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EP About this file: EP3712705

EP3712705 - SPECTRAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.07.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.08.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
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 / TANEDA, Yusuke
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / SHIMBO, Kohei
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / KUBOTA, Yoichi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2022/36]
Former [2020/39]01 / Taneda, Yusuke
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / Shimbo, Kohei
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / Kubota, Yoichi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[2022/36]
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 date20162538.111.03.2020
[2020/39]
Priority number, dateJP2019005250820.03.2019         Original published format: JP 2019052508
[2020/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3712705
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3712705
Date:07.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/00, H04N1/00, // G01J3/52
[2020/39]
CPC:
G03G15/5029 (EP); G01J3/2823 (US); G01J3/0208 (EP);
G01J3/0229 (EP); G01J3/027 (EP); G01J3/18 (EP);
G01J3/2803 (EP); G01J3/50 (US); G01J3/52 (EP);
G01J3/524 (EP); G06T11/001 (US); G06T7/90 (US);
H04N1/00023 (EP); H04N1/00588 (EP); H04N1/00793 (EP);
H04N1/6044 (EP); G06T2207/10024 (US) (-)
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 ERFASSUNG VON SPEKTRALEIGENSCHAFTEN UND BILDERZEUGUNGSEINRICHTUNG[2020/39]
English:SPECTRAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2020/39]
French:APPAREIL D'ACQUISITION DE PROPRIÉTÉ SPECTRALE ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES[2020/39]
Examination procedure11.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/39]
04.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.07.2022Fee for grant paid
27.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.06.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
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BE31.03.2023
CH31.03.2023
LI31.03.2023
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5435538  (BILLINGS PHILIP A [US], et al) [Y] 5 * abstract *;
 [XYI]US2015350493  (SAKATANI KAZUOMI [JP]) [X] 1-3,6,8,9 * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0188]; figures 1-15 * [Y] 5 [I] 4,7;
 [A]US2016366296  (ISOKAWA HIROSHI [JP]) [A] 1-9 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0102]; figures 1-6 *;
 [XP]US2020007694  (KUBOTA YOICHI [JP], et al) [XP] 1-4,6,9,10* paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0283]; figures 1-25 *
by applicantJP2003014546
 JP5880053B
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