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EP0660198 - Image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.11.2007 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	25.04.2008	Change - representative	published on 28.05.2008 [2008/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
	[2006/52]
Former [1995/26]	For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Suzuki, Akio, c/o Canon K.K. 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 / JP
	02 / Muramatsu, Masanori, c/o Canon K.K. 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 / JP
	[1995/26]
Representative(s)	TBK Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/22]	TBK-Patent Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
Former [2005/33]	TBK-Patent Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
Former [1995/26]	Pellmann, Hans-Bernd, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	94120559.3	23.12.1994
	[1995/26]
Priority number, date	JP19930330230	27.12.1993 Original published format: JP 33023093
	[1995/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0660198
	Date:	28.06.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/26]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0660198
	Date:	12.08.1998
	[1998/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0660198
	Date:	27.12.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/52]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.06.1998
Classification	IPC:	G03G15/01, G03G15/20	[1995/26]
	CPC:	G03G15/2064 (EP,US); G03G15/01 (KR); G03G15/0131 (EP,US); G03G15/1655 (EP,US); G03G15/6591 (EP,US); G03G15/6594 (EP,US); (+) G03G2215/00497 (EP,US); G03G2215/0196 (EP,US); G03G2215/2045 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [1995/26]
Title	German:	Bilderzeugungsgerät	[1995/26]
	English:	Image forming apparatus	[1995/26]
	French:	Appareil de formation d'images	[1995/26]
Examination procedure	29.12.1998	Examination requested [1999/09]
	02.02.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.08.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.04.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.10.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.06.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.10.2006	Fee for grant paid
	12.10.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	28.09.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/49]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.12.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.12.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 09
	19.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 10
	23.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 11
	02.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 12
	02.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]JPH05289543 ;
		[X]JPH05289467 ;
		[X]JPH04303858 ;
		[Y]US4634262 (IMAIZUMI MASARU [JP], et al) [Y] 6,7 * column 5, line 46 - line 65 *;
		[Y]US5075732 (MENJO TAKESHI [JP]) [Y] 5 * column 3, line 41 - column 4, line 3; figure 6 *;
		[Y]US5153651 (KUROTAKA SHIGEO [JP]) [Y] 16* column 2, line 28 - line 37 *;
		[XA]US5260751 (INOMATA MITSUGU [JP]) [X] 1,2,11-15 * figure 3; claim 1 * [A] 6,7
		[XY] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940209), vol. 018, no. 081, Database accession no. (P - 1690), & JP05289543 A 19931105 (RICOH CO LTD) [X] 1-4,8-15,17-19 * abstract * [Y] 5-7,16
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940209), vol. 018, no. 081, Database accession no. (P - 1690), & JP05289467 A 19931105 (CANON INC) [X] 1,2,8-15,18,19 * abstract *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930311), vol. 017, no. 118, Database accession no. (P - 1500), & JP04303858 A 19921027 (RICOH CO LTD) [X] 1,2,11-15 * abstract *

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