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EP1886830 - Sheet Alignment Mechanism, Sheet Post-Processing Apparatus, and Image Forming Apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 29.09.2017 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.09.2017	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 01.11.2017 [2017/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2016/47]
Former [2008/07]	For all designated states Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Tamura, Masahiro Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku 143-8555, Tokyo / JP
	03 / Nagasako, Shuuya Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / Satoh, Shohichi Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	06 / Kunieda, Akira Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	07 / Nomura, Tomoichi RICOH ELEMEX CORPORATION 2-14-29, Uchiyama, Chikus Aichi 464-0075 / JP
	08 / Maeda, Hiroshi RICOH ELEMEX CORPORATION 2-14-29, Uchiyama, Chikus Aichi 464-0075 / JP
	[2016/35]
Former [2008/15]	01 / Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Tamura, Masahiro Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- 143-8555, Tokyo / JP
	03 / Nagasako, Shuuya Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / Satoh, Shohichi Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	06 / Kunieda, Akira Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	07 / Nomura, Tomoichi RICOH ELEMEX CORPORATION 2-14-29, Uchiyama, Chikus Aichi 464-0075 / JP
	08 / Maeda, Hiroshi RICOH ELEMEX CORPORATION 2-14-29, Uchiyama, Chikus Aichi 464-0075 / JP
Former [2008/07]	01 / Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Tamura, Masahiro Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- 143-8555, Tokyo / JO
	03 / Nagasako, Shuuya Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	04 / Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	05 / Satoh, Shohichi Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	06 / Kunieda, Akira Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta- Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	07 / Nomura, Tomoichi RICOH ELEMEX CORPORATION 2-14-29, Uchiyama, Chikus Aichi 464-0075 / JP
	08 / Maeda, Hiroshi RICOH ELEMEX CORPORATION 2-14-29, Uchiyama, Chikus Aichi 464-0075 / JP
Representative(s)	SSM Sandmair Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2016/47]	Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE
Former [2008/40]	Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE
Former [2008/07]	Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date	07113954.7	07.08.2007
	[2008/07]
Priority number, date	JP20060220470	11.08.2006 Original published format: JP 2006220470
	JP20070140973	28.05.2007 Original published format: JP 2007140973
	[2008/07]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1886830
	Date:	13.02.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/07]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1886830
	Date:	09.11.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1886830
	Date:	23.11.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/47]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.10.2011
Classification	IPC:	B42C1/12, B65H31/34, G03G15/00	[2011/45]
	CPC:	B42C1/12 (EP,US); B65H31/34 (EP,US); G03G15/6552 (EP,US); B65H2301/36212 (EP,US); B65H2511/20 (EP,US); G03G2215/00421 (EP,US)
	C-Set:	B65H2511/20, B65H2220/03, B65H2220/11 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2008/07]	B42C1/12, B65H31/34
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2012/29]
Former [2008/07]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Blechausrichtungsmechanismus, Blechnachbearbeitungsvorrichtung und Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung	[2008/07]
	English:	Sheet Alignment Mechanism, Sheet Post-Processing Apparatus, and Image Forming Apparatus	[2008/07]
	French:	Mécanisme d'alignement de feuille, appareil de traitement ultérieur de feuille, et appareil de formation d'images	[2008/07]
Examination procedure	20.03.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.03.2012	Examination requested [2012/18]
	10.05.2012	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	18.06.2012	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, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	13.06.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.10.2016	Fee for grant paid
	11.10.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.10.2016	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 13.06.2016
Opposition(s)	24.08.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	20.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	22.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:	Search	[XAYI]US5263697 (YAMAZAKI HIDEO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4,11,12 * abstract * * column 6, paragraph 64 - column 7, paragraph 12 * * column 10, line 67 - column 11, line 20 * * column 8, lines 28-60 * [A] 9,10 [Y] 5-8 [I] 3;
		[Y]US5447297 (MURATA MITSUSHIGE [JP], et al) [Y] 5-8 * abstract ** column 4, lines 20-29 *;
		[X]JP3639429B (MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD) [X] 1,11,12 * abstract *
	by applicant	US5263697
		US5447297
		JPH11272028

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