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EP0930545 - Image formation method using color toners [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  29.05.2009
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 22.07.2009  [2009/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/29]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kinoshita, Nobutaka c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / Aoki, Mitsuo c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / Kuramoto, Shinichi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / Oyamaguchi, Akira c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
05 / Sugimoto, Hiroshi c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[1999/29]
Representative(s)Barz, Peter
Meissner Bolte & Partner GbR
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/30]Barz, Peter
Patentanwalt Kaiserplatz 2
80803 München / DE
Former [1999/29]Barz, Peter, Dr.
Patentanwalt Kaiserplatz 2
80803 München / DE
Application number, filing date99100734.515.01.1999
[1999/29]
Priority number, dateJP1998000660616.01.1998         Original published format: JP 660698
[1999/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0930545
Date:21.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/29]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0930545
Date:29.08.2001
[2001/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.07.2001
ClassificationIPC:G03G13/01
[1999/29]
CPC:
G03G15/2007 (EP,US); G03G13/0133 (EP,US); G03G2215/2074 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2002/21]
Former [1999/29]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Bilderzeugungsverfahren unter Verwendung farbigen Tonern[1999/29]
English:Image formation method using color toners[1999/29]
French:Méthode de formation d'image utilisant des toners colorés[1999/29]
Examination procedure31.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/16]
04.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2009Application withdrawn by applicant  [2009/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
30.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
27.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
31.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
31.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
14.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
14.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5637427  (YAMAMOTO YASUO [JP], et al) [X] 1-6 * column 1, lines 25-28 * * column 28, line 7 - column 29, line 31 *;
 [A]US5122843  (YOKOYAMA TOMOAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-3,6 * column 7, line 30 - line 68 *;
 [A]  - DALAL E N ET AL, "COLOR XEROGRAPHY WITH VARIABLE GLOSS", XEROX DISCLOSURE JOURNAL,US,XEROX CORPORATION. STAMFORD, CONN, vol. 20, no. 6, pages 535 - 536, XP000555757 [A] 1 * November/December 1995; page 535, paragraph 3 *
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