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EP About this file: EP3588938

EP3588938 - IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING IMAGE PICKUP WITH REDUCED FLICKER INFLUENCE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.11.2023
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  05.12.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PL, PT, SK		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/01]
Inventor(s)01 / SUGAWARA, Atsushi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / TAKAKI, Yasuhito
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / SHINTANI, Takuya
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
04 / MORITA, Takuro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
05 / MATSUMOTO, Yukihiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2023/33]
Former [2020/01]01 / SUGAWARA, Atsushi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / TAKAKI, Yasuhito
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / SHINTANI, Takuya
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
04 / MORITA, Takuro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
05 / MATSUMOTO, Yukihiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, 146-8501 / JP
Representative(s)Canon Europe Limited
European Intellectual Property Group
4 Roundwood Avenue
Stockley Park
Uxbridge UB11 1AF / GB
[2023/52]
Former [2020/01]Williamson, Brian, et al
Canon Europe Limited
European Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
Application number, filing date19182530.626.06.2019
[2020/01]
Priority number, dateJP2018012552929.06.2018         Original published format: JP 2018125529
JP2018012553029.06.2018         Original published format: JP 2018125530
JP2018012553129.06.2018         Original published format: JP 2018125531
JP2018012553229.06.2018         Original published format: JP 2018125532
JP2018012553329.06.2018         Original published format: JP 2018125533
JP2019009320416.05.2019         Original published format: JP 2019093204
[2020/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3588938
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3588938
Date:27.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04N23/745
[2023/29]
CPC:
H04N23/745 (EP,CN,US); H04N23/50 (CN); G03B7/093 (US);
H04N23/54 (CN); H04N23/55 (CN); H04N23/56 (CN);
H04N23/60 (EP); H04N23/667 (CN); H04N23/70 (EP);
H04N23/71 (US); H04N23/72 (US); H04N23/73 (CN,US);
H04N23/74 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/01]H04N5/235
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 [2020/32]
Former [2020/01]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:BILDAUFNAHMEVORRICHTUNG, DIE ZUR BILDAUFNAHME MIT REDUZIERTEM FLACKEREFFEKT GEEIGNET IST, VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DAVON, PROGRAMM UND SPEICHERMEDIUM[2020/01]
English:IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING IMAGE PICKUP WITH REDUCED FLICKER INFLUENCE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM[2020/01]
French:APPAREIL DE CAPTURE D'IMAGES APTE À EFFECTUER UNE CAPTURE D'IMAGES AVEC UNE INFLUENCE DE SCINTILLEMENT RÉDUITE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE ASSOCIÉ, PROGRAMME ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT[2020/01]
Examination procedure29.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/32]
01.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.11.2023Fee for grant paid
20.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP23210845.6  / EP4322544
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.12.2023
CZ27.12.2023
EE27.12.2023
ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
IT27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
PL27.12.2023
RO27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
SK27.12.2023
SM27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
PT29.04.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT27.12.2023
CZ27.12.2023
EE27.12.2023
ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RO27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
SM27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
Former [2024/34]EE27.12.2023
ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
SM27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
SM27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
Former [2024/26]ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
Former [2024/25]ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
Former [2024/21]FI27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR28.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[Y]US2008049132  (SUZUKI SHOICHI [JP]) [Y] 6 * the whole document *;
 [YA]US2009295940  (SHIBUNO KOJI [JP]) [Y] 15 * paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0087] * [A] 1-14,16-20;
 [A]US2012026358  (HIROSE MINORU [JP]) [A] 1-20* paragraph [0086] - paragraph [0089] *;
 [Y]US2015002694  (HASEGAWA REIJI [JP]) [Y] 4,5 * figures 1-10 *;
 [XYI]US2018027166  (UCHIDA AKIHIRO [JP]) [X] 1-3,18 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0138]; figure 20 * [Y] 4-11,13-15 [I] 2-17,19,20;
 [Y]US2018167545  (KOSAKA TAKASHI [JP]) [Y] 7-11,13,14 * column 2 - column 56 *
by applicantJP2009213076
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