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EP0702267 - Apparatus for drying photo-sensitive material [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.02.2002
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.08.2009Change - representativepublished on 09.09.2009  [2009/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD.
579-1 Umehara Wakayama-shi
Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/15]For all designated states
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
579-1 Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
Former [1996/12]For all designated states
NORITSU KOKI CO. LTD.
579-1 Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Domoto, Tatsuya
Noritsu Koki Co.,Ltd., 579-1, Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken / JP
[1996/12]
Representative(s)Diehl & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Erika-Mann-Straße 9
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/37]Diehl & Partner
Patentanwälte Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München / DE
Former [1998/38]DIEHL GLAESER HILTL & PARTNER
Patentanwälte Postfach 19 03 65
80603 München / DE
Former [1996/12]Türk, Gille, Hrabal, Leifert
Brucknerstrasse 20
D-40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date95113977.306.09.1995
[1996/12]
Priority number, dateJP1994021913313.09.1994         Original published format: JP 21913394
[1996/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0702267
Date:20.03.1996
Language:EN
[1996/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0702267
Date:20.08.1997
[1997/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0702267
Date:11.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.1997
ClassificationIPC:G03C1/74, F26B13/10, F26B13/14, G03D15/02
[1997/33]
CPC:
G03D15/022 (EP,US); F26B13/10 (EP,US); F26B13/14 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1996/12]G03C1/74, F26B13/10
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   LI [1996/12]
TitleGerman:Gerät zum Trocknen lichtempfindlicher Materialien[1996/12]
English:Apparatus for drying photo-sensitive material[1996/12]
French:Appareil pour sèches des matériaux photosensibles[1996/12]
Examination procedure17.12.1996Examination requested  [1997/09]
09.06.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.10.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.09.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.2000Fee for grant paid
29.11.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.01.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
29.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH11.04.2001
LI11.04.2001
[2002/15]
Documents cited:Search[X]US3403454  (SMITH JR HORACE L) [X] 1 * column 3, line 39 * * column 4, line 72 - column 6, line 18; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]DE3313876  (AGFA GEVAERT AG [DE]) [A] 1,2 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5231774  (KOSE JUNICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1,2 * column 1, line 7 - column 6, line 61; figures 1-4 *
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