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EP2719327 - PROBE, OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PROBE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/16]Probe, object information acquisition apparatus, and method of manufacturing the probe
[2019/44]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.02.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.03.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/13]
Former [2014/16]For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / AKIYAMA, Takahiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / HOTTA, Yoshio
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2020/13]
Former [2014/16]01 / Akiyama, Takahiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA;
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / Hotta, Yoshio
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA;
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2014/16]
Application number, filing date13186072.826.09.2013
[2014/16]
Priority number, dateJP2012022689812.10.2012         Original published format: JP 2012226898
[2014/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2719327
Date:16.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2719327
Date:25.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, G01N29/24, G01N21/17, A61B8/00, G01H9/00
[2018/41]
CPC:
A61B5/0095 (EP,US); G01H9/00 (US); A61B8/4209 (EP,US);
A61B8/4236 (EP,US); G01N21/1702 (EP,US); G01N29/2406 (EP,US);
G01N29/2418 (EP,US); G01N2021/1706 (EP,US); G01N2291/0427 (EP,US);
Y10T156/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/16]A61B5/00, G01N29/24, G01N21/17
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 [2020/13]
Former [2014/16]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 
TitleGerman:SONDE, OBJEKTINFORMATIONSERFASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG, UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DER SONDE[2019/44]
English:PROBE, OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PROBE[2019/44]
French:SONDE, APPAREIL D'ACQUISITION D'INFORMATIONS D'OBJET ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE LA SONDE[2019/44]
Former [2014/16]Sonde, Objektinformationserfassungsvorrichtung, und Verfahren zur Herstellung der Sonde
Former [2014/16]Probe, object information acquisition apparatus, and method of manufacturing the probe
Former [2014/16]Sonde, appareil d'acquisition d'informations d'objet et procédé de fabrication de la sonde
Examination procedure14.10.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.10.2014Examination requested  [2014/48]
18.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
28.02.2019Fee for grant paid
28.02.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.02.2020Receipt 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  18.10.2018
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
02.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
01.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LED.2011.2157655
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