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EP About this file: EP0933921

EP0933921 - Image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.02.2009
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.02.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 25.03.2009  [2009/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
1-1, Kanda Nishiki-cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8442 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/31]For all designated states
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
1-1, Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8442 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hiroki, Umezawa
372-11, Nagaoka, Izunagaoka-chyo
Tagata-gun, Shizuoka-ken 410-2211 / JP
02 / Atsushi, Kubota
660 Fushimi, Shimizu-tyo
Suntou-gun, Shizuoka-ken 411-0907 / JP
03 / Hidehiro, Watanabe
6-7-21, Honkomagome,Bunkyou-ku
Tokyo-to 113-0021 / JP
[1999/31]
Representative(s)Fuchs Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 46 60
65036 Wiesbaden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]Fuchs
Patentanwälte Postfach 46 60
65036 Wiesbaden / DE
Former [1999/31]Fuchs Mehler Weiss & Fritzsche
Patentanwälte Postfach 46 60
65036 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date99101276.623.01.1999
[1999/31]
Priority number, dateJP1998001538228.01.1998         Original published format: JP 1538298
[1999/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0933921
Date:04.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0933921
Date:20.12.2000
[2000/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.11.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/40
[1999/31]
CPC:
H04N1/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/36]
Former [1999/31]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Abbildungsvorrichtung[1999/31]
English:Image forming apparatus[1999/31]
French:Appareil de formation d'images[1999/31]
Examination procedure02.02.1999Examination requested  [1999/31]
22.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.05.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.09.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2009/13]
07.11.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2009/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
18.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
17.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
14.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
12.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
12.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
12.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
14.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4905027  (ITOH TETSUYA [JP]) [A] 1 * summary; column 3, lines 7-53 *;
 [A]US5200831  (TAI HWAI-TZUU [US]) [A] 1 * summary; column 1, line 26 to column 2, line 59; column 4, line 58 to column 6, line 25 *;
 [A]US5648801  (BEARDSLEY GARY SCOTT [US], et al) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US5175635  (YAMADA KIYOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1 * summary; column 4, line 55 to column 5, line 38 *;
 [A]US5232294  (INUI FUYUKI [JP]) [A] 1 * summary *;
 [A]US5361142  (SEMASA TAKAYOSHI [JP]) [A] 1 * abstract *
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