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EP About this file: EP3970602

EP3970602 - PROCESSOR FOR ENDOSCOPE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.02.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
[2022/12]
Inventor(s)01 / HAYAMIZU, Eiji
c/o HOYA CORPORATION, 6-10-1, Nishi-Shinjuku,
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
02 / TANNAI, Katsuya
c/o HOYA CORPORATION, 6-10-1, Nishi-Shinjuku,
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
 [2022/12]
Representative(s)Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Mauerkircherstraße 31
81679 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/12]Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 86 07 48
81634 München / DE
Application number, filing date20805411.414.05.2020
[2022/12]
WO2020JP19281
Priority number, dateUS201962848743P16.05.2019         Original published format: US 201962848743 P
[2022/12]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020230852
Date:19.11.2020
Language:JA
[2020/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3970602
Date:23.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.11.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00, A61B1/015, A61B1/05, A61B1/06
[2023/06]
CPC:
A61B1/0004 (EP,US); A61B1/00009 (CN); G06F3/04847 (US);
A61B1/00004 (CN); A61B1/00006 (EP,CN,US); A61B1/00039 (CN);
A61B1/00043 (CN); A61B1/00045 (EP,CN,US); A61B1/00048 (CN);
A61B1/015 (EP,CN,US); A61B1/04 (CN); A61B1/05 (EP);
A61B1/0655 (EP,US); A61B1/0676 (EP); A61B1/0684 (EP,CN);
G06F3/041 (CN); G06F3/0482 (CN,US); G06F3/0488 (CN,US);
G06F3/04886 (US); A61B1/0002 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/12]A61B1/045
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 [2022/12]
TitleGerman:PROZESSOR FÜR ENDOSKOP, PROGRAMM UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2022/12]
English:PROCESSOR FOR ENDOSCOPE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD[2022/12]
French:PROCESSEUR D'ENDOSCOPE, PROGRAMME ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2022/12]
Entry into regional phase07.12.2021Translation filed 
07.12.2021National basic fee paid 
07.12.2021Search fee paid 
07.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/12]
31.07.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2006174882  (OLYMPUS CORP) [X] 1,9,10* figures 2, 3 *;
 [X]JP2013084256  (BROTHER IND LTD) [X] 9,10 * figures 1,4 *;
 [X]US2018184881  (URASAKI TAKESHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraphs [0064] , [ 0069] * * figures 2,3 *
International search[XYA]JP2013084256  (BROTHER IND LTD) [X] 9-10 * fig. 11, 13 paragraphs [0051], [0052] * [Y] 5-6 [A] 8;
 [XYA]WO2017033858  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [X] 1-4, 7, 9-10 * paragraphs [0102], [0103], fig. 13, 15 * [Y] 5-6 [A] 8;
 [A]US2018220015  (AKUZAWA MASAO [JP]) [A] 1-10* paragraph [0084] *
by applicantJP2019058501
 JP2019058525
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