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EP About this file: EP1139092

EP1139092 - Humidity sensor and method for making [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.11.2008
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 25.11.2009  [2009/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TDK Corporation
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/40]For all designated states
TDK Corporation
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Shibue, Akira
TDK Corporation, 1-13-1 Nihonbashi
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
02 / Namba, Kenryo
TDK Corporation, 1-13-1 Nihonbashi
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
 [2001/40]
Representative(s)Wise, Stephen James, et al
Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow, G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/48]Wise, Stephen James, et al
Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow, G5 8PL / GB
Former [2001/40]Wise, Stephen James, et al
c/o RAWORTH, MOSS & COOK, Raworth House, 36 Sydenham Road
Croydon, Surrey CR0 2EF / GB
Application number, filing date01302919.428.03.2001
[2001/40]
Priority number, dateJP2000009864331.03.2000         Original published format: JP 2000098643
[2001/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1139092
Date:04.10.2001
Language:EN
[2001/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1139092
Date:10.03.2004
[2004/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2004
ClassificationIPC:G01N27/12
[2001/40]
CPC:
G01N27/126 (EP,US); G01N27/12 (KR); G01N27/121 (EP,US);
Y10T428/26 (EP,US); Y10T428/265 (EP,US); Y10T428/31663 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31938 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2004/49]
Former [2001/40]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Feuchtigkeitssensor und dessen Verfahren zur Herstellung[2001/40]
English:Humidity sensor and method for making[2001/40]
French:Capteur d'humidité et son procédé de fabrication[2001/40]
Examination procedure16.08.2004Examination requested  [2004/42]
27.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2008Date of oral proceedings
31.07.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/51]
31.07.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.08.2008Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
15.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
15.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5546802  (YOSHIMURA EMIKO [JP], et al) [Y] 1-8,12 * column 2; figure 1; claims 1-9 *;
 [XY]JPS58176538  ;
 [A]JPS62247239  ;
 [A]JPS58216945  ;
 [A]EP0567152  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19840126), vol. 008, no. 018, Database accession no. (P - 250), & JP58176538 A 19831017 (SHARP KK) [X] 9-11,13 * abstract * [Y] 1-8,12
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880416), vol. 012, no. 123, Database accession no. (P - 690), & JP62247239 A 19871028 (SHINEI KK) [A] 1-8,12 * abstract *
 [A]  - HIROMICHI NOGUCHI ET AL, "A HIGHLY RELIABLE HUMIDITY SENSOR USING IONENE POLYMERS", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE LETTERS, CHAPMAN AND HALL LTD. LONDON, GB, (19891101), vol. 8, no. 11, ISSN 0261-8028, pages 1278 - 1280, XP000125548 [A] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00721493
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19840404), vol. 008, no. 072, Database accession no. (P - 265), & JP58216945 A 19831216 (MITSUBISHI DENKI KK) [A] 1-12 * abstract *
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