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EP About this file: EP3150323

EP3150323 - LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS, LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.09.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.10.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.06.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2017/14]
Inventor(s)01 / Ito, Akira
c/o IP Div. Toshiba Corp. (K.K. TOSHIBA)
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo / JP
02 / Yamamoto, Setsu
c/o IP Div. Toshiba Corp. (K.K. TOSHIBA)
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo / JP
03 / Nomura, Kota
c/o IP Div. Toshiba Corp. (K.K. TOSHIBA)
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo / JP
04 / Semboshi, Jun
c/o IP Div. Toshiba Corp. (K.K. TOSHIBA)
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo / JP
05 / Chida, Itaru
c/o IP Div. Toshiba Corp. (K.K. TOSHIBA)
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo / JP
06 / Shiihara, Katsunori
c/o IP Div. Toshiba Corp. (K.K. TOSHIBA)
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo / JP
07 / Ichikawa, Hiroya
c/o IP Div. Toshiba Corp. (K.K. TOSHIBA)
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo / JP
08 / Hirota, Keiichi
c/o TOSHIBA IT & CONTROL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
24-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 6-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 160-0023 / JP
09 / Yoshida, Masahiro
c/o TOSHIBA IT & CONTROL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
24-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 6-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 160-0023 / JP
 [2017/14]
Representative(s)Moreland, David
Marks & Clerk LLP The Beacon
176 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/14]Moreland, David
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
Application number, filing date16189760.820.09.2016
[2017/14]
Priority number, dateJP2015019415630.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015194156
JP2015025420925.12.2015         Original published format: JP 2015254209
JP2016016650229.08.2016         Original published format: JP 2016166502
[2017/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3150323
Date:05.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3150323
Date:18.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.01.2017
ClassificationIPC:B23K26/12, B23K26/356, B23K26/04, B23K26/146
[2020/18]
CPC:
B23K26/048 (EP,US); C21D10/005 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/34 (US);
B23K26/03 (US); B23K26/082 (KR); B23K26/1224 (EP,KR,US);
B23K26/146 (EP,US); B23K26/356 (EP,US); G01B11/14 (KR,US);
G01B17/00 (US); G01S11/14 (KR); G21C17/00 (KR);
Y02E30/30 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2017/14]B23K26/00, B23K26/04, B23K26/122, C21D7/06, C21D10/00, B23K26/146
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 [2017/14]
TitleGerman:LASERBEARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, LASERBEARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND ENTFERNUNGSMESSVERFAHREN[2017/14]
English:LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS, LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD[2017/14]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT LASER, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT LASER ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE DISTANCE[2017/14]
Examination procedure20.09.2016Examination requested  [2017/14]
20.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2020Fee for grant paid
09.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.10.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.08.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:SearchJP2001004354  [ ];
 [X]JP2001004354  (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 7,8 * abstract * * figure 2 * * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0027] *;
 [XYI]US6881925  (SATO KATSUHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 7-9 * abstract * * figures 30,31 * * column 61, line 41 - column 63, line 12 * [Y] 2 [I] 1,3-6;
 [YA]EP1795620  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [Y] 2 * abstract * * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0021] * * figure 1 *[A] 1,3-9;
 [XAI]FR2900852  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [X] 7,8 * page 14, line 16 - line 26 * * page 16, line 17 - page 18, line 24 * * figures 4,5 * [A] 2,9 [I] 1,3-6
    [ ] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2001, no. 17, Database accession no. 2001-163922, & JP2001004354 A 20010112 (TOSHIBA KK) [ ] * abstract *
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