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EP0483873 - Apparatus for magnetically recording digital data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.11.1997
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.11.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.12.1997 [1997/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1992/19]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Uetake, Akihiro
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Yanagihara, Naofumi
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Kanota, Keiji
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1992/19]
Representative(s)Schmidt-Evers, Jürgen, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 33 06 09
80066 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1993/19]Schmidt-Evers, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner Postfach 33 06 09
D-80066 München / DE
Former [1992/19]Schmidt-Evers, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner, Sonnenstrasse 33, Postfach 33 06 09
D-80066 München / DE
Application number, filing date91118662.531.10.1991
[1992/19]
Priority number, dateJP1990029467231.10.1990         Original published format: JP 29467290
JP1991006877708.03.1991         Original published format: JP 6877791
[1992/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0483873
Date:06.05.1992
Language:EN
[1992/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0483873
Date:24.02.1993
Language:EN
[1993/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0483873
Date:02.01.1997
Language:EN
[1997/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.01.1993
ClassificationIPC:H04N9/80
[1992/19]
CPC:
H04N9/8042 (EP); H04N19/98 (EP); H04N9/8063 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1992/19]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur magnetischen Aufzeichnung von digitalen Daten[1992/19]
English:Apparatus for magnetically recording digital data[1992/19]
French:Dispositif pour l'enregistrement magnétique de données numériques[1992/19]
Examination procedure27.07.1993Examination requested  [1993/38]
04.03.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
02.07.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.1996Fee for grant paid
09.09.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.10.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
08.10.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
10.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
09.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP62262208  ;
 [A]GB2059135  (RCA CORP);
 [A]US4670796  (KOBAYASHI MASAHARU [JP], et al);
 [A]DE3918454  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]);
 [A]EP0353758  (CANON KK [JP]);
 [A]EP0367264  (SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]);
 [XP]EP0445727  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]);
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.44303
 [A]  - ENGBERG E., BRUSH R., LEMOINE M., MAGNUSSON S., MORRISON F., RODAL D., RYAN D., WATNEY J., "THE COMPOSITE DIGITAL FORMAT AND ITS APPLICATIONS.", SMPTE - MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, US., White Plains, NY, US., (19871001), vol. 96., no. 10., ISSN 0036-1682, pages 934 - 942., XP000001306
 [A]  - CHOJURO YAMAMITSU, ET AL., "AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON BIT RATE REDUCTION AND HIGH DENSITY RECORDING FOR A HOME-USE DIGITAL VTR.", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, NEW YORK, NY, US, (19880801), vol. 34., no. 03., doi:10.1109/30.20158, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 588 - 595., XP000111199

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.20158
 [A]  - 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIDEO, AUDIO AND DATA RECORDING March 1988, YORK, GB pages 219 - 226 KONDO ET AL 'ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC RANGE CODING SCHEME FOR FUTURE CONSUMER DIGITAL VTR'
 [A]  - NHK LABORATORIES NOTE no. 236, April 1979, TOKYO JP pages 2 - 7 YOKOYAMA ET AL 'EXPERIMENTAL PCM-VTR'
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Examination   - 'EXPERIMENTAL PCM-VTR'
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