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EP About this file: EP4279876

EP4279876 - DATA RECORDING APPARATUS, DATA RECORDING METHOD, AND DATA RECORDING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.10.2025
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.10.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip06.02.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU, MC		published on 11.03.2026  [2026/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
[2023/47]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIDA, Yoshitaka
Tokyo, 180-8750 / JP
02 / EMA, Nobuaki
Tokyo, 180-8750 / JP
 [2023/47]
Representative(s)Stöckeler, Ferdinand, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2023/47]
Application number, filing date23172189.509.05.2023
[2023/47]
Priority number, dateJP2022008079917.05.2022         Original published format: JP 2022080799
[2023/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4279876
Date:22.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4279876
Date:18.12.2024
Language:EN
[2024/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.10.2023
ClassificationIPC:G01D9/00, G05B23/02, G05B19/042
[2024/32]
CPC:
G01D9/005 (EP,US); G06F3/0604 (CN); G05B19/042 (EP);
G05B23/0221 (EP); G06F3/0674 (CN); G06F3/0679 (CN);
G16H40/60 (CN) (-)
Former IPC [2023/47]G01D9/00, G05B23/02
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/25]
Former [2023/47]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,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:DATENAUFZEICHNUNGSVORRICHTUNG, DATENAUFZEICHNUNGSVERFAHREN UND DATENAUFZEICHNUNGSPROGRAMM[2023/47]
English:DATA RECORDING APPARATUS, DATA RECORDING METHOD, AND DATA RECORDING PROGRAM[2023/47]
French:APPAREIL D'ENREGISTREMENT DE DONNÉES, PROCÉDÉ D'ENREGISTREMENT DE DONNÉES ET PROGRAMME D'ENREGISTREMENT DE DONNÉES[2023/47]
Examination procedure15.05.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2024Examination requested  [2024/25]
15.05.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.11.2024Fee for grant paid
07.11.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.11.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.09.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/48]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT18.12.2024
BG18.12.2024
CZ18.12.2024
DK18.12.2024
EE18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
IT18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
MC18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
RO18.12.2024
SE18.12.2024
SK18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
IS18.04.2025
PT21.04.2025
LU09.05.2025
[2026/11]
Former [2025/48]AT18.12.2024
BG18.12.2024
CZ18.12.2024
DK18.12.2024
EE18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
IT18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
RO18.12.2024
SE18.12.2024
SK18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
IS18.04.2025
PT21.04.2025
Former [2025/42]AT18.12.2024
BG18.12.2024
CZ18.12.2024
EE18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
IT18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
RO18.12.2024
SE18.12.2024
SK18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
IS18.04.2025
PT21.04.2025
Former [2025/37]AT18.12.2024
BG18.12.2024
CZ18.12.2024
EE18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
IT18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
RO18.12.2024
SK18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
IS18.04.2025
PT21.04.2025
Former [2025/35]AT18.12.2024
BG18.12.2024
EE18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
RO18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
IS18.04.2025
PT21.04.2025
Former [2025/34]BG18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
IS18.04.2025
PT21.04.2025
Former [2025/33]BG18.12.2024
ES18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
PL18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
Former [2025/32]BG18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
SM18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
Former [2025/25]BG18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NL18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
Former [2025/24]BG18.12.2024
FI18.12.2024
HR18.12.2024
LV18.12.2024
NO18.03.2025
RS18.03.2025
GR19.03.2025
Documents cited:Search[I] JP2021196316  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP et al.)
 [I] EP3926430  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP et al.) * figures 1, 2, 4 *
 [A] EP3933532  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP et al.) * figures 1, 2, 4 *
 [A] EP3951535  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP et al.) [A] 1-15 * figures 1, 3, 4 *
 [A] EP3879470  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP et al.) [A] 1-15 * figure 3 *
 [A] EP3885927  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP et al.) [A] 1-15 * figures 1, 5 *
by applicantJP2021196316
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