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EP0670785 - THERMAL DEMAND PRINTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.04.1999 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	16.04.1999	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 02.06.1999 [1999/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Zebra Technologies Corporation 333 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills Illinois 60061 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1997/50]	For all designated states Zebra Technologies Corporation 333 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 / US
Former [1995/37]	For all designated states ADAMS, Vincent C. 6 Beechwood Court West Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 / US
	For all designated states DONATO, Daniel F. 912 Stratford Mundelein, IL 60060 / US
	For all designated states ENSINGER, James W. 1952 Hidden Creek Circle Palatine, IL 60074 / US
	For all designated states HAMMAN, William J. 7910 W. 84th Street Justice, IL 60458 / US
	For all designated states KAUFMAN, Jeffrey R. 2512 Walnut Waukegan, IL 60087 / US
	For all designated states MONNIER, Dan E. 204 E. Hackberry Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 / US
	For all designated states NAEGELE, Kenneth V. 249 N. Pontiac Vernon Hills, IL 60061 / US
	For all designated states PLATT, Michael K. 1904 Seneca Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 / US
	For all designated states POOLE, David L. 1280 Deertrail Lane Libertyville, IL 60048-3404 / US
	For all designated states WEST, David A. 283 Whitewood Dr. Streamwood, IL 60107 / US
	For all designated states ZUBRISKI, David S. 1444 Bridle Terrace Addison, IL 60101 / US
	For all designated states ZWIER, Thomas P. 1131 S. Miller Lane, no. 201 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ADAMS, Vincent C. 205 Hawk Court Schaumburg, Illinois 60193 / US
	02 / ENSINGER, James W. 1952 Hidden Creek Circle Palatine, IL 60074 / US
	03 / PLATT, Michael K. 1904 Seneca Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 / US
	04 / POOLE, David L. 1280 Deertrail Lane Libertyville, IL 60048-3404 / US
	[1998/04]
Former [1998/02]	01 / ADAMS, Vincent C. 205 Hawk Court Schaumburg, Illinois 60193 / US
	02 / DONATO, Daniel F. 912 Stratford Mundelein, IL 60060 / US
	03 / ENSINGER, James W. 1952 Hidden Creek Circle Palatine, IL 60074 / US
	04 / HAMMAN, William J. 18478 W Meander Dr. Grayslake, Illinois / US
	05 / KAUFMAN, Jeffrey R. 2512 Walnut Waukegan, IL 60087 / US
	06 / MONNIER, Dan E. 204 E. Hackberry Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 / US
	07 / NAEGELE, Kenneth V. 249 N. Pontiac Vernon Hills, IL 60061 / US
	08 / PLATT, Michael K. 1904 Seneca Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 / US
	09 / POOLE, David L. 1280 Deertrail Lane Libertyville, IL 60048-3404 / US
	10 / WEST, David A. 283 Whitewood Dr. Streamwood, IL 60107 / US
	11 / ZUBRISKI, David S. 1444 Bridle Terrace Addison, IL 60101 / US
	12 / ZWIER, Thomas P. 530 Ramblewood Court Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047 / US
Former [1997/50]	01 / ADAMS, Vincent C. 205 Hawk Court Schaumburg, Illinois / US
	02 / DONATO, Daniel F. 912 Stratford Mundelein, IL 60060 / US
	03 / ENSINGER, James W. 1952 Hidden Creek Circle Palatine, IL 60074 / US
	04 / HAMMAN, William J. 18478 W Meander Dr. Grayslake, Illinois / US
	05 / KAUFMAN, Jeffrey R. 2512 Walnut Waukegan, IL 60087 / US
	06 / MONNIER, Dan E. 204 E. Hackberry Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 / US
	07 / NAEGELE, Kenneth V. 249 N. Pontiac Vernon Hills, IL 60061 / US
	08 / PLATT, Michael K. 1904 Seneca Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 / US
	09 / POOLE, David L. 1280 Deertrail Lane Libertyville, IL 60048-3404 / US
	10 / WEST, David A. 283 Whitewood Dr. Streamwood, IL 60107 / US
	11 / ZUBRISKI, David S. 1444 Bridle Terrace Addison, IL 60101 / US
	12 / ZWIER, Thomas P. 530 Ramblewood Court Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047 / US
Former [1995/37]	01 / see applicant ...
