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EP3425364 - GAS LEAK POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, GAS LEAK POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND GAS LEAK POSITION ESTIMATION PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.07.2021
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.08.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
[2019/02]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Xiaochen
c/o Konica Minolta Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
02 / ASANO, Motohiro
c/o Konica Minolta Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
03 / YAMAMOTO, Toshitsugu
c/o Konica Minolta Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
 [2019/02]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/02]
Application number, filing date17760029.328.02.2017
[2019/02]
WO2017JP07951
Priority number, dateJP2016004117103.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016041171
[2019/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017150565
Date:08.09.2017
Language:JA
[2017/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3425364
Date:09.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3425364
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01M3/00, G01M3/02, G01M3/38, G01N21/3504, G01N25/72, G06T7/00, G06T7/13, G06T7/12, G06T7/136, G06T7/174
[2020/13]
CPC:
G01M3/38 (EP,US); G01M3/002 (EP,US); G01N21/3504 (US);
G06T7/0004 (EP,US); G06T7/12 (EP,US); G06T7/136 (EP,US);
G06T7/174 (EP,US); G01N2021/1795 (US); G01N25/72 (EP,US);
G06T2207/10048 (EP,US); G06T2207/20221 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/09]G01M3/02, G01M3/38, G01M3/00, G06T7/13, G01N21/3504
Former IPC [2019/02]G01M3/02
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 [2019/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR SCHÄTZUNG VON GASLECKPOSITIONEN, VERFAHREN ZUR SCHÄTZUNG VON GASLECKPOSITIONEN UND PROGRAMM ZUR SCHÄTZUNG VON GASLECKPOSITIONEN[2019/02]
English:GAS LEAK POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, GAS LEAK POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND GAS LEAK POSITION ESTIMATION PROGRAM[2019/02]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ESTIMATION DE POSITION DE FUITE DE GAZ, PROCÉDÉ D'ESTIMATION DE POSITION DE FUITE DE GAZ, ET PROGRAMME D'ESTIMATION DE POSITION DE FUITE DE GAZ[2019/02]
Entry into regional phase10.08.2018Translation filed 
10.08.2018National basic fee paid 
10.08.2018Search fee paid 
10.08.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
10.08.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
10.08.2018Examination requested  [2019/02]
30.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
10.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.08.2020Fee for grant paid
13.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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