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EP3816575 - CHROMATIC POINT SENSOR OPTICAL PEN WITH ADJUSTABLE WORKING RANGE AND ADJUSTABLE STAND-OFF DISTANCE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING A WORKING RANGE AND A STAND-OFF DISTANCE OF A CHROMATIC POINT SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2021/18]CHROMATIC POINT SENSOR OPTICAL PEN WITH ADJUSTABLE RANGE AND ADJUSTABLE STAND-OFF DISTANCE
[2023/09]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2024
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024 [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitutoyo Corporation
20-1, Sakado 1-chome
Takatsu-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 213-8533 / JP
[2021/18]
Inventor(s)01 / NAGORNYKH, Pavel Ivanovich
c/o Micro Encoder, Inc.
11533 Northeast 118th Street
Kirkland, WA 98034 / US
 [2021/18]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/18]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date20202777.720.10.2020
[2021/18]
Priority number, dateUS20191666989531.10.2019         Original published format: US201916669895
[2021/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3816575
Date:05.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3816575
Date:09.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01B11/24, G01B11/02
[2021/18]
CPC:
G01B11/24 (EP); G01B11/02 (CN); G01S7/4816 (US);
G01B11/026 (EP); G02B7/04 (US); G01B2210/50 (EP)
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 [2021/18]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER STIFT MIT CHROMATISCHEM PUNKTSENSOR MIT EINSTELLBAREM ARBEITSBEREICH UND EINSTELLBAREM STAND-OFF ABSTAND UND VERFAHREN ZUR EINSTELLUNG DES ARBEITSBEREICHES UND DES ABSTANDES EINES CHROMATISCHEN PUNKTSENSORS[2023/09]
English:CHROMATIC POINT SENSOR OPTICAL PEN WITH ADJUSTABLE WORKING RANGE AND ADJUSTABLE STAND-OFF DISTANCE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING A WORKING RANGE AND A STAND-OFF DISTANCE OF A CHROMATIC POINT SENSOR[2023/09]
French:CRAYON OPTIQUE À CAPTEUR DE POINT CHROMATIQUE AVEC PLAGE DE TRAVAIL ET DISTANCE STAND-OFF AJUSTABLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE RÉGLAGE DE LA PLAGE DE TRAVAIL ET DE LA DISTANCE STAND-OFF D'UN CAPTEUR DE POINT CHROMATIQUE[2023/10]
Former [2021/18]OPTISCHER STIFT MIT CHROMATISCHEM PUNKTSENSOR MIT EINSTELLBAREM BEREICH UND EINSTELLBAREM ABSTAND
Former [2021/18]CHROMATIC POINT SENSOR OPTICAL PEN WITH ADJUSTABLE RANGE AND ADJUSTABLE STAND-OFF DISTANCE
Former [2021/18]STYLO OPTIQUE À CAPTEUR DE POINT CHROMATIQUE AVEC PLAGE ET DISTANCE AJUSTABLE À DISTANCE
Examination procedure20.10.2020Examination requested  [2021/18]
05.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2023Fee for grant paid
03.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[AD]US7626705  (ALTENDORF ERIC [US]) [AD] 1-15 * column 7, lines 25-67; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2012019821  (CHEN LIANG-CHIA [TW], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0055]; figure 5B *;
 [A]US2014043610  (ENGEL THOMAS [DE], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0134] - [0136] - [ 142] , [ 145]; figures 2-7 *;
 [A]DE102014108353  (WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0112]; figures 5, 2 *;
 [A]US2018259390  (MARUKAWA MARIKO [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0003] , [0040] , [0 96] - [0107]; figure 7 *
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 US7990522
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    - G. MOLESINIS. QUERCIOLI, "Pseudocolor Effects of Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration", J. Optics (Paris, (19860000), vol. 17, no. 6, doi:10.1088/0150-536X/17/6/003, pages 279 - 282, XP020026801

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0150-536X/17/6/003
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