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EP About this file: EP3919891

EP3919891 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  12.05.2023
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.11.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip12.05.2023Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 14.06.2023  [2023/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tohoku University
2-1-1 Katahira
Aoba-ku
Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8577 / JP
For all designated states
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[2021/49]
Inventor(s)01 / MATSUURA, Yuji
c/o TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku
Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8577 / JP
02 / HASHIMOTO, Jun-ichi
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., 5-33,
Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2021/49]01 / MATSUURA, Yuji
Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8577 / JP
02 / HASHIMOTO, Jun-ichi
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2021/49]
Application number, filing date20747822.310.01.2020
[2021/49]
WO2020JP00677
Priority number, dateJP2019001622231.01.2019         Original published format: JP 2019016222
[2021/49]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020158348
Date:06.08.2020
Language:JA
[2020/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3919891
Date:08.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.08.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/552, G01N21/31, G02B6/26, A61B5/00, // G01N21/35, G01N21/3577, A61B5/145, A61B5/1455
[2022/13]
CPC:
G01N21/552 (EP); A61B5/14532 (EP,US); A61B5/0075 (US);
A61B5/1455 (EP,US); A61B5/682 (EP); A61B2562/0233 (EP);
G01N2021/3595 (EP); G01N21/3151 (EP); G01N21/3577 (EP);
G01N2201/08 (EP); G02B6/262 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/49]G01N21/3577, G01N21/552, A61B5/1455
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 [2021/49]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR MESSUNG DES BLUTZUCKERSPIEGELS[2021/49]
English:DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL[2021/49]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DU TAUX DE GLYCÉMIE[2021/49]
Entry into regional phase28.07.2021Translation filed 
28.07.2021National basic fee paid 
28.07.2021Search fee paid 
28.07.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
28.07.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/49]
21.12.2022Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2023/24]
23.01.2023Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2023/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.202304   M06   Not yet paid
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 [XYI] WO2018123169  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP et al.) [X] 2,6,8 * see family document US 2020/0060549 *[Y] 5,10 [I] 3
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 [X] US2005214167  (ARCHIBALD WILLIAM B et al.) [X] 4,9 * paragraph [0060]; figure 1 *
 [X] US2018284017  (GRINDERSLEV SOREN et al.) [X] 4,9 * paragraph [0028]; figures 1-3 *
 [I]   SAIKO KINO ET AL: "Hollow optical-fiber based infrared spectroscopy for measurement of blood glucose level by using multi-reflection prism", BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS, vol. 7, no. 2, 1 February 2016 (2016-02-01), United States, pages 701 - 27, XP055518772, ISSN: 2156-7085, DOI: 10.1364/BOE.7.000701 [I] 1,6,7 * abstract;; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.7.000701
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 [Y] JP2017140159  (MATSUURA YUJI et al.) [Y] 1, 5, 7, 10 * , paragraphs [0014], [0015], [0017], [0020], fig. 1 *
 [Y] JP2005192612  (OLYMPUS CORP et al.) [Y] 1, 7 * , paragraph [0039], fig. 4 *
 [Y] JP2005106592  (AIME TECHNOLOGY CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1, 7 * , paragraph [0022], fig. 5 *
 [Y] JP2004361289  (OLYMPUS CORP et al.) [Y] 1, 7 * , paragraph GAMMA00391, fig. 5 *
 [Y] JP2003524761   [Y] 5, 10 * , paragraphs [0051], [0052] *
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by applicantJP2019016222
 WO2006011487
 JP2014018478
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