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EP About this file: EP4155735

EP4155735 - AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND ASSEMBLY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.05.2025
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.02.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.11.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip04.03.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2023/13]For all designated states
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MIYAMOTO, Shunsuke
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
02 / MISHIMA, Hiroyuki
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
03 / YAMAZAKI, Hajime
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
04 / SETOMARU, Takeshi
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
05 / YASUI, Akihiro
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
 [2023/13]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/13]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date21806626.403.02.2021
[2023/13]
WO2021JP03964
Priority number, dateJP2020008937022.05.2020         Original published format: JP 2020089370
[2023/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021235015
Date:25.11.2021
Language:JA
[2021/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4155735
Date:29.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.11.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.04.2024
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/00, G01N35/10, G01N35/04
[2024/20]
CPC:
G01N35/00732 (EP,US); G01N35/1002 (US); G01N35/1072 (EP);
G01N2035/00792 (EP); G01N2035/00891 (US); G01N2035/0439 (EP);
G01N2035/1076 (EP); G01N2035/1086 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/13]G01N35/00, G01N35/10
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 [2023/13]
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHER ANALYSATOR UND MONTAGEHILFSSYSTEM DAFÜR[2023/13]
English:AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND ASSEMBLY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM THEREOF[2023/13]
French:ANALYSEUR AUTOMATIQUE ET SON SYSTÈME D'ASSISTANCE À L'ASSEMBLAGE[2023/13]
Entry into regional phase21.09.2022Translation filed 
22.12.2022National basic fee paid 
22.12.2022Search fee paid 
22.12.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
22.12.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.08.2021Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
22.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/13]
23.08.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.08.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.05.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.09.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
29.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
02.03.2026Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2020124632  (HIRAMI KENICHI et al.) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0027] - [0031] * * figures 1-3, 5, 7-11 * * paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0059] *[I] 2-9
 [XI] EP1044072  (DIGILAB INC et al.) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0040] - [0043] * * figure 2 *[I] 2-9
 [A] US2007048194  (SCHULEIN JURGEN et al.) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
International search[YA] JP2015518572  (エフ．ホフマン−ラ ロシュ アーゲーＦ． ＨＯＦＦＭＡＮＮ−ＬＡ ＲＯＣＨＥ ＡＫＴＩＥＮＧＥＳＥＬＬＳＣＨＡＦＴ) [Y] 1 * entire text, all drawings, in particular, see paragraphs [0049]-[0076], [0136]-[0139], [0141], [0173]-[0178], fig. 1, 5, 7, 19, 20, etc. *[A] 2-10
 [YA] WO2019044160  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [Y] 1 * entire text, all drawings, in particular, see claims, paragraph [0019], etc. *[A] 2-10
 [YA] US2007048194  (SCHULEIN JURGEN et al.) [Y] 1 * entire text, all drawings, in particular, see paragraph [0013], etc. *[A] 2-10
 [A] WO2013035471  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [A] 1-10 * see entire text, all drawings, etc. *
 [A] WO2018230198  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [A] 1-10 * see entire text, all drawings, etc. *
 [A] JP2004061397  (NIPPON PULSE MOTOR CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-10 * see entire text, all drawings, etc. *
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