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EP About this file: EP3712667

EP3712667 - IMAGING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.08.2022
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.05.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/39]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IMAI, Satoshi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / SAKAE, Kazuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / WARASHINA, Takashi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/39]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2020/39]
Application number, filing date18877856.706.11.2018
[2020/39]
WO2018JP41118
Priority number, dateJP2017021974415.11.2017         Original published format: JP 2017219744
[2020/39]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019098085
Date:23.05.2019
Language:JA
[2019/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3712667
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B7/02, G03B17/02, H04N5/225
[2020/39]
CPC:
G02B7/025 (EP,US); G02B7/028 (EP,US); G02B7/02 (EP);
G03B17/02 (EP,US); G03B30/00 (US); H04N23/00 (US);
H04N23/55 (US); H04N23/54 (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 [2020/39]
TitleGerman:BILDGEBUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/39]
English:IMAGING DEVICE[2020/39]
French:DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE[2020/39]
Entry into regional phase08.05.2020Translation filed 
08.05.2020National basic fee paid 
08.05.2020Search fee paid 
08.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
08.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/39]
08.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2011076634  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [Y]US2014029076  (KATO SEIICHI [JP], et al) [Y] 2-15 * paragraph [0090] *;
 [XY]WO2014167994  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * figures 1-9 * [Y] 2-15;
 [Y]US2015338602  (FURUTAKE YASUKI [JP]) [Y] 8-10 * paragraph [0312]; figures 7a-14a *;
 [Y]US2015343885  (ZMEK WILLIAM [US], et al) [Y] 2-15 * paragraph [0004] *;
 [Y]DE102014113733  (JENOPTIK OPTICAL SYS GMBH [DE]) [Y] 2-15 * paragraph [0019] *;
 [Y]DE102015213978  (NIDEC COPAL CORP [JP], et al) [Y] 8-10 * paragraph [0134] *;
 [A]US2016161701  (TAKAMA DAISUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 2,3,5 *
International search[XA]WO2014167994  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [X] 1-13, 16-17 * , * [A] 14-15;
 [A]JP2015004812  (CANON KK) [A] 14-15* . *;
 [A]JP2015219437  (DENSO CORP) [A] 1-7 * , *
by applicantJP2002014269
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