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EP0650292 - Image pickup apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1995/17]	Image pickup apparatus with detection of the operator's visual line
	[2001/15]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.02.2003 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 30.01.2008 [2008/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1995/17]	For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Miyawaki, Mamoru c/o Canon K.K., 3-30-2, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
	02 / Shinohara, Mahito c/o Canon K.K., 3-30-2, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
	03 / Ueno, Isamu c/o Canon K.K., 3-30-2, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
	[2002/14]
Former [1995/17]	01 / Miyawaki, Mamoru c/o Canon K.K., 3-30-2, shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
	02 / Shinohara, Mahito c/o Canon K.K., 3-30-2, shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
	03 / Ueno, Isamu c/o Canon K.K., 3-30-2, shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)	Pellmann, Hans-Bernd Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1995/17]	Pellmann, Hans-Bernd, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	94115615.0	04.10.1994
	[1995/17]
Priority number, date	JP19930271261	04.10.1993 Original published format: JP 27126193
	JP19930271262	04.10.1993 Original published format: JP 27126293
	[1995/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0650292
	Date:	26.04.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0650292
	Date:	03.04.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/14]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.02.1995
Classification	IPC:	H04N5/232	[1995/17]
	CPC:	H04N23/675 (EP,US); H04N23/635 (EP,US); G03B2213/025 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [1995/17]
Title	German:	Bildaufnahmegerät	[2001/15]
	English:	Image pickup apparatus	[2001/15]
	French:	Appareil de prise de vue	[2001/15]
	Former [1995/17]	Bildaufnahmegerät mit Erkennung der Sichtlinie des Bedieners
	Former [1995/17]	Image pickup apparatus with detection of the operator's visual line
	Former [1995/17]	Appareil de prise de vue avec détection de la direction de visée de l'opérateur
Examination procedure	12.09.1995	Examination requested [1995/45]
	22.01.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.08.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.11.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.06.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.10.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.04.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.02.2000	Date of oral proceedings
	12.04.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.04.2000	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	21.11.2000	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	26.01.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.03.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	04.10.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.01.2002	Fee for grant paid
	09.01.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	06.01.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/13]
Request for further processing for:	26.01.2001	Request for further processing filed
	26.01.2001	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	15.02.2001	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.10.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.10.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.10.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	03.04.2002
	IT	03.04.2002
	NL	03.04.2002
	GB	04.10.2002
	[2008/05]
Former [2006/14]	FR	03.04.2002
	NL	03.04.2002
	GB	04.10.2002
Former [2004/22]	NL	03.04.2002
	GB	04.10.2002
	FR	03.01.2003
Former [2003/47]	NL	03.04.2002
	FR	03.01.2003
Former [2003/08]	NL	03.04.2002
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]JPS63217880 ;
		[XY]EP0113392 (SHARP KK [JP]) [X] 1,2,5,8,12 * page 1, line 2 - page 2, line 21 * [Y] 3,4,9,11,13-32;
		[A]DE3841575 (ASAHI OPTICAL CO LTD [JP]);
		[A]EP0341692 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]) [A] 3,6,9,15,18,21,27,29 * column 6, line 2 - line 48; figure 2 *;
		[A]FR2635881 (ASAHI OPTICAL CO LTD [JP]) [A] 7,10,23 * page 2, line 17 - line 35 * * page 9, line 26 - page 10, line 3 * * page 10, line 17 - line 28 * * page 15, line 12 - line 25 *;
		[YA]EP0480774 (NIPPON KOGAKU KK [JP]) [Y] 3,4,9,11 * page 1, line 5 - page 3, line 9 * * page 3, line 51 - page 4, line 15 * * page 8, line 7 - line 30 * [A] 15,16,21,22,27,31;
		[A]GB2249897 (HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO [US]) [A] 32 * page 4, line 4 - line 15 * * page 5, line 17 - page 6, line 23 * * page 10, line 35 - page 11, line 10 *
		[XY] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890110), vol. 13, no. 8, Database accession no. (E - 702), & JP63217880 A 19880909 (FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO LTD) [X] 33 * abstract * [Y] 13-32

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