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Former [2023/20]IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS
[2026/09]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.01.2026
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.04.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip20.02.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2023/20]For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / UENO, Yosuke
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
02 / IKEDA, Yusuke
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
03 / MATSUMOTO, Shizunori
Kanagawa, 240-0005 / JP
04 / HARUTA, Tsutomu
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
05 / YOSHIKAWA, Rei
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
 [2023/20]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2023/20]
Application number, filing date22215435.317.02.2015
[2023/20]
Priority number, dateJP2014003436925.02.2014         Original published format: JP 2014034369
[2023/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4181204
Date:17.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2023
ClassificationIPC:H10F39/00, H04N25/65
[2026/09]
CPC:
H10F39/80373 (EP,US); H10F39/809 (EP,KR,US); H10F39/80 (EP,CN,US);
H04N25/65 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04N25/709 (CN,US); H04N25/77 (EP,CN,KR,US);
H04N25/78 (EP,CN,KR,US); H10F39/18 (EP,CN,US); H10F39/803 (CN,US);
H10F39/8037 (CN,KR,US); H10F39/8063 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/20]H01L27/146
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 [2023/20]
TitleGerman:BILDGEBUNGSELEMENT[2026/09]
English:IMAGING ELEMENT[2026/09]
French:ÉLÉMENT D'IMAGERIE[2026/09]
Former [2023/20]BILDGEBUNGSELEMENT UND BILDGEBUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Former [2023/20]IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS
Former [2023/20]ÉLÉMENT D'IMAGERIE ET APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE
Examination procedure11.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/20]
09.11.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.11.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.01.2026Communication of intention to grant the patent
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15709558.9  / EP3111479
EP19174781.5  / EP3547370
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
20.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
18.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 11
19.02.2026Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2009251576  (HATTORI SHINJI et al.)
 [A] US2009128224  (TOYOSHIMA YOSHIAKI et al.)
 [A] EP2107610  (SONY CORP et al.)
ExaminationUS2013250151
 US2013141617
 WO2007066944
 EP2107610
 US2008290382
 US2007051988
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