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EP About this file: EP2114004

EP2114004 - ULTRASONIC OPERATION DEVICE AND MICROTUBE INSIDE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2015
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 12.09.2018  [2018/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
3-8-1, Harumi-cho
Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8538 / JP
[2009/45]
Inventor(s)01 / MASHIMO, Tomoaki
National University Corporation
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
3-8-1, Harumi-cho
Fuchu-shi Tokyo 183-8538 / JP
02 / TOYAMA, Shigeki
National University Corporation
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
3-8-1, Harumi-cho
Fuchu-shi Tokyo 183-8538 / JP
 [2014/51]
Former [2009/45]01 / MASHIMO, Tomoaki
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3-8-1, Harumi-cho
Fuchu-shi Tokyo 183-8538 / JP
02 / TOYAMA, Shigeki
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3-8-1, Harumi-cho
Fuchu-shi Tokyo 183-8538 / JP
Representative(s)Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/18]Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
Former [2009/45]Skuhra, Udo
Reinhard, Skuhra, Weise & Partner GbR Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Friedrichstraße 31
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date07828888.325.09.2007
[2009/45]
WO2007JP69147
Priority number, dateJP2006025978825.09.2006         Original published format: JP 2006259788
[2009/45]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008038817
Date:03.04.2008
Language:JA
[2008/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2114004
Date:04.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2114004
Date:17.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.04.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.06.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/12, H02N2/16
[2014/35]
CPC:
A61B17/2202 (EP,US); A61B8/12 (EP,US); A61B8/4488 (EP,US);
H02N2/0095 (EP); H02N2/16 (EP,US); A61B34/70 (EP,US);
A61B8/445 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/45]H02N2/00, A61B1/00, A61B8/12, A61B17/00, A61B17/22
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/45]
TitleGerman:ULTRASCHALL-BETRIEBSEINRICHTUNG UND MIKRORÖHREN-INSIDE-SYSTEM[2009/45]
English:ULTRASONIC OPERATION DEVICE AND MICROTUBE INSIDE SYSTEM[2009/45]
French:DISPOSITIF DE FONCTIONNEMENT ULTRASONIQUE ET SYSTÈME INTERNE À MICROTUBE[2009/45]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2009Translation filed 
24.07.2009National basic fee paid 
24.07.2009Search fee paid 
24.07.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.07.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
03.06.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
24.07.2009Examination requested  [2009/45]
04.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.10.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.02.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.08.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.11.2014Fee for grant paid
04.11.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.11.2014Receipt 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  18.10.2013
Opposition(s)18.09.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/48]
Request for further processing for:24.07.2009Request for further processing filed
24.07.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2009Decision despatched
24.07.2009Request for further processing filed
24.07.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2009Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to file the translation
24.07.2009Request for further processing filed
24.07.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2009Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the search fee
24.07.2009Request for further processing filed
24.07.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2009Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the filing fee
24.07.2009Request for further processing filed
24.07.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2009Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
24.07.2009Request for further processing filed
24.07.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2009Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees
TR, SK, SI, SE, RO, PT, PL, NL, MT, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, GR, GB, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, DE, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT
24.07.2009Request for further processing filed
24.07.2009Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.08.2009Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
28.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.09.2007
AT17.12.2014
BE17.12.2014
BG17.12.2014
CY17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
IT17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
MC17.12.2014
MT17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
PT17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SI17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
TR17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
[2018/37]
Former [2017/39]HU25.09.2007
AT17.12.2014
BE17.12.2014
BG17.12.2014
CY17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
IT17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
MC17.12.2014
MT17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SI17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
TR17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2017/21]AT17.12.2014
BE17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
IT17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
MC17.12.2014
MT17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SI17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2016/24]AT17.12.2014
BE17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
IT17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
MC17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SI17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2016/23]AT17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
IT17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
MC17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SI17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2016/12]AT17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
IT17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SI17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2016/03]AT17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
IT17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2015/50]AT17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
DK17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2015/38]AT17.12.2014
CZ17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
IS17.04.2015
Former [2015/37]CZ17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
PL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
SK17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
Former [2015/36]CZ17.12.2014
EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
RO17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
Former [2015/35]EE17.12.2014
ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
Former [2015/33]ES17.12.2014
FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
Former [2015/29]FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
NL17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
Former [2015/24]FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
LV17.12.2014
SE17.12.2014
GR18.03.2015
Former [2015/23]FI17.12.2014
LT17.12.2014
Former [2015/20]LT17.12.2014
Documents cited:Search[A]US5079471  (NYGREN JR WILLIAM D [US]) [A] 1,4-6* figure 1A *;
 [A]DE4435996  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1,4-6 * figures 1,2 *;
 [XA]US2005052094  (HENDERSON DAVID A [US]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0033]; figure 2 * [A] 4-6
International search[A]JPS5844033  (FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO LTD);
 [Y]JPS63220781  (MARCON ELECTRONICS CO);
 [A]JPH0270275  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
 [Y]JPH0283695U  ;
 [Y]JPH03198672  (FUJI ELECTROCHEMICAL CO LTD);
 [A]JPH05253171  ;
 [Y]JPH10210776  (TOSHIBA CORP)
by applicantUS5079471
 DE4435996
 US2005052094
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