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EP About this file: EP3974909

EP3974909 - PROCESS CARTRIDGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.12.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 01.05.2024  [2024/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME
OHTA-KU
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2022/13]
Inventor(s)01 / TANAKA, Masatake
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
02 / UESUGI, Tomoya
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
03 / KAWAGUCHI, Shintaro
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
04 / SATO, Masamichi
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
 [2022/13]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2022/13]
Application number, filing date21198772.224.09.2021
[2022/13]
Priority number, dateJP2020016216428.09.2020         Original published format: JP 2020162164
[2022/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3974909
Date:30.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3974909
Date:01.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G03G9/097, G03G15/08, G03G15/00, G03G21/18
[2024/01]
CPC:
G03G15/0808 (EP,US); G03G9/09725 (EP,US); G03G15/751 (EP);
G03G21/1803 (EP); G03G21/1814 (US); G03G9/0819 (US);
G03G9/09716 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/13]G03G15/08, G03G9/08, G03G15/00, G03G21/18
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 [2022/45]
Former [2022/13]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:PROZESSKARTUSCHE[2022/13]
English:PROCESS CARTRIDGE[2022/13]
French:CARTOUCHE DE TRAITEMENT[2022/13]
Examination procedure30.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/18]
30.03.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.03.2024Fee for grant paid
21.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[YA]JP2019095679  (CANON KK) [Y] 1,7 * the whole document * [A] 2-6;
 [YA]EP3588194  (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 1,7 * paragraphs [0004] - [0056] - [ 79ff.]; figures 1-4 * [A] 2-6;
 [YA]US2020166866  (MORIAI WATARU [JP], et al) [Y] 1,7 * paragraph [70ff.] * [A] 2-6;
 [YA]JP2020091473  (CANON KK) [Y] 1,7 * paragraph [34ff.] *[A] 2-6
by applicantJP2007171666
 JP2014197064
 JP2017049282
 JP2019095784
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