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EP1058159 - Duplexing in automatic document feeder utilizing a path shorter than the length of the document to be duplexed [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.09.2003
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.09.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.10.2003  [2003/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/49]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Gaarder, Glenn
27541 Hwy. 78
Ramona, CA 92065-6706 / US
02 / Rhoads, William Wistar
19632 Fourth Place
Escondido, CA 92029 / US
03 / Bokelman, Kevin
8324 Via Sonoma, Appt. 71
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
[2000/49]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/49]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing.
Schoppe, Zimmermann & Stöckeler Patentanwälte Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date00118892.931.08.2000
[2000/49]
Priority number, dateUS1999045283101.12.1999         Original published format: US 452831
[2000/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1058159
Date:06.12.2000
Language:EN
[2000/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1058159
Date:06.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/00, H04N1/00
[2000/49]
CPC:
H04N1/00578 (EP,US); B65H85/00 (EP,US); H04N1/00572 (EP,US);
H04N1/0058 (EP,US); H04N1/00588 (EP,US); H04N1/00602 (EP,US);
H04N1/0062 (EP,US); H04N1/00631 (EP,US); B65H2301/33312 (EP,US);
B65H2404/1531 (EP,US); B65H2404/632 (EP,US); G03G2215/00177 (EP,US);
G03G2215/00181 (EP,US); G03G2215/00316 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/34]
Former [2000/49]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Ein Dokumentenzuführgerät für zweiseitiges Kopieren mit einer kürzeren Länge als das zu kopierende Dokument[2000/49]
English:Duplexing in automatic document feeder utilizing a path shorter than the length of the document to be duplexed[2000/49]
French:Duplication recto verso dans un dispositif automatique d'alimentation de documents avec une route plus courte que la longueur du document à copier[2000/49]
Examination procedure13.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/02]
16.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.07.2002Fee for grant paid
30.07.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP01121396.4  / EP1189114
Opposition(s)07.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0488126  (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1-37* abstract *;
 [A]EP0654933  (XEROX CORP [US]) [A] 1,10,14,20,28,33 * column 2, line 12 - line 39 * * column 10, line 32 - line 35; figure 1 *;
 [X]US5784680  (TARUKI TAKASHI [JP]) [X] 1,10,14,20,28,33 * column 1, line 22 - line 25 * * column 7, line 19 - line 33; figures 1,3-6,8 *
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