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EP About this file: EP1479341

EP1479341 - Muscle measuring apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  17.04.2015
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tanita Corporation
No. 1-14-2, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/48]For all designated states
TANITA CORPORATION
No. 1-14-2, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Shiokawa, Takashi, c/o Tanita Corp.
1-14-2, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Kodama, Miyuki, c/o Tanita Corp.
1-14-2, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2004/48]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/48]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04011974.519.05.2004
[2004/48]
Priority number, dateJP2003014684223.05.2003         Original published format: JP 2003146842
[2004/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1479341
Date:24.11.2004
Language:EN
[2004/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/053, G01G19/414
[2004/48]
CPC:
A61B5/0537 (EP,US); A61B5/7264 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/33]
Former [2004/48]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Muskelmessung[2004/48]
English:Muscle measuring apparatus[2004/48]
French:Appareil de mesure musculaire[2004/48]
Examination procedure19.05.2004Examination requested  [2004/48]
16.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.11.2014Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/21]
07.01.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2015/21]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.10.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
28.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP1075858  (YAMAN LTD [JP]) [Y] 3 * page 5, line 54 - page 6, line 5 * * figures 5,8,9 *;
 [Y]EP1132046  (YAMATO SCALE CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-4 * column 2, line 5 - line 57 * * column 5, line 22 - column 6, line 3 * * column 6, line 14 - line 22 * * column 8, line 11 - line 22 * * column 9, line 14 - line 26 * * figure 2 *;
 [Y]EP1201187  (TANITA SEISAKUSHO KK [JP]) [Y] 4 * column 11, line 24 - line 34 * * column 12, line 7 - line 17 ** figure 10 *;
 [Y]  - KYLE U G; GENTON L; HANS D;KARSEGARD V L; MICHEL J P; SLOSMAN D O; PICHARD C, "Total body mass, fat mass, fat-free mass, and skeletal muscle in older people: cross-sectional differences in 60-year-old persons.", JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, UNITED STATES, (200112), vol. 49, no. 12, pages 1633 - 1640, XP002294770 [Y] 1-4 * page 1633, column R, line 39 - page 1634, column L, line 4 * * page 1635, column L, line 35 - line 39 *
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