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EP1178473 - Optical pickup apparatus and tilt amount detecting method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.06.2008
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Pioneer Corporation
4-1, Meguro 1-chome
Meguro-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/06]For all designated states
Pioneer Corporation
4-1 Meguro 1-chome
Meguro-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yanagisawa, Takuma
Corp. R&D Lab., Pioneer Corporation, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
02 / Araki, Yoshitsugu
Corp. R&D Lab., Pioneer Corporation, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
03 / Maeda, Takanori
Corp. R&D Lab., Pioneer Corporation, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
04 / Iwasaki, Masayuki
Corp. R&D Lab., Pioneer Corporation, 6-1-1, Fujimi
Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama 350-2288 / JP
 [2002/06]
Representative(s)Klingseisen, Franz, et al
Klingseisen, Rings & Partner
Patentanwälte
Bräuhausstrasse 2
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/31]Klingseisen, Franz, et al
Klingeisen & Partner Bräuhausstrasse 2
80331 München / DE
Former [2007/02]Klingseisen, Franz, et al
Klingseisen & Partner Postfach 10 15 61
80089 München / DE
Former [2002/06]Klingseisen, Franz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte, Dr. F. Zumstein, Dipl.-Ing. F. Klingseisen, Postfach 10 15 61
80089 München / DE
Application number, filing date01117757.331.07.2001
[2002/06]
Priority number, dateJP2000023769104.08.2000         Original published format: JP 2000237691
[2002/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1178473
Date:06.02.2002
Language:EN
[2002/06]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1178473
Date:21.05.2003
[2003/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.04.2003
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/095
[2002/06]
CPC:
G11B7/131 (EP,US); G11B7/095 (KR); G11B7/0956 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/07]
Former [2002/06]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Optisches Abtastgerät und Verfahren zur Messung einer Neigung[2002/06]
English:Optical pickup apparatus and tilt amount detecting method[2002/06]
French:Appareil de lecture optique et procédé pour mesurer une inclinaison[2002/06]
Examination procedure02.06.2003Examination requested  [2003/32]
13.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.06.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.01.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/30]
06.03.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2008/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
21.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US4525826  (NAKAMURA SHIGERU [JP], et al) [X] 1,3-6,9-11,16,18-22 * the whole document * [A] 2,7,8,12-15,17;
 [XA]US5523989  (ISHIBASHI HIROMICHI [JP]) [X] 1,3-6,9-11,16,18-22 * the whole document * [A] 2,7,8,12-15,17;
 [XA]US5553052  (OONO MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1,3-6,9-11,16,18-22 * the whole document * [A] 2,7,8,12-15,17;
 [A]EP0749116  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-22* the whole document *;
 [A]US5671208  (PARK BYEONG-HO [KR]) [A] 1-22 * the whole document *;
 [XA]EP0944052  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [X] 1,3-6,9-11,16,18-22 * the whole document * [A] 2,7,8,12-15,17;
 [XA]EP0953974  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [X] 1,3-6,9-11,16,18-22 * the whole document * [A] 2,7,8,12-15,17
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