blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0504878

EP0504878 - Image recording apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.04.1998
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 09.01.2008  [2008/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1992/39]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sasai, Keizo, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
02 / Yoshida, Takehiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
03 / Iwata, Masakatsu, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
04 / Kobayashi, Makoto, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
05 / Yokoyama, Minoru, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
06 / Fuse, Takashi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
07 / Sawada, Hirohisa, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
08 / Tomoda, Akihiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
09 / Nakamura, Fumihiko, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146 / JP
[1992/39]
Representative(s)Tiedtke, Harro, et al
Patentanwaltsbüro
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner
Bavariaring 4
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1992/39]Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
D-80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date92104785.819.03.1992
[1992/39]
Priority number, dateJP1991008064320.03.1991         Original published format: JP 8064391
JP1991017368615.07.1991         Original published format: JP 17368691
[1992/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0504878
Date:23.09.1992
Language:EN
[1992/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0504878
Date:24.02.1993
Language:EN
[1993/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0504878
Date:04.06.1997
Language:EN
[1997/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.01.1993
ClassificationIPC:B41J17/36
[1992/39]
CPC:
B41J11/42 (EP,US); B41J17/36 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [1992/39]
TitleGerman:Bildaufzeichnungsvorrichtung[1992/39]
English:Image recording apparatus[1992/39]
French:Appareil d'enregistrement d'image[1992/39]
Examination procedure12.07.1993Examination requested  [1993/36]
19.01.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.07.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
08.10.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.01.1997Fee for grant paid
08.01.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.03.1998No opposition filed within time limit [1998/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipES04.06.1997
IT04.06.1997
[2002/25]
Former [1999/42]IT04.06.1997
Documents cited:Search[X]JP60184865  ;
 [A]JP58134780  ;
 [A]JP58108175  ;
 [X]JP61213182  ;
 [A]JP60236779  ;
 [X]JP61141580  ;
 [A]EP0411540  (CANON KK [JP])
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 29 (M-451)(2086) 5 February 1986 & JP-A-60 184 865 ( SUWA SEIKOSHA K.K. ) 20 September 1985, & JP60184865 A 19850920
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 7, no. 250 (M-254)(1395) 8 November 1983 & JP-A-58 134 780 ( FUJI XEROX K.K. ) 11 August 1983, & JP58134780 A 19830811
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 7, no. 215 (M-244)(1360) 22 September 1983 & JP-A-58 108 175 ( NIPPON DENSHIN DENWA KOSHA ) 28 June 1983, & JP58108175 A 19830628
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 50 (M-562)(2497) 17 February 1987 & JP-A-61 213 182 ( MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP ) 22 September 1986, & JP61213182 A 19860922
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 100 (M-470)(2157) 16 April 1986 & JP-A-60 236 779 ( FUJI XEROX K.K. ) 25 November 1985, & JP60236779 A 19851125
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 336 (M-535)(2392) 14 November 1986 & JP-A-61 141 580 ( MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD ) 28 June 1986, & JP61141580 A 19860628
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.