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EP About this file: EP0757346

EP0757346 - Optical head apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.09.2002
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 26.02.2003  [2003/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/46]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
Former [1997/06]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kishita, Satoru, c/o K.K. Toshiba
Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 / JP
[1997/06]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/06]Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel & Partner
Möhlstrasse 37
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date96111949.224.07.1996
[1997/06]
Priority number, dateJP1995019469931.07.1995         Original published format: JP 19469995
[1997/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0757346
Date:05.02.1997
Language:EN
[1997/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0757346
Date:14.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.1996
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/125, G11B7/135, G11B7/12
[1997/06]
CPC:
G11B7/1359 (EP,US); G11B7/123 (EP,US); G11B7/126 (EP,US);
G11B7/1353 (EP,US); G11B7/1381 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1997/06]
TitleGerman:Anordnung für optischen Kopf[1997/06]
English:Optical head apparatus[1997/06]
French:Dispositif de tête optique[1997/06]
Examination procedure21.08.1996Examination requested  [1997/06]
10.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.04.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.12.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
19.04.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
02.05.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.08.2001Fee for grant paid
02.08.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.08.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.07.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
13.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
12.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
12.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL14.11.2001
[2003/09]
Documents cited:Search[PX]JPH0887768  ;
 [A]NL8501473  (PHILIPS NV) [A] 1,12 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5136152  (LEE WAI-HON [US]) [A] 1-4,6,7,10-13,17 * column 8, line 30 - line 44; figure 11 * * column 5, line 28 - line 37; figure 6A *;
 [X]US5293372  (HOSHINO ISAO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,10,11 * figure 9 *;
 [XA]DE4336546  (HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS AMERICA [US]) [X] 1,10 * the whole document * [A] 11;
 JPH06267100  [ ] (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [PX]US5475210  (TAGUCHI TOYOKI [JP], et al) [PX] 1,2,12,13 * column 26, line 60 - column 27, line 53; figures 27,28 *
 [PX]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960830), vol. 96, no. 8, & JP08087768 A 19960402 (TOSHIBA CORP) [PX] 1,2,8,9,12,13 * abstract *
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