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EP About this file: EP0620550

EP0620550 - Optical head apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.05.2002
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.05.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.06.2002  [2002/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/10]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1994/42]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hineno, Satoshi
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Tokyo / JP
02 / Ando, Nobuhiko
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Tokyo / JP
[1994/42]
Representative(s)Körber, Wolfhart, et al
Mitscherlich & Partner
Patentanwälte
Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/42]Körber, Wolfhart, Dr. rer.nat., et al
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner, Sonnenstrasse 33
D-80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date94105726.713.04.1994
[1994/42]
Priority number, dateJP1993010988313.04.1993         Original published format: JP 10988393
JP1993012077623.04.1993         Original published format: JP 12077693
[1994/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0620550
Date:19.10.1994
Language:EN
[1994/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0620550
Date:10.05.1995
Language:EN
[1995/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0620550
Date:04.07.2001
Language:EN
[2001/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.1995
ClassificationIPC:G11B11/10, G11B7/135
[1994/42]
CPC:
G11B11/10545 (EP,US); G11B7/1356 (EP,KR,US); G11B11/105 (KR);
G11B11/10543 (EP,US); G11B2007/0006 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1994/42]
TitleGerman:Optische Kopfanordnung[1994/42]
English:Optical head apparatus[1994/42]
French:Dispositif de tête optique[1994/42]
Examination procedure11.10.1995Examination requested  [1995/49]
21.01.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
08.01.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.03.2001Fee for grant paid
09.03.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP98109380.0  / EP0859359
Opposition(s)05.04.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
14.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
14.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
13.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
12.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XA]EP0141679  (SHARP KK [JP]) [X] 1,3 * the whole document * [A] 4;
 [X]US4561032  (MATSUMOTO KAZUYA [JP], et al) [X] 1 * column W *;
 [XY]EP0264285  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1,2,4 * the whole document * [Y] 7,8;
 [A]US4951274  (IWANAGA TOSHIAKI [JP], et al) [A] 7-11* column W *;
 [A]EP0405444  (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 7-10 * column 8; figure 10 *
 [XY]  - "Polarization splitting prism", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN., NEW YORK US, (199006), vol. 33, no. 1A, pages 110 - 111 [X] 9,10 * the whole document * [Y] 7,8
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