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EP About this file: EP3502680

EP3502680 - HUMIDITY SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.04.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
4106-73 Oaza Miyota, Miyota-machi
Kitasaku-gun
Nagano 389-0293 / JP
[2019/34]
Former [2019/26]For all designated states
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
2-11-2 Tsurumaki
Tama-Shi, Tokyo 206-8567 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NAKANE, Taketomo
c/o MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
2-11-2 Tsurumaki
Tama-shi Tokyo 206-8567 / JP
 [2019/26]
Representative(s)Regimbeau
20, rue de Chazelles
75847 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
[2019/26]
Application number, filing date17856328.428.09.2017
[2019/26]
WO2017JP35198
Priority number, dateJP2016019503630.09.2016         Original published format: JP 2016195036
JP2017005276817.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017052768
[2019/26]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018062379
Date:05.04.2018
Language:JA
[2018/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3502680
Date:26.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N27/22
[2019/26]
CPC:
G01N27/223 (EP,US); G01N27/225 (CN); G01N27/048 (US);
G01N27/226 (CN); G01N27/227 (CN,US); G01N2027/222 (US)
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 [2019/26]
TitleGerman:FEUCHTIGKEITSSENSOR[2019/26]
English:HUMIDITY SENSOR[2019/26]
French:CAPTEUR D'HUMIDITÉ[2019/26]
Entry into regional phase21.03.2019Translation filed 
21.03.2019National basic fee paid 
21.03.2019Search fee paid 
21.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
21.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
18.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.04.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
10.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
24.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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30.09.202307   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US5075816  (STORMBOM LARS [FI]) [X] 1 * column 3, line 10 - column 4, line 11; figures 2, 3 * [I] 2-11;
 [Y]JPH04155253  (ASAGA AKIO) [Y] 2-6 * paragraph [0001]; figures 2, 3 *;
 [Y]EP1387164  (YAMATAKE CORP [JP]) [Y] 7 * paragraphs [0066] - [0072]; figure 9 *;
 [Y]US2006186901  (ITAKURA TOSHIKAZU [JP], et al) [Y] 13 * figures 5-7 *;
 [XYI]US2013207673  (TONDOKORO ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,5,9,13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0026] - [0054]; figures 1A, 2A, 4B * [Y] 2-7,12-14 [I] 2-4,7,8,10,11;
 [Y]US2015185176  (KOO TAE KON [KR], et al) [Y] 12,14* figures 3, 5, 6 *
International search[Y]JPH04155253  (ASAGA AKIO) [Y] 2-4, 6-8, 10-11 * , page 3, lower right column, line 16 to page 4, lower left column, line 2, fig. 2-4 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH10221288  (NGK SPARK PLUG CO) [A] 1-14* , (Family: none) *;
 [Y]WO2011065507  (ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14 * , paragraphs [0007]-[0008], [0017] & CN 102549416 A *;
 [XY]WO2012046501  (ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1, 5, 9, 13 * , paragraphs [0007], [0020] -[0049], fig. 1-2 &US2013/0207673A1, paragraphs [0009], [0026]-[0054], fig. 1-2 & CN 103154715 A * [Y] 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14;
 [Y]US2015185176  (KOO TAE KON [KR], et al) [Y] 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14 * , paragraph [0084], fig. 3-6 (Family: none) *
by applicantJPS5547296B
 JP2013133264
 JP2016195036
 JP2017052768
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