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EP About this file: EP3922975

EP3922975 - ODOR SEARCH METHOD AND ODOR SEARCH SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.07.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.11.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aroma Bit, Inc.
Sagami Building 2nd Floor
7-13-6 Ginza
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
[2021/50]
Inventor(s)01 / KUROKI, Shunichiro
c/o AROMA BIT, Inc., Sagami Building 2nd Floor, 7-
13-6, Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
02 / HASHIZUME, Kenichi
c/o AROMA BIT, Inc., Sagami Building 2nd Floor, 7-
13-6, Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
03 / TERADA, Erika
c/o AROMA BIT, Inc., Sagami Building 2nd Floor, 7-
13-6, Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
04 / TAKAHASHI, Megumi
c/o AROMA BIT, Inc., Sagami Building 2nd Floor, 7-
13-6, Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
05 / AIZAWA, Shingo
c/o AROMA BIT, Inc., Sagami Building 2nd Floor, 7-
13-6, Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2021/50]01 / KUROKI, Shunichiro
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
02 / HASHIZUME, Kenichi
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
03 / TERADA, Erika
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
04 / TAKAHASHI, Megumi
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
05 / AIZAWA, Shingo
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
Representative(s)Downing, Michael Philip
Downing IP Limited
Grosvenor House
7 Horseshoe Crescent
Beaconsfield, Bucks. HP9 1LJ / GB
[2021/50]
Application number, filing date19914643.208.02.2019
[2021/50]
WO2019JP04746
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020161917
Date:13.08.2020
Language:JA
[2020/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3922975
Date:15.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.08.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.07.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N29/036, G01N29/02, G01N29/44, G01N33/00
[2024/28]
CPC:
G01N33/0034 (EP); G01N33/0001 (US); G01N29/022 (EP,US);
G01N29/036 (EP); G01N29/4454 (EP,US); G01N29/449 (EP);
G01N2291/0255 (EP); G01N2291/0256 (EP); G01N2291/0423 (EP);
G01N2291/0426 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/50]G01N5/02, G01N27/12
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 [2021/50]
TitleGerman:GERUCHSSUCHVERFAHREN UND GERUCHSSUCHSYSTEM[2021/50]
English:ODOR SEARCH METHOD AND ODOR SEARCH SYSTEM[2021/50]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE RECHERCHE D'ODEUR ET SYSTÈME DE RECHERCHE D'ODEUR[2021/50]
Entry into regional phase20.07.2021Translation filed 
20.07.2021National basic fee paid 
20.07.2021Search fee paid 
20.07.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
20.07.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/50]
06.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
03.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
07.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
15.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US5177994  (MORIIZUMI TOYOSAKA [JP], et al);
 [XY]US5675070  (GELPERIN ALAN [US]);
 [Y]US2003172717  (KITA JUN-ICHI [JP], et al);
 [Y]JP2003275289  (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP);
 [Y]US2005160789  (FREYER ANDREAS [DE], et al);
 [Y]US2010300180  (BOSI GILDO [IT], et al);
 [Y]WO2018211642  (AROMA BIT INC [JP]);
 [XY]WO2018235148  (AROMA BIT INC [JP]);
International search[YA]JP2003275289  (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP) [Y] 1-3, 6-9 * , paragraphs [0022]-[0045], fig. 1, 3 (Family: none) * [A] 4-5;
 [A]JP2003315298  (SHIMADZU CORP) [A] 6-8* , paragraph [0030] & US 2003/0172717 A1, paragraph [0061] & EP 1336844 A2 & CN 1439876 A & KR 10-0570105 B1 *;
 [A]US2005160789  (FREYER ANDREAS [DE], et al) [A] 1-9 * , paraaraphs GAMMA00511-GAMMA01231 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2008308649  (UNIV KYUSHU, et al) [A] 1-9 * , paragraphs [0030]-[0051] (Family: none) *;
 [Y]WO2016031080  (KABUSHIKIGAISHA AROMA BIT INC [JP]) [Y] 1-3, 6-9 * , paragraphs [0055], [0078][0084] & US 2017/0199159 A1, paragraphs [0091], [0133]-[0140] & EP 3187852 A1 & CN 106662517 A *
by applicantJPH05187986
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