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EP1375158 - REFRESH INK EJECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/01]AUXILIARY JETTING DEVICE AND INK JET RECORDING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH AUXILIARY JETTING DEVICE
[2010/08]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.07.2011
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.08.2011  [2011/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.
15-1, Konan 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2010/36]
Former [2005/18]For all designated states
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.
15-1, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
Former [2004/01]For all designated states
Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd.
810, Shimoimaizumi
Ebina-shi, Kanagawa 243-0435 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YAMADA, Takahiro, Hitachi Printing Solutions Ltd.
1060, Takeda
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8502 / JP
02 / SATOU, Kunio, Hitachi Printing Solutions Ltd.
1060, Takeda
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8502 / JP
03 / KOBAYASHI, Shinya, Hitachi Printing Solutions Ltd.
1060, Takeda
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8502 / JP
04 / KIDA, Hitoshi, Hitachi Printing Solutions Ltd.
1060, Takeda
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8502 / JP
05 / SHIMIZU, Kazuo, Hitachi Printing Solutions Ltd.
1060, Takeda
Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8502 / JP
06 / CHAHN, Lee
1-1-7, Omikacho
Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 319-1221 / JP
 [2004/01]
Representative(s)Howe, Steven, et al
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/01]Howe, Steven, et al
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Former [2004/01]Howe, Steven
Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date02717071.104.04.2002
[2004/01]
WO2002JP03396
Priority number, dateJP2001010807606.04.2001         Original published format: JP 2001108076
[2004/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02083425
Date:24.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1375158
Date:02.01.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.10.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1375158
Date:08.09.2010
Language:EN
[2010/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.10.2002
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.2006
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/175, B41J2/06, B41J2/01, B41J2/165
[2006/21]
CPC:
B41J2/16532 (EP,US); B41J2/165 (KR); B41J2/06 (EP,US);
B41J2/095 (EP,US); B41J2/1721 (EP,US); B41J2/185 (EP,US);
G01D15/18 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [2004/01]B41J2/175, B41J2/06, B41J2/01
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2010/15]
Former [2004/01]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:TINTENSTRAHLAUSSTOSSVORRICHTUNG[2010/08]
English:REFRESH INK EJECTION DEVICE[2010/08]
French:DISPOSITIF DE JET D'ENCRE[2010/08]
Former [2004/01]HILFAUSTOSSVORRICHTUNG UND TINTENSTRAHLAUFZEICHNUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT EINER SOLCHEN VORRICHTUNG
Former [2004/01]AUXILIARY JETTING DEVICE AND INK JET RECORDING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH AUXILIARY JETTING DEVICE
Former [2004/01]DISPOSITIF DE JET AUXILIAIRE ET DISPOSITIF D'IMPRESSION A JET D'ENCRE AVEC DISPOSITIF DE JET AUXILIAIRE
Entry into regional phase07.01.2003Translation filed 
07.01.2003National basic fee paid 
07.01.2003Search fee paid 
07.01.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
07.01.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.04.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
07.01.2003Examination requested  [2004/01]
08.12.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.09.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.07.2010Fee for grant paid
20.07.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.06.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
12.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US3769627  (STONE J) [X] 1-16 * the whole document *;
 [X]US4010477  (FREY JAMES A) [X] 1-16* column 1, line 39 - column 5, line 23; figure 4 *;
 [X]US4097872  (GIORDANO FRANCIS PETER, et al) [X] 1-16 * column 2, line 30 - column 5, line 43; figures 1,4 *;
 [X]US4122458  (PARANJPE SURESH C) [X] 1-16 * column 3, line 60 - column 13, line 55; figures 3,4,7,8,13 *;
 [X]US4667207  (SUTERA RICHARD [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * the whole document *
International search[A]EP0755790  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL])
by applicantUS4122458
 US4097872
 US4667207
 US3769627
 US4010477
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