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EP3686918 - ANALYZER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.07.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE
published on 11.09.2024 [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Atonarp Inc.
1-10-18 Shibadaimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0012 / JP
[2020/31]
Inventor(s)01 / MURTHY, Prakash Sreedhar
c/o ATONARP INC.
1-10-18 Shibadaimon Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-0012 / JP
02 / HEGDE, Anoop R.
c/o ATONARP INC.
1-10-18 Shibadaimon Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-0012 / JP
03 / SATO, Takeshi
c/o ATONARP INC.
1-10-18 Shibadaimon Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-0012 / JP
 [2020/31]
Representative(s)Körber, Martin Hans, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Karlstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[2024/12]
Former [2020/31]Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date20163789.917.11.2016
[2020/31]
Priority number, dateJP2015022520117.11.2015         Original published format: JP 2015225201
[2020/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3686918
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3686918
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/14, G01N27/623
[2023/43]
CPC:
H01J49/147 (EP); G01N27/623 (EP,CN,US); H01J49/022 (CN,US);
H01J49/24 (CN,US)
Former IPC [2020/31]H01J49/26, G01N27/62, H01J49/06, H01J49/10, H01J49/42, H01J49/02, H01J49/24
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 [2021/10]
Former [2020/31]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:ANALYSEVORRICHTUNG UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/31]
English:ANALYZER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD[2020/31]
French:APPAREIL D'ANALYSEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2020/31]
Examination procedure29.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/10]
29.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.09.2023Date of oral proceedings
20.10.2023Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
30.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.02.2024Fee for grant paid
09.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16866394.6  / EP3379562
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
05.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
03.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
SE20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/36]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/34]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[I]JP2011023167  (SHIMADZU CORP) [I] 1-8 * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [I]JP2014022162  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP) [I] 1-8 * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [I]US8704193  (KHOLOMEEV ALEXANDER [DE]) [I] 1-8* column 7, line 44 - line 53; figure 4 *
by applicantWO2015029449
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