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EP1788457 - Image forming apparatus and toner concentration controlling method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 10.05.2019 Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.04.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	10.05.2019	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 12.06.2019 [2019/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2007/21]	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Takeuchi, Nobutaka Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Hasegawa, Shin Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	03 / Fujimori, Kohta Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / Ikegami, Kayoko Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / Hirayama, Yushi Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	06 / Ishibashi, Hitoshi Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	07 / Ariizumi, Osamu AbandoeruSEYA6-1002 35-1, Hashido 1-chome Seya-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 246-0037 / JP
	08 / Watanabe, Naoto Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	09 / Kato, Shinji Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	10 / Kobayashi, Shinji Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	11 / Kobayashi, Kazumi Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	12 / Enami, Takashi Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	13 / Uchida, Fukutoshi Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	14 / Morimoto, Ryohta Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2007/21]
Representative(s)	SSM Sandmair Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/40]	Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE
Former [2007/21]	Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16 D-81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06016218.7	03.08.2006
	[2007/21]
Priority number, date	JP20050232659	10.08.2005 Original published format: JP 2005232659
	JP20050240446	22.08.2005 Original published format: JP 2005240446
	[2007/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1788457
	Date:	23.05.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/21]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1788457
	Date:	30.05.2007
	[2007/22]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.05.2007
Classification	IPC:	G03G15/08	[2007/21]
	CPC:	G03G15/0853 (EP,US); G03G15/0891 (EP,US); G03G2215/0607 (EP,US); G03G2215/0802 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2008/06]
Former [2007/21]	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
Title	German:	Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Steuerung der Tonerkonzentration	[2007/21]
	English:	Image forming apparatus and toner concentration controlling method	[2007/21]
	French:	Appareil de formation d'image et procédé de contrôle de la concentration d'encre en poudre	[2007/21]
Examination procedure	08.10.2007	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	08.10.2007	Examination requested [2007/47]
	01.12.2007	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	08.01.2008	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	14.01.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.03.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.04.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.07.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.03.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.07.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.09.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.01.2019	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2019/24]
	07.02.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2019/24]
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 14.01.2009
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	23.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	20.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 10
	22.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 11
	22.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 12
	28.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:	Search	[DA]JP2002040794 (RICOH KK) [DA] 2,3* the whole document *;
		[X]US2003147661 (OGATA TAKAO [JP]) [X] 1,12 * paragraph [0071] - paragraph [0081]; figures 1,3 *;
		[DX]JP2003280355 (KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND) [DX] 1,3,12 * the whole document *;
		[A]US2003228164 (KATOH TETSUO [JP]) [A] 1-3,11,12 * paragraphs [0006] , [0054] - [0084]; figures 2-11 *
	Examination	JPH08227213
		JPH11272061
		JP2002040794
		JP2003280355
		JP2003295601
		JP2004070067
		JP2004117895

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