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EP1712179 - Trunk visceral fat measuring method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.10.2011
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.10.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.11.2011  [2011/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tanita Corporation
14-2, Maeno-cho 1-chome Itabashi-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2010/50]
Former [2006/42]For all designated states
TANITA CORPORATION
14-2, Maeno-cho 1-chome Itabashi-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Masuo, Yoshihisa
c/o MUSCLE-LABO Ltd. 414-2, Minamikomatsu
Otsu-shi Shiga / JP
02 / Kasahara, Yasuhiro
c/o Tanita Corporation 1-14-2, Maeno-cho
Itabashi-ku Tokyo / JP
 [2006/42]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/42]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date06007739.312.04.2006
[2006/42]
Priority number, dateJP2005011605913.04.2005         Original published format: JP 2005116059
JP2005013404802.05.2005         Original published format: JP 2005134048
JP2005013404902.05.2005         Original published format: JP 2005134049
JP2005013025827.04.2005         Original published format: JP 2005130258
[2006/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1712179
Date:18.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1712179
Date:03.01.2007
[2007/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1712179
Date:15.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.12.2006
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/053
[2006/42]
CPC:
A61B5/0537 (EP,US); A61B5/4519 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/36]
Former [2006/42]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Gerät und Methode zur Messung von Eingeweidenfett[2006/42]
English:Trunk visceral fat measuring method and apparatus[2006/42]
French:Dispositif et methode pour mesurer la matiere grasse viscerale[2007/01]
Former [2006/42]Dispositif et methode pour mesurer la matière grasse viscerale
Examination procedure12.04.2006Examination requested  [2006/42]
26.01.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
31.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.10.2010Fee for grant paid
26.10.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.09.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
29.04.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US3994284  (VOELKER SCOTT F) [Y] 18-20 * abstract * * column 2, lines 7,17 *;
 [A]US5052405  (BATCHELDER J SAMUEL [US]) [A] 18-20 * abstract * * column 4, lines 30,31 *;
 [XY]US5335667  (CHA KICHUL [US], et al) [X] 1-17,21,41-48,51-58 * abstract * * column 2, lines 59,60 * * column 3, lines 24-37 * * column 7, line 22 * * column 8, line 4 - line 8 * * column 9, line 8 - line 29 * [Y] 30,31,37,38;
 [Y]US5423326  (WANG XIANG [US], et al) [Y] 18-20 * abstract * * column 3, lines 14-17 * * column 4, lines 40-42 *;
 [XY]US6308096  (MASUO YOSHIHISA [JP]) [X] 1,13,23,25-29,32-36,39,40,49,50,52,53,55-57 * abstract * * column 2, line 31 - line 64 * * column 6, line 34 * * column 6, line 42 * * column 6, line 55 - line 61 * [Y] 30,31,37,38;
 [A]EP1203562  (TANITA SEISAKUSHO KK [JP]) [A] 1-58 * abstract *;
 [XY]US2004059242  (MASUO YOSHIHISA [JP], et al) [X] 1-17,41-48,51-58 * abstract * * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0017] - [0021] - [0023] , [0081] - [0086] * [Y] 30,31,37,38;
 [X]US2004077969  (ONDA TOMOHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,6-15,21-24,41-44,47-53,55-57 * abstract * * paragraphs [0072] , [0076] , [0078] , [0114] - [0122] *;
 [PA]EP1621131  (TANITA SEISAKUSHO KK [JP]) [PA] 1-58 * abstract * * paragraphs [0015] , [0049] - [0051] * * figure 1a *;
 [PX]WO2006027360  (SMARTEX S R L [IT], et al) [PX] 18-20 * page 1, lines 16,17 * * page 4, lines 1-9 * * page 5, lines 1-7 ** page 6, line 28 *
by applicantUS5335667
 US6308096
 JP3396677B
 US2004059242
 US2004077969
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