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EP About this file: EP3977718

EP3977718 - IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND CARRIER MEANS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.12.2023
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.03.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.12.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  27.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2022/14]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMADA, Manabu
C/O Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-Chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / YAMANAKA, Yuji
C/O Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-Chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / KIKUCHI, Taro
C/O Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-Chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / SAWADA, Keito
C/O Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-Chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
05 / TAKASU, Shusaku
C/O Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-Chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2022/14]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/14]Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House The Oxford Science Park
Heatley Road
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date20726565.314.05.2020
[2022/14]
WO2020IB54551
Priority number, dateJP2019010311931.05.2019         Original published format: JP 2019103119
JP2020001292629.01.2020         Original published format: JP 2020012926
[2022/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020240323
Date:03.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3977718
Date:06.04.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.12.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/225, H04N5/232
[2022/14]
CPC:
H04N23/56 (EP,US); H04N23/698 (EP,US); H04N23/71 (EP,US);
H04N23/72 (EP); H04N23/90 (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 [2022/14]
TitleGerman:BILDGEBUNGSSYSTEM, BILDGEBUNGSVERFAHREN UND TRÄGERVORRICHTUNG[2022/14]
English:IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND CARRIER MEANS[2022/14]
French:SYSTÈME D'IMAGERIE, PROCÉDÉ D'IMAGERIE ET MOYENS DE SUPPORT[2022/14]
Entry into regional phase27.09.2021National basic fee paid 
27.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/14]
27.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.04.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP2312497  (HITACHI LTD [JP]);
 [A]US2012177252  (KOREKADO KEISUKE [JP], et al);
 [Y]US2013038785  (SONG DONG SEOB [KR]);
 [A]US2017045616  (MASUDA TOMONORI [JP], et al);
 [IY]EP3442213  (RICOH CO LTD [JP])
by applicantJP2010239479
 JP2011095222
 JP2019103119
 JP2020012926
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