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EP About this file: EP2487541

EP2487541 - Device for reading exposed image recording plates [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.06.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.04.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.04.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.12.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 11.08.2021  [2021/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thoms, Michael
Eichenweg 19
91054 Erlangen / DE
[2019/31]
Former [2013/33]For all designated states
Thoms, Michael
Eichenweg 19
91054 Erlangen / DE
Former [2012/33]For all designated states
Dürr Dental AG
Höpfigheimer Strasse 17
74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Thoms, Michael
Eichenweg 19
91054 Erlangen / DE
02 / Nowacek, Wilhelm
Keltergasse 17
74389 Cleebronn / DE
03 / Alzner, Edgar
164 Whitehall Boulevard
Garden City, NY 11530 / US
04 / Gross, Walter
238 Hamilton Avenue
Masspequa, NY 11758 / US
 [2012/33]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Bankgasse 3
90402 Nürnberg / DE
[2019/31]
Former [2013/33]Meissner, Bolte & Partner
Anwaltssozietät GbR
Büro Nürnberg II
Äußere Sulzbacher Straße 159/161
90491 Nürnberg / DE
Former [2012/33]Ostertag, Reinhard, et al
Ostertag & Partner
Patentanwälte
Epplestraße 14
D-70597 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date12002548.123.08.2006
[2012/33]
Priority number, dateDE2005104624927.09.2005         Original published format: DE102005046249
[2012/33]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2487541
Date:15.08.2012
Language:DE
[2012/33]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2487541
Date:05.12.2012
Language:DE
[2012/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2487541
Date:31.07.2019
Language:DE
[2019/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2012
ClassificationIPC:G03B42/08, G01T1/29, G02B26/10
[2012/33]
CPC:
G03B42/08 (EP,KR,US); G01T1/2016 (US); G01T1/2014 (US);
G02B26/10 (KR)
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 [2019/31]
Former [2012/33]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:Gerät zum Auslesen belichteter Bildaufzeichnungsfolien[2012/33]
English:Device for reading exposed image recording plates[2012/33]
French:Appareil de lecture de feuilles d'enregistrement des images[2012/33]
Examination procedure04.06.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2013Examination requested  [2013/29]
20.03.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.12.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.04.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
22.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.06.2019Fee for grant paid
19.06.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.06.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06777022.2  / EP1929371
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
03.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
03.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
03.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
03.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
15.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
28.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
27.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
30.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
31.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
30.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.08.2006
CY31.07.2019
CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
AT23.08.2019
IE23.08.2019
LU23.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
FR30.09.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GB31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
[2021/32]
Former [2021/26]CY31.07.2019
CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
AT23.08.2019
IE23.08.2019
LU23.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
FR30.09.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GB31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/51]CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
AT23.08.2019
IE23.08.2019
LU23.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
FR30.09.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GB31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/48]CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
IE23.08.2019
LU23.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
FR30.09.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GB31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/37]CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
IE23.08.2019
LU23.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
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DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
IE23.08.2019
LU23.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/25]CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
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PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
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SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
LU23.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
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EE31.07.2019
ES31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
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FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
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FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
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LT31.07.2019
NL31.07.2019
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BG31.10.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/09]FI31.07.2019
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NL31.07.2019
Former [2020/08]LT31.07.2019
Documents cited:Search[I]US4400619  (KOTERA NOBORU [JP], et al) [I] 17,23-26* column 3, line 23 - column 5, line 8; figures 1,2 *;
 [I]US4727252  (YOSHIMURA RYOICHI [JP], et al) [I] 1 * column 5, line 46 - column 7, line 38; figures 1-3 * * column 11, line 41 - column 14, line 51; figures 10,11 *;
 [I]US4754145  (KOBAYASHI MASAAKI [JP]) [I] 17,21-23,25,26 * column 3, line 31 - column 9, line 8; figures 1-6 *;
 [IA]US4816678  (TAKASAKI YOSHIMI [JP]) [I] 17,23 * column 4, line 34 - column 5, line 58; figure 1 * [A] 21,22;
 [X]US5095209  (TAMURA KAORU [JP]) [X] 1 * column 3, line 20 - column 6, line 65; figures 1,2 *;
 [I]US5237177  (KIMURA TSUTOMU [JP]) [I] 1,12,14-16 * column 3, line 35 - column 5, line 10; figure 1 *;
 [IA]JPH0862746  (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD) [I] 1 * abstract * [A] 2-16;
 [IA]US2004169152  (TSUTOH SATORU [JP], et al) [I] 1 * paragraphs [0059] - [0063] - [0092] - [0097]; figures 2,12 * [A] 2-16;
 [I]US2005156126  (NAKAJO MASAKAZU [JP], et al) [I] 17,23-26 * paragraphs [0036] - [0041] - [0052] - [0060]; figures 2,5-8 *;
 [A]US2005205813  (ISHIKAWA YOSHIHIRO [JP]) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0041] - [0046] - [0067] - [0075]; figure 4 *
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