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EP About this file: EP3942370

EP3942370 - TONER CONTAINER HAVING AN ENCODED MEMBER AND AN ALIGNMENT GUIDE FOR LOCATING A SENSOR RELATIVE TO THE ENCODED MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.03.2024
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV, PL, RS		published on 04.12.2024 [2024/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lexmark International, Inc.
740 West New Circle Road
Lexington, KY 40550 / US
[2022/04]
Inventor(s)01 / JOHNSON, Virgil Jr.
182 Woodlark Road
Versailles, KY 40383 / US
02 / WILLIAMSON, Randal, Scott
125 Grable Lane
Georgetown, KY 40324 / US
 [2024/17]
Former [2022/04]01 / JOHNSON, Virgil Jr.
Versailles, KY 40383 / US
02 / WILLIAMSON, Randal, Scott
Georgetown, KY 40324 / US
Representative(s)Cameron Intellectual Property Ltd
Moncrieff House
69 West Nile Street
Glasgow G1 2QB / GB
[2022/04]
Application number, filing date20778396.017.03.2020
[2022/04]
WO2020US23094
Priority number, dateUS201962822088P22.03.2019         Original published format: US 201962822088 P
[2022/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020197844
Date:01.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3942370
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3942370
Date:24.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US01.10.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:G03G21/18, G03G21/16, G03G15/08, G06K19/06, G06K19/04, G06K19/10
[2022/04]
CPC:
G03G21/1676 (EP); G03G15/0863 (EP); G03G21/1892 (EP);
G03G21/1896 (EP); G03G21/1853 (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 [2022/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TONERBEHÄLTER MIT EINEM CODIERTEN ELEMENT UND EINER AUSRICHTUNGSFÜHRUNG ZUM LOKALISIEREN EINES SENSORS IN RELATION ZUM CODIERTEN ELEMENT[2022/04]
English:TONER CONTAINER HAVING AN ENCODED MEMBER AND AN ALIGNMENT GUIDE FOR LOCATING A SENSOR RELATIVE TO THE ENCODED MEMBER[2022/04]
French:RÉCIPIENT DE TONER DOTÉ D'UN ÉLÉMENT CODÉ ET D'UN GUIDE D'ALIGNEMENT POUR LOCALISER UN CAPTEUR PAR RAPPORT À L'ÉLÉMENT CODÉ[2022/04]
Entry into regional phase15.10.2021National basic fee paid 
15.10.2021Search fee paid 
15.10.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
15.10.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.10.2021Examination requested  [2022/04]
30.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2024Fee for grant paid
19.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
03.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
04.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT24.04.2024
BG24.04.2024
ES24.04.2024
FI24.04.2024
HR24.04.2024
LV24.04.2024
NL24.04.2024
PL24.04.2024
NO24.07.2024
RS24.07.2024
GR25.07.2024
IS24.08.2024
PT26.08.2024
[2024/49]
Former [2024/48]AT24.04.2024
BG24.04.2024
ES24.04.2024
FI24.04.2024
HR24.04.2024
NL24.04.2024
NO24.07.2024
GR25.07.2024
IS24.08.2024
PT26.08.2024
Former [2024/47]BG24.04.2024
FI24.04.2024
HR24.04.2024
NL24.04.2024
NO24.07.2024
GR25.07.2024
IS24.08.2024
PT26.08.2024
Former [2024/46]BG24.04.2024
FI24.04.2024
HR24.04.2024
NL24.04.2024
NO24.07.2024
IS24.08.2024
Former [2024/44]NL24.04.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]EP2369423  (BROTHER IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2014086613  (ITABASHI NAO [JP], et al) [A] 1-11* the whole document *;
 [E]EP3637191  (LEXMARK INT INC [US]) [E] 1-7,11 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0066]; figures 1-18 *
International search[A]US5942067  (NEWMAN BENJAMIN KEITH [US]) [A] 1-24 * ; figures 1-2; column 4, line 65 to column 6, line 4; column 9, lines 13-30; column 13, line 56 to column 14, line 5 *;
 [A]US2002159795  (BESSETTE LIONEL C [US]) [A] 1-24 * ; figures 1-3, 8-9; paragraphs [0002, 0022-0024, 0028, 0035-0039] *;
 [A]US2005163530  (MILLER STEVEN [US]) [A] 1-24* ; figures 1-2, 10-12, 17; paragraphs [0038, 0040, 0042, 0047, 0051, 0058-0060] *
by applicantEP3637191
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