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EP2511702 - Electromechanical transducer and photoacoustic apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2022Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 04.05.2022  [2022/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2012/42]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 / Kasanuki, Yuji
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
 [2012/42]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2012/42]
Application number, filing date12161161.026.03.2012
[2012/42]
Priority number, dateJP2011009012314.04.2011         Original published format: JP 2011090123
[2012/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2511702
Date:17.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2511702
Date:23.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01N29/24, G01H9/00, B06B1/02
[2016/12]
CPC:
G01N29/2418 (EP,US); B06B1/0292 (EP,US); G01H9/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2012/42]G01N29/24
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 [2016/44]
Former [2012/42]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 photoakustische Vorrichtung[2012/42]
English:Electromechanical transducer and photoacoustic apparatus[2012/42]
French:Transducteur électromécanique et appareil photoacoustique[2012/42]
Examination procedure23.09.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.09.2016Examination requested  [2016/44]
12.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.03.2022Application withdrawn by applicant  [2022/18]
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  12.03.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
03.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
01.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XY] US2010327380  (CHANG CHIENLIU et al.)
 [XY] US2010207485  (DIRKSEN PETER et al.) [X] 1,2,4,5,8 * page 1, paragraph 0001 * * page 3, paragraph 0034 * * page 5, paragraphs 0053, 0055 * * page 6, paragraphs 0067, 0069 * * pages 7, 8, paragraph 0095 * * figure 13M *[Y] 9
 [YA] US2007125181  (OFEK ERAN et al.) [Y] 9 * page 1, paragraph 0013 * * page 3, paragraph 0025 *[A] 1-8
 [A] US2010123366  (CHANG CHIENLIU et al.) [A] 1-9 * page 4, paragraph 0044 * * page 6, paragraph 0061 *
ExaminationUS2010053618
by applicantJP2010075681
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