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EP About this file: EP1830216

EP1830216 - Image acquiring apparatus, image acquiring method, and image acquiring program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.12.2011
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.10.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 06.11.2013  [2013/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
1126-1 Ichino-cho
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 435-8558 / JP
[2007/36]
Inventor(s)01 / Cooke, Jeremy, c/o Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited
2 Howard Court 10 Tewin Road
Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7 1BW / GB
02 / Inoue, Takayuki
c/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 1126-1, Ichino-cho
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
 [2010/39]
Former [2007/36]01 / Cooke, Jeremy, c/o Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited
2 Howard Court 10 Tewin Road
Welwyn Garden City Herfordshire AL7 1BW / GB
02 / Inoue, Takayuki
c/o Hamamatsu Photnics K.K. 1126-1, Ichino-cho
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
Representative(s)Frost, Alex John
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/36]Frost, Alex John
Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date07250728.821.02.2007
[2007/36]
Priority number, dateJP2006005545601.03.2006         Original published format: JP 2006055456
[2007/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1830216
Date:05.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1830216
Date:09.02.2011
Language:EN
[2011/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.2007
ClassificationIPC:G02B21/36
[2007/36]
CPC:
G02B21/367 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2007/36]
TitleGerman:Bilderfassungsvorrichtung, Bilderfassungsverfahren und Bilderfassungsprogramm[2007/36]
English:Image acquiring apparatus, image acquiring method, and image acquiring program[2007/36]
French:Appareil de capture d'images, procédé de capture d'images et programme de capture d'images[2007/36]
Examination procedure05.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/12]
06.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.09.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.12.2010Fee for grant paid
22.12.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.11.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2012/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
HU09.02.2011
IS09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
RO09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
TR09.02.2011
IE21.02.2011
LU21.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
[2013/45]
Former [2013/44]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
IS09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
RO09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
TR09.02.2011
IE21.02.2011
LU21.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2013/33]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
IS09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
RO09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
IE21.02.2011
LU21.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2013/25]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
RO09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
IE21.02.2011
LU21.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2012/08]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
RO09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
IE21.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/50]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
CZ09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
RO09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
SK09.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/47]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
DK09.02.2011
EE09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/41]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
MC28.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/38]AT09.02.2011
BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/37]BE09.02.2011
CY09.02.2011
FI09.02.2011
LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
SI09.02.2011
BG09.05.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Former [2011/36]LT09.02.2011
LV09.02.2011
PL09.02.2011
GR10.05.2011
PT09.06.2011
Documents cited:Search[Y]US6049421  (RAZ RYAN S [CA], et al) [Y] 1-16 * abstract *;
 [A]WO0184209  (SOENKSEN DIRK [US]) [A] 1-16* abstract *;
 [Y]WO03012518  (INTERSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [Y] 1-16 * page 8, line 12 - page 17, line 13 * * figure - *;
 [YD]US6816606  (WETZEL ARTHUR W [US], et al) [YD] 1-16 * column 3, line 48 - column 5, line 16 * * figure - *;
 [Y]US2005105174  (OGIHARA YASUSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-16 * figure - * * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0073] *;
 [A]US2005190437  (NAKAGAWA SHUJI [JP]) [A] 1-16 * abstract *
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