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EP3938830 - LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DETECTION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.02.2024
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.09.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  08.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip28.05.2024New 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
[2022/03]
Inventor(s)01 / SATOH, Takumi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome
1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / IKEOH, Toshiyuki
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome
1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / IZUMIYA, Kazuma
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome
1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / UENO, Tsuyoshi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome
1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2022/03]01 / SATOH, Takumi
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / IKEOH, Toshiyuki
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / IZUMIYA, Kazuma
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / UENO, Tsuyoshi
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[2022/03]
Application number, filing date20715210.911.03.2020
[2022/03]
WO2020JP10664
Priority number, dateJP2019004677214.03.2019         Original published format: JP 2019046772
JP2019022529913.12.2019         Original published format: JP 2019225299
[2022/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020184638
Date:17.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3938830
Date:19.01.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B19/00, H01S5/183, G01S17/10, H01S5/42
[2022/03]
CPC:
G01S7/4815 (EP); H01S5/423 (EP,US); G01S17/10 (EP);
G01S17/89 (EP); G01S17/894 (US); G01S17/931 (US);
G02B19/0057 (EP,US); G02B27/0955 (EP); H01S5/02253 (EP,US);
H01S5/04256 (EP); H01S2301/18 (US); H01S5/18308 (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 [2022/03]
TitleGerman:LICHTQUELLENVORRICHTUNG, DETEKTIONSVORRICHTUNG UND ELEKTRONISCHES GERÄT[2022/03]
English:LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DETECTION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS[2022/03]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SOURCE DE LUMIÈRE, DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION ET APPAREIL ÉLECTRONIQUE[2022/03]
Entry into regional phase09.08.2021National basic fee paid 
09.08.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
09.08.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.08.2021Examination requested  [2022/03]
09.08.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[AD]US2007181810  (TAN MICHAEL R T [US], et al) [AD] 1-16 * figures 1-7 ** paragraphs [0016] - [0023] *;
 [XAI]US2008205459  (YONEKUBO MASATOSHI [JP]) [X] 1,2,5 * figures 1-17 * * paragraphs [0002] , [0039] , [0040] , [0071] - [0075] * [A] 3,13-16 [I] 4,6-12;
 [XI]WO2014087301  (KONINKL PHILIPS NV [NL], et al) [X] 1-5,13-16 * figures 1-10 * * page 1, line 3 - line 5 * * page 2, line 6 - line 9 * * page 5, line 2 - line 3 * * page 6, line 6 - line 27 * * page 8, line 7 - line 20 * * page 8, line 29 - page 9, line 1 * [I] 6-12;
 [A]WO2019020395  (LUMILEDS HOLDING BV [NL], et al) [A] 1-16 * figures 1-8 * * page 13, line 25 - page 16, line 27 *
by applicantJP2007214564
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