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EP About this file: EP4404001

EP4404001 - FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.06.2024
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip31.07.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2024/30]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAGI, Hiromasa
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
02 / FUJIWARA, Hitoshi
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
03 / NANNO, Shigeo
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
04 / IKEBUCHI, Yutaka
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
05 / FURUICHI, Yuusuke
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
 [2024/30]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2024/30]
Application number, filing date24151308.411.01.2024
[2024/30]
Priority number, dateJP2023000731020.01.2023         Original published format: JP 2023007310
[2024/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4404001
Date:24.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.06.2024
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/20
[2024/30]
CPC:
G03G15/2053 (EP,US); G03G15/2064 (US); G03G2215/2025 (US);
G03G2215/2035 (EP); G03G2215/2048 (US)
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 [2024/30]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FIXIERVORRICHTUNG UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2024/30]
English:FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2024/30]
French:DISPOSITIF DE FIXATION ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES[2024/30]
Examination procedure11.01.2024Examination requested  [2024/30]
31.07.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2015346662  (KAWARASAKI YASUHARU [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2020086235  (RICOH CO LTD);
 [AD]JP2021173807  (CANON KK)
by applicantJP2021173807
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