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EP3831611 - PRINTING UNIT AND THERMAL PRINTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.04.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.12.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.12.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.05.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip05.04.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 08.05.2024  [2024/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
[2021/23]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIKAWA, Fumitaka
c/o Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
 [2021/23]
Representative(s)Lewis Silkin LLP
Arbor
255 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 9AX / GB
[2024/19]
Former [2021/23]Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date20211285.002.12.2020
[2021/23]
Priority number, dateJP2019021770202.12.2019         Original published format: JP 2019217702
JP2020005678626.03.2020         Original published format: JP 2020056786
JP2020012619927.07.2020         Original published format: JP 2020126199
[2021/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3831611
Date:09.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3831611
Date:08.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:B41J25/34, B41J2/32, B41J11/70
[2021/23]
CPC:
B41J25/34 (EP); B41J11/20 (KR); B41J2/32 (EP,CN,KR,US);
B41J11/057 (US); B41J11/04 (EP,CN,KR); B41J11/14 (KR);
B41J11/18 (KR); B41J11/66 (US); B41J11/70 (CN);
B41J11/703 (EP); B41J15/04 (US); B41J2202/31 (EP,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 [2022/01]
Former [2021/23]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:DRUCKEINHEIT UND THERMODRUCKER[2021/23]
English:PRINTING UNIT AND THERMAL PRINTER[2021/23]
French:UNITÉ D'IMPRESSION ET IMPRIMANTE THERMIQUE[2021/23]
Examination procedure26.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/01]
26.11.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.03.2024Fee for grant paid
28.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
15.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2007059074  (YOSHIOKA YUKIO [JP]) [X] 1-5,12 * figures 1-5 * * paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0050] *;
 [A]US2009317163  (KOHIRA HIROYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 6-9 * the whole document *;
 [XYI]US2016059588  (AIZAWA KAZUYUKI [JP]) [X] 1-5,12 * figures 1-5, 7-8, 10 * * paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0063] * * paragraph [0072] - paragraph [0078] * * paragraph [0083] * * paragraph [0055] * [Y] 6-10 [I] 11;
 [A]US2017144455  (ISHIKAWA TETSUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 11* figure 3 *;
 [Y]US2019030923  (SUDO SHINICHI [JP]) [Y] 6-9 * figures 3-6 * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0049] *;
 [Y]EP3546230  (SEIKO INSTR INC [JP]) [Y] 10 * figures 9-10 * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0040] *
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