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EP3702336 - OPTICAL GLASS, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT, CEMENTED LENS, OPTICAL SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS FOR CAMERA AND OPTICAL DEVICE USING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.01.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 01.05.2024  [2024/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2020/36]
Inventor(s)01 / KOIDE Tetsuya
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
15-3 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
 [2020/36]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Grillparzerstraße 14
81675 München / DE
[2020/36]
Application number, filing date18871384.618.04.2018
[2020/36]
WO2018JP16041
Priority number, dateJP2017020810427.10.2017         Original published format: JP 2017208104
[2020/36]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019082419
Date:02.05.2019
Language:JA
[2019/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3702336
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3702336
Date:01.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:C03C3/21, C03C3/062, C03C3/064, C03C3/066, G02B1/00
[2020/36]
CPC:
G02B1/002 (EP); C03C3/21 (EP,CN,US); C03C3/17 (US);
C03C3/062 (CN); C03C3/064 (CN); C03C3/066 (EP,CN);
C03C3/19 (US); G02B1/00 (CN,US); G02B3/0012 (EP);
G03B17/14 (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 [2020/36]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHES GLAS UND OPTISCHES ELEMENT, ZEMENTIERTE LINSE, OPTISCHES SYSTEM, AUSTAUSCHBARE LINSE FÜR KAMERA UND OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG DAMIT[2020/36]
English:OPTICAL GLASS, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT, CEMENTED LENS, OPTICAL SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS FOR CAMERA AND OPTICAL DEVICE USING SAME[2020/36]
French:VERRE OPTIQUE, ET ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE, LENTILLE CIMENTÉE, SYSTÈME OPTIQUE, LENTILLE INTERCHANGEABLE D'APPAREIL PHOTOGRAPHIQUE ET DISPOSITIF OPTIQUE UTILISANT LEDIT VERRE OPTIQUE[2020/36]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2020Translation filed 
24.04.2020National basic fee paid 
24.04.2020Search fee paid 
24.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/36]
23.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.03.2024Fee for grant paid
26.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP24165287.4
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
16.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]FR2504515  (ESSILOR INT [FR]) [X] 1-18 * page 5; example page 5 *;
 [XA]JPH0383836  (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [X] 1-12 * machine translated document;; examples 26,27; table 1 *[A] 13-18;
 [XA]JPH11139847  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO, et al) [X] 1-12 * machine translated document;; example 1; table 1 * [A] 13-18
International search[XY]JPS46003462B  [X] 1-10, 12-14 * , * [Y] 11, 15-18;
 [XY]US3328181  (WEIDEL ROBERT A) [X] 1-10, 12-14 * , Column 1 lines 9 - 12, Column 2 lines 7 - 16, Examples S - U * [Y] 11, 15-18;
 [Y]JP2011073934  (OHARA KK) [Y] 11 * , *;
 [Y]WO2015093280  (HOYA CORP [JP]) [Y] 15-18* , [0001], [0064], [0272], [3] & US 2016/0304390 A1 [0001] - [0002], [0073], [0293], Fig.3 & CN 105814460 A & KR 10-2016-0100297 A *;
 [XY]  - Ogawa, Hiroshi; Ogawa, Shinaga, "7. Optical Glass", Data Book of Glass Composition, (19910325), pages 83 - 108, XP009520547 [X] 1-10, 12-14 [Y] 11, 15-18
by applicantJP2006219365
 JP2017208104
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