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EP2441530 - Electromechanical transducer and method of manufacturing the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  08.11.2019
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.11.2019Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 11.12.2019  [2019/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2012/16]For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Torashima, Kazutoshi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / Akiyama, Takahiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2012/16]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2012/16]
Application number, filing date11184163.106.10.2011
[2012/16]
Priority number, dateJP2010023204615.10.2010         Original published format: JP 2010232046
[2012/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2441530
Date:18.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2441530
Date:27.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:B06B1/02
[2012/16]
CPC:
B06B1/0292 (EP,US); B81C1/00158 (US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/49]
Former [2012/16]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Elektromechanischer Wandler und Herstellungsverfahren dafür[2012/16]
English:Electromechanical transducer and method of manufacturing the same[2012/16]
French:Transducteur électromécanique et son procédé de fabrication[2012/16]
Examination procedure06.10.2011Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.10.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.10.2016Examination requested  [2016/49]
27.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.11.2019Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/50]
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  27.06.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
02.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
31.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
02.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
31.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
31.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[XAI] US2007264732  (CHEN JINGKUANG et al.)
 [X] EP1761104  (OLYMPUS CORP et al.)
 [XAI] US6225651  (BILLON THIERRY et al.) [X] 1,3,9 * abstract * * paragraphs [0024] , [0 32] - [0062] *[A] 4-8 [I] 2
ExaminationWO2010002009
 JP2009165931
by applicantJP3924466
 US2008048211
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