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EP4053591 - RANGING SYSTEM, DRIVE METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.03.2024
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.08.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.05.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2024First examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1 Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
[2022/36]
Inventor(s)01 / WATANABE, Masahiro
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, 4-
14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
02 / KOYAMA, Akihiro
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, 4-
14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
 [2022/36]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/36]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date20880864.214.10.2020
[2022/36]
WO2020JP38709
Priority number, dateJP2019019519528.10.2019         Original published format: JP 2019195195
[2022/36]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021085125
Date:06.05.2021
Language:JA
[2021/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4053591
Date:07.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.05.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/486, G01S17/10, G01S7/4863, G01S7/4865, G01S17/894
[2022/50]
CPC:
G01S7/4865 (EP,US); G01S7/4802 (US); G01S17/10 (EP,US);
G01S17/894 (EP,US); G01S7/4863 (EP); H05B47/115 (US);
G01S17/931 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/36]G01S7/486, G01S17/10
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 [2022/36]
TitleGerman:ENTFERNUNGSMESSSYSTEM, ANSTEUERVERFAHREN UND ELEKTRONISCHES GERÄT[2022/36]
English:RANGING SYSTEM, DRIVE METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE[2022/36]
French:SYSTÈME DE TÉLÉMÉTRIE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE, ET DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE[2022/36]
Entry into regional phase22.03.2022Translation filed 
22.03.2022National basic fee paid 
22.03.2022Search fee paid 
22.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
22.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/36]
25.05.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.05.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2017242105  (DUSSAN LUIS CARLOS [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6,7,10-12,14 * paragraphs [0003] - [0075] * [I] 5,8,9,13;
 [I]US2019079172  (FIELD RYAN [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0017] - [0022] *;
 [I]US2019146071  (DONOVAN MARK J [US]) [I] 1-15* paragraphs [0034] - [0056] *;
 [I]US10302746  (O'KEEFFE JAMES THOMAS [US]) [I] 1-15 * columns 13-15 *
International search[Y]JPH1062550  (NEC CORP) [Y] 1-19 * [0024] *;
 [Y]JP2001221633  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [Y] 1-19 * [0069], [0078], [0079], [0214], [0215] *;
 [A]JP2003149338  (DENSO CORP) [A] 1-19;
 [Y]WO2014097539  (PANASONIC CORP [JP]) [Y] 2,4-5 * [0017], [0046] *;
 [Y]US2015285623  (TACHIBANA MAKOTO [JP]) [Y] 6 * 2, [0041] *;
 [A]JP2018004426  (RICOH CO LTD)[A] 1-19;
 [Y]JP2018119942  (CANON KK) [Y] 3 * [0032], [0043] *;
 [Y]JP2018189443  (CANON KK) [Y] 1-19 * [0010]-[0036], 1-8 *
by applicantJP2018004426
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