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EP1012669 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMALLY PROCESSING AN IMAGING MATERIAL EMPLOYING MEANS FOR BENDING THE IMAGING MATERIAL DURING THERMAL PROCESSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.04.2004
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.04.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.06.2004  [2004/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester, NY 14650-2201 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/26]For all designated states
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
343 State Street
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 / US
Inventor(s)01 / STRUBLE, Kent, R.
P.O. Box 33427
Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
02 / MCDANIEL, David, J.
P.O. Box 33427
Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
03 / PRESZLER, Duane, A.
P.O. Box 33427
Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
04 / LUNDE, George, G.
P.O. Box 33427
Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
[2000/26]
Representative(s)Weber, Etienne Nicolas, et al
Kodak
Boite n 2
Zone d'activité SAONEOR
12 rue Alfred Kastler
71530 Fragnes / FR
[N/P]
Former [2003/37]Weber, Etienne Nicolas, et al
Kodak Industrie, Département Brevets, CRT, Zone Industrielle
71102 Chalon sur Saône Cedex / FR
Former [2001/13]Parent, Yves
KODAK INDUSTRIE, Département Brevets, CRT - Zone Industrielle
71102 Chalon-sur-Saône Cedex / FR
Former [2000/26]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Postfach 86 07 67
81634 München / DE
Application number, filing date97901940.308.01.1997
[2000/26]
WO1997US00240
Priority number, dateUS1996059464902.02.1996         Original published format: US 594649
[2000/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9728489
Date:07.08.1997
Language:EN
[1997/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1012669
Date:28.06.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.08.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1012669
Date:18.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.08.1997
ClassificationIPC:G03D13/00
[2000/26]
CPC:
G03D13/002 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/26]
TitleGerman:GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR WÄRMEBEHANDLUNG VON BILDMATERIAL MIT MITTELN ZUM KRÜMMEN DES BILDMATERIALS WÄHREND DER WÄRMEBEHANDLUNG[2003/06]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMALLY PROCESSING AN IMAGING MATERIAL EMPLOYING MEANS FOR BENDING THE IMAGING MATERIAL DURING THERMAL PROCESSING[2000/26]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE D'UN MATERIAU D'IMAGERIE QUI FONT APPEL A UN SYSTEME DE COURBURE DUDIT MATERIAU LORS DU TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE[2000/26]
Former [2000/26]GERAET UND VERFAHREN ZUR WAERMEBEHANDLUNG VON BILDMATERIAL MIT MITTELN ZUM KRUEMMEN DES BILDMATERIALS WAEHREND DER WAERMEBEHANDLUNG
Entry into regional phase28.08.1998National basic fee paid 
28.08.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
28.08.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.08.1998Examination requested  [2000/26]
12.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.03.2003Fee for grant paid
20.03.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.03.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
05.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[Y]WO9303422  (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US]) [Y] 1-5 * figure 2 *;
 [Y]WO9320480  (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [Y] 1-5 * figure 1 *;
 [D]US5352863  (SVENDSEN JOHN [US]);
 [PA]US5502532  (BIESINGER MARK G [US], et al) [PA] 1 * figure 2 *;
 [A]DE4436177  (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * figure 4 *;
 [A]US5463444  (WATANABE NAOKI [JP], et al) [A] 1 * figure 2 *;
 [A]DE1797164  (RICOH) [A] 1 * figure 1 *
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