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EP0949418 - Micro-pump and micro-pump manufacturing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.10.2005 Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.10.2005	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 23.11.2005 [2005/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Seiko Instruments Inc. 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1999/41]	For all designated states Seiko Instruments Inc. 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Shinohara, Jun c/o Seiko Instruments Inc. 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	02 / Furuta, Kazuyoshi c/o Seiko Instruments Inc. 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	[1999/41]
Representative(s)	Rupprecht, Kay, et al Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/41]	Rupprecht, Kay, Dipl.-Ing., et al Meissner, Bolte & Partner Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99104474.4	05.03.1999
	[1999/41]
Priority number, date	JP19980053906	05.03.1998 Original published format: JP 5390698
	JP19980065908	16.03.1998 Original published format: JP 6590898
	[1999/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0949418
	Date:	13.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/41]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0949418
	Date:	31.05.2000
	[2000/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0949418
	Date:	01.12.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/49]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.04.2000
Classification	IPC:	F04B43/04	[1999/41]
	CPC:	F04B43/046 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, LI [2001/06]
Former [1999/41]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Mikropumpe und Herstellungsverfahren für die Mikropumpe	[1999/41]
	English:	Micro-pump and micro-pump manufacturing method	[1999/41]
	French:	Micropompe et procédé de fabrication de cette micropompe	[1999/41]
Examination procedure	31.08.2000	Examination requested [2000/44]
	07.11.2001	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time
	08.07.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.10.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.02.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.04.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.06.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.10.2004	Fee for grant paid
	04.10.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	02.09.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.03.2001	03 M06 Fee paid on 28.11.2001
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPS59221485 ;
		[XA]EP0465229 (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 7,9,10 * abstract * * page 6, line 29 - page 13, line 25 * * figures 1-10 * [A] 1,3,8,14;
		[A]US5171132 (MIYAZAKI HAJIME [JP], et al) [A] 1,3,7,9,10,14-16 * abstract * * column 12, line 3 - column 14, line 31 * * figures 29-32 *;
		[XA]US5277556 (VAN LINTEL HARALD T G [NL]) [X] 7,9,10 * abstract * * column 2, line 24 - column 5, line 36 * * figures 1-3 * [A] 1,3,8,14;
		[XA]EP0587912 (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 7,9,10 * abstract * * column 10, line 57 - column 11, line 26 * * column 13, line 12 - column 15, line 46 * * figures 6,7,17-21 * [A] 1,3,8,14
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850427), vol. 009, no. 098, Database accession no. (M - 375), & JP59221485 A 19841213 (SHARP KK) [A] 1,7,14 * abstract *
	by applicant	JPH05164052
		JPH05263763

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