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EP3712644 - LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, RANGE FINDING DEVICE AND LIGHT RECEIVING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.08.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL
published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0023 / JP
For all designated states
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-0023 / JP
[2020/39]
Inventor(s)01 / Kubota, Hiroshi
c/o Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage
Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0023 / JP
02 / Matsumoto, Nobu
c/o Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage
Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0023 / JP
 [2020/39]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/39]
Application number, filing date19195604.405.09.2019
[2020/39]
Priority number, dateJP2019005099119.03.2019         Original published format: JP 2019050991
[2020/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3712644
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3712644
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/481, G01S7/4863, G01S17/10, G01S17/42, G01S17/894
[2020/39]
CPC:
G01S7/4816 (EP); G01S17/08 (CN); G01S7/4863 (EP,CN,US);
G01S17/10 (EP,US); G01S17/42 (EP); G01S17/894 (EP);
G01S7/481 (CN); G01S7/4817 (EP); G01S7/4914 (CN);
H01L27/1446 (US); H01L31/02027 (US); H01L31/107 (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:LICHTEMPFANGSVORRICHTUNG, ENTFERNUNGSMESSVORRICHTUNG UND LICHTEMPFANGSVERFAHREN[2020/39]
English:LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, RANGE FINDING DEVICE AND LIGHT RECEIVING METHOD[2020/39]
French:DISPOSITIF DE RÉCEPTION DE LUMIÈRE, DISPOSITIF DE RECHERCHE DE PORTÉE ET PROCÉDÉ DE RÉCEPTION DE LUMIÈRE[2020/39]
Examination procedure05.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/39]
22.03.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.08.2021Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
17.09.2021Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
28.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.02.2024Fee for grant paid
12.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
18.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
13.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
NL20.03.2024
SE20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
[2024/41]
Former [2024/37]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
SE20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/36]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/34]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[X]US2015285625  (DEANE PETER [US]);
 [X]US2017150078  (UKAI YUKIHIRO [JP], et al)
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