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EP3633462 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT SPECIFY PIXELS TO BE SUBJECTED TO CORRECTION, AND CORRECT EXPOSURE AMOUNT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.10.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/15]
Inventor(s)01 / ARAKI, Go
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / KANAZAWA, Hidenori
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2020/15]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2020/15]
Application number, filing date19197140.708.10.2015
[2020/15]
Priority number, dateJP2014022319331.10.2014         Original published format: JP 2014223193
JP2014022319431.10.2014         Original published format: JP 2014223194
JP2015017589007.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015175890
[2020/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3633462
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3633462
Date:28.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/043, G06K15/12, H04N1/409
[2020/15]
CPC:
G03G15/043 (EP,US); H04N1/508 (EP,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 [2020/47]
Former [2020/15]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:BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, DIE ZU KORRIGIERENDE PIXELN UND DIE KORREKTEN BELICHTUNGSMENGE SPEZIFIZIEREN[2020/15]
English:IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT SPECIFY PIXELS TO BE SUBJECTED TO CORRECTION, AND CORRECT EXPOSURE AMOUNT[2020/15]
French:APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES QUI SPÉCIFIENT DES PIXELS AFIN D'ÊTRE SOUMIS À UNE CORRECTION ET QUANTITÉ D'EXPOSITION CORRECTE[2020/15]
Examination procedure01.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.10.2020Examination requested  [2020/47]
08.10.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.06.2021Fee for grant paid
17.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15188892.2  / EP3035124
Opposition(s)29.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
13.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
13.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
02.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5450208  (MURATA KAZUYUKI [JP]) [A] 1-12* abstract *;
 [A]US2003210409  (HUANG JINCHENG [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [A]US6975428  (ERNST LARRY M [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * abstract *
by applicantJP2000343748
 JP2003345076
 JP2004299239
 JP2007272153
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