EP1577645 - Optical encoder [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 11.07.2008 Database last updated on 09.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 26.09.2008 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR | published on 29.10.2008 [2008/44] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP | [N/P] |
Former [2005/38] | For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3-30-2 Shimomaruko Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Atsuta, Akio c/o CANON KAB. KAISHA 3-30-2, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP | 02 /
Igaki, Masahiko c/o CANON KAB. KAISHA 3-30-2, Shimomaruko Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP | [2005/38] | Representative(s) | TBK Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2005/38] | TBK-Patent Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 05004593.9 | 02.03.2005 | [2005/38] | Priority number, date | JP20040075827 | 17.03.2004 Original published format: JP 2004075827 | JP20040108687 | 01.04.2004 Original published format: JP 2004108687 | [2005/38] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1577645 | Date: | 21.09.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/38] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1577645 | Date: | 05.09.2007 | Language: | EN | [2007/36] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 15.07.2005 | Classification | IPC: | G01D5/347, G01D5/245 | [2005/38] | CPC: |
G01D5/347 (EP,KR,US);
G01D5/34792 (EP,KR,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, NL [2006/24] |
Former [2005/38] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Optischer Encoder | [2005/38] | English: | Optical encoder | [2005/38] | French: | Codeur optique | [2005/38] | Examination procedure | 21.03.2006 | Examination requested [2006/20] | 14.07.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 24.11.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 09.03.2007 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 19.07.2007 | Fee for grant paid | 19.07.2007 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 06.06.2008 | No opposition filed within time limit [2008/33] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 02.04.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 03 |
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Former [2008/25] | NL | 05.09.2007 | Documents cited: | Search | [Y]US4263506 (EPSTEIN HOWARD C) [Y] 5,6 * figure 4 *; | [A]US5279044 (BREMER JOANNES GREGORIUS [NL]) [A] 1-12* column 1, line 49 - column 5, line 39 *; | [XY]US6198534 (HOEFER VOLKER [DE], et al) [X] 1-4,7-11 * column 3, line 66 - column 11, line 60; figures 1a,b * [Y] 5,6,12; | [Y]EP1154242 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [Y] 12 * paragraph [0378] * |