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EP About this file: EP0855666

EP0855666 - Finger verification system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  03.09.1999
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.09.1999Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 20.10.1999 [1999/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/31]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Takahashi, Yasuo
2-5-10, Seya, Seya-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
02 / Aizawa, Masami
2-17-39-504, Tsurumichyuou, Tsurumi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
03 / Kimura, Takuji
3-2-7-227, Namiki, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
[1998/31]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/31]Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel
Möhlstrasse 37
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date98101194.323.01.1998
[1998/31]
Priority number, dateJP1997001052623.01.1997         Original published format: JP 1052697
[1998/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0855666
Date:29.07.1998
Language:EN
[1998/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0855666
Date:15.09.1999
[1999/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.07.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, A61B5/117, G07C9/00
[1998/31]
CPC:
G07C9/37 (EP,US); G06V40/1335 (US); G06V40/1306 (US);
G06V40/15 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/31]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:Fingerprüfungssystem[1998/31]
English:Finger verification system[1998/31]
French:Système de verification des doigts[1998/31]
Examination procedure20.02.1998Examination requested  [1998/31]
24.08.1999Application withdrawn by applicant  [1999/42]
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US3781855  (KILLEN D) [Y] 6-10 * abstract *;
 [X]US4467545  (SHAW JR FREDERIC A [US]) [X] 10 * abstract *;
 [A]US4857916  (BELLIN ROBERT W [US]) [A] 1,5-11,13;
 [A]EP0387522  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1,5,13 * abstract *;
 [AY]US5546471  (MERJANIAN JOHN M [US]) [A] 1,5,11,13 * abstract * * column 5, line 4 - line 9 * * column 7, line 46 - column 8, line 24 * * column 11, line 23 - line 51 * [Y] 6-10;
 [A]EP0735502  (TRW INC [US])
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