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EP About this file: EP3872498

EP3872498 - AUTOSAMPLER, AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE, SAMPLING METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC INSPECTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.07.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sekisui Medical Co., Ltd.
1-3, Nihonbashi 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0027 / JP
[2021/35]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWABE, Toshiki
c/o SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
1-3, Nihonbashi 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0027 / JP
 [2021/35]
Representative(s)Schäfer, Matthias W.
Patentanwalt
Schwanseestrasse 43
81549 München / DE
[2021/35]
Application number, filing date19875644.721.10.2019
[2021/35]
WO2019JP41243
Priority number, dateJP2018019889923.10.2018         Original published format: JP 2018198899
[2021/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020085271
Date:30.04.2020
Language:JA
[2020/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3872498
Date:01.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.04.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/04, G01N35/00
[2022/28]
CPC:
G01N35/00584 (EP); G01N35/026 (US); B01L9/06 (EP,US);
G01N35/00732 (EP); G01N35/04 (EP,US); G01N2035/00752 (EP);
G01N2035/00772 (EP); G01N2035/00782 (EP); G01N2035/0415 (EP,US);
G01N2035/0465 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/35]G01N35/04
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 [2021/35]
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE PROBENENTNAHMEVORRICHTUNG, AUTOMATISCHES ANALYSEGERÄT, PROBENENTNAHMEVERFAHREN UND AUTOMATISCHES INSPEKTIONSVERFAHREN[2021/35]
English:AUTOSAMPLER, AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE, SAMPLING METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC INSPECTION METHOD[2021/35]
French:ÉCHANTILLONNEUR AUTOMATIQUE, DISPOSITIF D'ANALYSE AUTOMATIQUE, PROCÉDÉ D'ÉCHANTILLONNAGE ET PROCÉDÉ D'INSPECTION AUTOMATIQUE[2021/35]
Entry into regional phase23.04.2021Translation filed 
23.04.2021National basic fee paid 
23.04.2021Search fee paid 
23.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
23.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/35]
19.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2024Application withdrawn by applicant  [2024/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
18.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO2017159359  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP]);
 [P]EP3432003  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP])
International search[Y]JPS58102162  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [Y] 1-5 * , page 3, upper left column, line 9 to upper right column, line 16, fig. 3 & US 4861554 A, column 7, line 54 to column 8, line 19, fig. 4 & DE 3246274 A1 *;
 [A]JPS6385459  (SHIMADZU CORP) [A] 1-5 * , page 4, lower left column, line 3 to page 5, lower right column, line 15 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2009204409  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP) [A] 1-5* , paragraphs [0044]-[0047] & US 2009/0214385 A1, paragraphs [0044]-[0047] & EP 2096446 A2 & CN 101520465 A *;
 [A]JP2010197048  (TOSHIBA CORP, et al) [A] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0042]-[0104], fig. 4 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2010217114  (BECKMAN COULTER INC) [Y] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0027]-[0029], [0040]-[0047], fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2016516998  (ABBOTT LABORATORIES) [Y] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0037]-[0039], fig. 1A, 1B & US 2014/0273242 A1, paragraphs [0043]-[0045], fig. 1A, 1B & WO 2014/144627 A1 & EP 2972404 A1 & CN 105745546 A *
ExaminationUS2014273242
by applicantJPS5842785B
 JP2010181197
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