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EP About this file: EP3887167

EP3887167 - LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE, PROGRAM AND EJECTION CONTROL METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.08.2023
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.12.2023New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome, 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2021/40]
Inventor(s)01 / SAITO, Yosuke
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / HADA, Atsushi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / TSUCHIYA, Yuki
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / MEZAKI, Daisuke
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2021/40]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2021/40]
Application number, filing date19889708.428.11.2019
[2021/40]
WO2019JP46647
Priority number, dateJP2018022597730.11.2018         Original published format: JP 2018225977
JP2019019223021.10.2019         Original published format: JP 2019192230
[2021/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020111199
Date:04.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3887167
Date:06.10.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.06.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.06.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.2021
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/01, B41J11/00, C09D11/30, C09D11/322, B41J2/21, B41M7/00
[2021/50]
CPC:
B41J11/0021 (EP); B41J25/006 (US); B41J11/00212 (EP);
B41J11/00214 (EP); B41J2/01 (EP); B41J2/2114 (EP);
B41J2/2117 (EP); B41M7/0081 (EP,US); C09D11/101 (EP);
C09D11/30 (EP); B41J11/0085 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/40]B41J2/01
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 [2021/40]
TitleGerman:FLÜSSIGKEITSAUSSTOSSVORRICHTUNG, PROGRAMM UND AUSSTOSSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN[2021/40]
English:LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE, PROGRAM AND EJECTION CONTROL METHOD[2021/40]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ÉJECTION DE LIQUIDE, PROGRAMME, ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'ÉJECTION[2021/40]
Entry into regional phase26.05.2021National basic fee paid 
26.05.2021Search fee paid 
26.05.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
26.05.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/40]
20.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]JP2006015691  (MIMAKI ENG KK) [X] 1,11,12 * paragraphs [0034] - [0036]; figures 1-9 * [A] 9 [I] 2-8,10;
 [XAI]US2009322804  (USUDA HIDENORI [JP], et al) [X] 1,11,12 * paragraphs [0042] - [0047]; figures 1-14 * [A] 9 [I] 2-8,10;
 [XAI]US2011310204  (OHNISHI MASARU [JP]) [X] 1,11,12 * paragraphs [0010] - [0014] - [ 0095]; figures 1-4 * [A] 9 [I] 2-8,10;
 [XAI]US2012287190  (SHIMADA YOSHITAKA [JP]) [X] 1,11,12 * paragraphs [0031] , [ 0044]; figures 1-8 * [A] 9 [I] 2-8,10;
 [A]US2016288490  (OKAJIMA MASAKAZU [JP], et al) [A] 4 * paragraphs [0067] , [ 0095] - [0097]; figure 7 *;
 [A]US2017013172  (SHIBASAKI AKIRA [JP]) [A] 5* paragraph [0049] *;
 [XAI]US2017072706  (OKAWA MASAKATSU [JP]) [X] 1,2,6-8,11,12 * paragraphs [0047] , [ 0054] - [0089] - [ 0099] - [0128]; figures 1-7 * [A] 9 [I] 3-5,10
International search[X]US2012287190  (SHIMADA YOSHITAKA [JP]) [X] 1-2, 11-13 * Figures 2, 4, paragraphs 0034-0043, 0055-0065 *;
 [A]US2016243820  (YANAKA ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-13 * entire text; all drawings *;
 [Y]US2016288490  (OKAJIMA MASAKAZU [JP], et al) [Y] 4 * Figure 7, paragraphs 0067, 0095-0097 *;
 [Y]US2016295077  (KAKUTANI TOSHIAKI [JP]) [Y] 5 * paragraph 0091 *;
 [A]US2016297210  (KLEMANN BRUCE [US], et al) [A] 1-13* entire text; all drawings *;
 [Y]US2017013172  (SHIBASAKI AKIRA [JP]) [Y] 5 * paragraph 0049 *;
 [X]US2017072706  (OKAWA MASAKATSU [JP]) [X] 1-3, 6-8, 10-13 * Figures 1, 3-4, paragraphs 0040-0049, 0054-0089, 0099-0128 *
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