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EP About this file: EP3712642

EP3712642 - LIGHT SIGNAL DETECTION DEVICE, RANGE FINDING DEVICE, AND DETECTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV, PL, RS		published on 04.12.2024 [2024/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2020/39]
Inventor(s)01 / MATSUURA, Kazuma
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
02 / YOSHINO, Yuuta
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
03 / TAKIZAWA, Takefumi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
04 / YOKOTA, Soichiro
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
05 / KISHIWADA, Jun
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
06 / SEKIGUCHI, Hiroyoshi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
07 / NAKAMURA, Tadashi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
 [2020/39]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[2024/18]
Former [2020/39]Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House The Oxford Science Park
Heatley Road
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date20162414.511.03.2020
[2020/39]
Priority number, dateJP2019005200719.03.2019         Original published format: JP 2019052007
[2020/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3712642
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3712642
Date:01.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/487, G01S17/86, G01S7/4861, G01S7/4865, G01S17/931
[2023/49]
CPC:
G01S17/931 (EP); G01S7/4861 (EP,US); G01S17/86 (EP);
G01S7/4817 (US); G01S7/4865 (EP,US); G01S7/487 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/39]G01S7/292, G01S7/4861, G01S7/4865, G01S7/487, G01S17/86
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 [2020/39]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR DETEKTION VON LICHTSIGNALEN, ENTFERNUNGSMESSVORRICHTUNG UND DETEKTIONSVERFAHREN[2020/39]
English:LIGHT SIGNAL DETECTION DEVICE, RANGE FINDING DEVICE, AND DETECTION METHOD[2020/39]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION DE SIGNAUX LUMINEUX, DISPOSITIF DE RECHERCHE DE DISTANCE ET MÉTHODE DE DÉTECTION[2023/49]
Former [2020/39]DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION DE SIGNAL, DISPOSITIF DE RECHERCHE DE PORTÉE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION
Examination procedure11.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/39]
09.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.03.2024Fee for grant paid
20.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT01.05.2024
BG01.05.2024
ES01.05.2024
FI01.05.2024
HR01.05.2024
LV01.05.2024
NL01.05.2024
PL01.05.2024
NO01.08.2024
RS01.08.2024
GR02.08.2024
IS01.09.2024
PT02.09.2024
[2024/49]
Former [2024/48]AT01.05.2024
BG01.05.2024
ES01.05.2024
FI01.05.2024
HR01.05.2024
NL01.05.2024
NO01.08.2024
GR02.08.2024
IS01.09.2024
PT02.09.2024
Former [2024/47]BG01.05.2024
FI01.05.2024
HR01.05.2024
NL01.05.2024
NO01.08.2024
GR02.08.2024
IS01.09.2024
PT02.09.2024
Former [2024/46]BG01.05.2024
FI01.05.2024
HR01.05.2024
NO01.08.2024
IS01.09.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]US2016349371  (SUZUKI SHUICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0189] - [0191] *;
 [X]EP3147690  (RICOH CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0054] - [0055] - [0 61] - [0063] - [ 124] , [0146] , [0147] *;
 [A]US2017273161  (NAKAMURA TADASHI [JP]) [A] 1-13 * abstract ** paragraphs [0252] , [ 253] , [ 344] *
by applicantJP2017062169
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