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EP About this file: EP2564508

EP2564508 - A/D CONVERTER, A/D CONVERSION METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.12.2017
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.01.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL, IS		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2013/10]
Inventor(s)01 / IWAKI, Hiroyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 1080075 / JP
02 / MURAKAMI, Hirotaka
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 1080075 / JP
03 / INADA, Yoshiaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 1080075 / JP
04 / HISAMATSU, Yasuaki
c/o Sony LSI Design Inc, 134 Goudo-Cho
Hodogaya-Ku
Yokohama-Shi
Kanagawa / JP
 [2017/07]
Former [2013/10]01 / IWAKI, Hiroyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / MURAKAMI, Hirotaka
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / INADA, Yoshiaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / HISAMATSU, Yasuaki
c/o Sony LSI Design Inc.
134 Goudo-Cho
Hodogaya-Ku
Yokohama-Shi
Kanagawa / JP
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/07]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2013/10]Robinson, Nigel Alexander Julian, et al
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date11774603.222.04.2011
[2017/07]
WO2011JP02360
Priority number, dateJP2011004814404.03.2011         Original published format: JP 2011048144
JP2010010584930.04.2010         Original published format: JP 2010105849
[2013/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011135815
Date:03.11.2011
Language:EN
[2011/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2564508
Date:06.03.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.11.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2564508
Date:15.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.11.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.09.2014
ClassificationIPC:H03M1/06, H04N5/378, H04N5/376, H04N5/357, H01L27/146, H03M1/56, H03M1/12, H03M1/14
[2016/34]
CPC:
H03M1/0624 (EP,KR,US); H04N25/75 (EP,KR,US); H04N25/60 (EP,US);
H01L27/14609 (EP,KR,US); H03M1/123 (EP,KR,US); H03M1/14 (EP,KR,US);
H03M1/56 (EP,KR,US); H04N25/745 (EP,US); H04N25/767 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/43]H03M1/56, H01L27/146, H04N5/378, H03M1/06, H03M1/12, H03M1/14, H04N5/376
Former IPC [2013/10]H03M1/56, H01L27/146, H04N5/378
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 [2013/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:WECHSELSTROM/GLEICHSTROM-WANDLER, VERFAHREN ZUR WECHSELSTROM/GLEICHSTROM-UMWANDLUNG, FESTKÖRPERABBILDUNGSELEMENT UND KAMERASYSTEM[2013/10]
English:A/D CONVERTER, A/D CONVERSION METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM[2013/10]
French:CONVERTISSEUR A/N, PROCÉDÉ DE CONVERSION A/N, ÉLÉMENT D'IMAGERIE À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS ET SYSTÈME DE CAMÉRA[2013/10]
Entry into regional phase22.10.2012National basic fee paid 
22.10.2012Search fee paid 
22.10.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
22.10.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.10.2012Examination requested  [2013/10]
02.04.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.08.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.12.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
30.12.2016Fee for grant paid
30.12.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  09.12.2015
Opposition(s)16.11.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2018/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
21.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.04.2011
AL15.02.2017
AT15.02.2017
CY15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
IT15.02.2017
LT15.02.2017
LV15.02.2017
MC15.02.2017
MK15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
TR15.02.2017
IE22.04.2017
LU22.04.2017
MT22.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
IS15.06.2017
PT15.06.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2020/15]HU22.04.2011
AT15.02.2017
CY15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
IT15.02.2017
LT15.02.2017
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MC15.02.2017
MK15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
TR15.02.2017
IE22.04.2017
LU22.04.2017
MT22.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2019/51]HU22.04.2011
AT15.02.2017
CY15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
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MC15.02.2017
MK15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
IE22.04.2017
LU22.04.2017
MT22.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2019/46]HU22.04.2011
AT15.02.2017
CY15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
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LT15.02.2017
LV15.02.2017
MC15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
IE22.04.2017
LU22.04.2017
MT22.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2019/31]HU22.04.2011
AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
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MC15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
IE22.04.2017
LU22.04.2017
MT22.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2018/43]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
IT15.02.2017
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LV15.02.2017
MC15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
IE22.04.2017
LU22.04.2017
MT22.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2018/23]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
IT15.02.2017
LT15.02.2017
LV15.02.2017
MC15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
IE22.04.2017
LU22.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2018/13]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
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LV15.02.2017
MC15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SI15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
LU22.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2018/06]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
IT15.02.2017
LT15.02.2017
LV15.02.2017
MC15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2017/51]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
IT15.02.2017
LT15.02.2017
LV15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
SM15.02.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2017/50]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
DK15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
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LV15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
PL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2017/49]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
EE15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
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NL15.02.2017
RO15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
SK15.02.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2017/48]AT15.02.2017
CZ15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
LT15.02.2017
LV15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Former [2017/41]AT15.02.2017
ES15.02.2017
FI15.02.2017
HR15.02.2017
LT15.02.2017
LV15.02.2017
NL15.02.2017
RS15.02.2017
SE15.02.2017
BG15.05.2017
NO15.05.2017
GR16.05.2017
PT15.06.2017
Documents cited:Search[XI]US2009026352  (SHIMOMURA KENICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,7,8,14,15 * the whole document * [I] 4-6,9-13;
 [XI]JP2009038726  (PANASONIC CORP) [X] 1-3,7,8,14,15 * the whole document *[I] 4-6,9-13
International search[A]JPH04261223  (IBM);
 [A]JPH11505989  (LOCKHEED-MARTIN IR IMAGING SYSTEMS)
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