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EP About this file: EP4082797

EP4082797 - INKJET HEAD DRIVING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.09.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.07.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip08.09.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
[2022/44]
Inventor(s)01 / KOBAYASHI, Ryohei
c/o KONICA MINOLTA, INC., 2-7-2, Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
 [2022/44]
Representative(s)Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte
Brucknerstraße 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
[2022/44]
Application number, filing date19957131.625.12.2019
[2022/44]
WO2019JP50837
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021130899
Date:01.07.2021
Language:JA
[2021/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4082797
Date:02.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.07.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/165, B41J2/045, B41J2/14, B41J2/21
[2024/39]
CPC:
B41J2/04581 (EP,US); B41J2/0459 (US); B41J2/04588 (EP,US);
B41J2/04591 (EP); B41J2/04595 (EP); B41J2/04596 (EP);
B41J2/14233 (EP); B41J2/2132 (EP); B41J2/2146 (EP);
B41J2002/14491 (EP); B41J2202/18 (EP); B41J2202/20 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/49]B41J2/165, B41J2/045
Former IPC [2022/44]B41J2/015, B41J2/01, B41J2/165
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 [2022/44]
TitleGerman:TINTENSTRAHLKOPFANTRIEBSVERFAHREN UND TINTENSTRAHLAUFZEICHNUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2022/44]
English:INKJET HEAD DRIVING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS[2022/44]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE TÊTE À JET D'ENCRE ET APPAREIL D'IMPRESSION À JET D'ENCRE[2022/44]
Entry into regional phase02.05.2022Translation filed 
02.05.2022National basic fee paid 
02.05.2022Search fee paid 
02.05.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
02.05.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
29.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.09.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
15.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JP2002079668  (RICOH KK);
 [X]JP2002264312  (SEIKO EPSON CORP);
 [Y]JP2004098566  (SEIKO EPSON CORP);
 [Y]JP2017001232  (RICOH CO LTD);
 [XYI]JP2018122477  (ROLAND DG CORP)
International search[Y]JP2002079668  (RICOH KK) [Y] 9 * , paragraphs [0065]-[0085], fig. 15, 21, 23 *;
 [Y]JP2004098566  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [Y] 10 * , paragraph [0062], fig. 5 *;
 [A]US8353567  (BANERJEE NEEL [US], et al) [A] 1-16* , entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]JP2014233961  (RICOH CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * , entire text, all drawinos *;
 [Y]JP2017001232  (RICOH CO LTD) [Y] 15 * , paragraph [0079], fig. 7 *;
 [XYA]JP2018122477  (ROLAND DG CORP) [X] 1-3, 16 * , paragraphs [0032]-[0044], fig. 6 * [Y] 9-10, 15 [A] 4-8, 11-14
by applicantJP2007144659
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