [XAYI]US2017214875  (MIYAKE YASUO [JP]);
 [A]US2017302865  (FU ZHENGMING [US], et al)
International search[A]JP2014216978  (FUJIFILM CORP);
 [A]JP2016086407  (PANASONIC IP MAN CORP);
 [A]WO2017150167  (SONY CORP [JP])
by applicantWO2017150167
 JP2018020098
 JP2018034466
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