Representative(s)	Long, Edward Anthony, et al Hulse & Co St. James House 2nd Floor Vicar Lane Sheffield S1 2EX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/24]	Long, Edward Anthony, et al Hulse & Co. Eagle Star House, Carver Street Sheffield S1 4FP / GB
Former [1995/37]	Long, Edward Anthony Hulse & Co. Eagle Star House, Carver Street Sheffield S1 4FP / GB
Application number, filing date	93923748.3	30.09.1993
	[1995/37]
	WO1993US09327
Priority number, date	US19920957262	02.10.1992 Original published format: US 957262
	[1995/37]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9407702
	Date:	14.04.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/09]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0670785
	Date:	13.09.1995
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.04.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1995/37]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0670785
	Date:	10.06.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/24]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	14.04.1994
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.05.1996
Classification	IPC:	B41J29/02, B41J29/38	[1995/37]
	CPC:	B41J2/325 (EP,US); B41J17/02 (EP,US); B41J17/24 (EP,US); B41J17/42 (EP,US); B41J2/355 (EP,US); B41J2/365 (EP,US); (+) B41J25/304 (EP,US); B41J25/316 (EP,US); B41J29/02 (EP,US); B41J29/38 (EP,US); B65C11/0289 (EP,US); B65C2210/0027 (EP,US); B65C2210/0029 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1995/37]
Title	German:	THERMODRUCKER	[1995/37]
	English:	THERMAL DEMAND PRINTER	[1995/37]
	French:	IMPRIMANTE THERMIQUE	[1995/37]
Miscellaneous	EPB 1997/43: Teilanmeldung 97202416.0 eingereicht am 01/08/97
	EPB 1997/43: Divisional application 97202416.0 filed on 01/08/97
	EPB 1997/43: Demande divisionnaire 97202416.0 déposée le 01/08/97
Entry into regional phase	18.04.1995	National basic fee paid
	18.04.1995	Search fee paid
	18.04.1995	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.04.1995	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.04.1994	Request for preliminary examination filed
	18.04.1995	Examination requested [1995/37]
	08.02.1996	Request for accelerated examination filed
	15.11.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.11.1996	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	05.05.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.05.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	22.07.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.09.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	07.11.1997	Fee for grant paid
	02.12.1997	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.12.1997	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP00200033.9 / EP1000764
	EP00200053.7 / EP1010537
	EP97202416.0 / EP0811503
	EP97202417.8 / EP0811501
	EP97202418.6 / EP0811500
Opposition(s)	11.03.1999	No opposition filed within time limit [1999/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.09.1995	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.09.1996	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]JPS59198175 ;
		[X]JPS60192671 ;
		[A]JPS63114664 ;
		[A]JPS5747671 ;
		[A]JPS6357244 ;
		[A]DE3226194 (SATO KK [JP]) [A] 18* the whole document *;
		[A]US4525084 (IKEDA YOSHIAKI [JP]) [A] 14 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US4531700 (ROBINSON CARL W [US]) [Y] 6 * the whole document *;
		[A]US4616944 (GALATHA MATTHEW J [US], et al) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US4685815 (BARANYI SANDOR J [US]) [Y] 16-19 * the whole document *;
		[Y]EP0311980 (TOKYO ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 16 * column 7, line 4 - line 50; figure 3 *;
		[A]US4832306 (BOSSACK THOMAS J [US]) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
		[YA]EP0345764 (SATO KK [JP]) [Y] 17,18 * the whole document * [A] 14,15;
		[Y]GB2227460 (MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS INC [US]) [Y] 1-7 * the whole document *;
		[XY]EP0388683 (ESSELTE METO INT GMBH [DE]) [X] 14,15,52-62 * the whole document * [Y] 16-19;
		[A]US5028155 (SUGIURA IKUZO [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0442726 (OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
		[Y]EP0458248 (NCR CO [US]) [Y] 6 * the whole document *
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850320), vol. 009, no. 063, Database accession no. (M - 365), & JP59198175 A 19841109 (TOKYO DENKI KK) [Y] 7 * abstract *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860218), vol. 010, no. 040, Database accession no. (M - 454), & JP60192671 A 19851001 (MATSUSHITA DENSOU KK) [X] 52,53,62 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880926), vol. 012, no. 356, Database accession no. (M - 745), & JP63114664 A 19880519 (NEC CORP) [A] 52-62 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19820703), vol. 006, no. 120, Database accession no. (M - 140), & JP57047671 A 19820318 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] 14,52 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880729), vol. 012, no. 274, Database accession no. (M - 725), & JP63057244 A 19880311 (TOSHIBA CORP;OTHERS: 01) [A] 14,52 * abstract *
	International search	[Y]US4027590 (SEIDL MAXIMILIAN R, et al);
		[Y]US4768435 (NIMURA HITOSHI [JP], et al);
		[A]US4984915 (TASHIRO TAKESHI [JP], et al);
		[Y]US5126607 (MERRIMAN JR RICHARD A [US]);
		[YP]US5186558 (SHERMAN RICHARD A [US], et al)

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