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EP4104984 - MEDICAL ROBOT COMPRISING AN INSERTION MEMBER HELD BY THE MEDICAL ROBOT IN A ROTATABLE MANNER, AND A ROTATION POSITION DETECTION UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/51]ROTATION POSITION DETECTION UNIT
[2024/03]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.04.2024
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.01.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.04.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.11.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.09.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip05.04.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 08.05.2024  [2024/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RIVERFIELD Inc.
8-1-22 Akasaka
Minato-ku
1070052 Tokyo / JP
[2023/24]
Former [2023/22]For all designated states
RIVERFIELD Inc.
20 Samon-cho
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 1600017 / JP
Former [2022/51]For all designated states
Riverfield Inc.
NMF Aoyama 1-chome Building
8-1-22 Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0052 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MORITA, Naoya
c/o RIVERFIELD INC., 20 Samon-cho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0017 / JP
 [2022/51]
Representative(s)adares Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Reininger & Partner GmbB
Tauentzienstraße 7 b/c
10789 Berlin / DE
[2022/51]
Application number, filing date20925170.117.03.2020
[2022/51]
WO2020JP11794
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021186578
Date:23.09.2021
Language:JA
[2021/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4104984
Date:21.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4104984
Date:08.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.09.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.2023
ClassificationIPC:B25J19/02, A61B34/30
[2022/51]
CPC:
B25J13/088 (EP,US); A61B34/30 (US); B25J9/101 (EP);
B25J9/104 (EP,US); H02K11/22 (US); H02K7/1004 (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 [2022/51]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MEDIZINISCHER ROBOTER MIT EINEM EINFÜHRTEIL, DAS VON DEM MEDIZINISCHEN ROBOTER DREHBAR GEHALTEN WIRD, UND EINER EINHEIT ZUR ERFASSUNG DER DREHPOSITION[2024/03]
English:MEDICAL ROBOT COMPRISING AN INSERTION MEMBER HELD BY THE MEDICAL ROBOT IN A ROTATABLE MANNER, AND A ROTATION POSITION DETECTION UNIT[2024/03]
French:ROBOT MÉDICAL COMPRENANT UN ÉLÉMENT D'INSERTION MAINTENU PAR LE ROBOT MÉDICAL DE MANIÈRE ROTATIVE, ET UNE UNITÉ DE DÉTECTION DE POSITION DE ROTATION[2024/03]
Former [2022/51]DREHPOSITIONSBESTIMMUNGSEINHEIT
Former [2022/51]ROTATION POSITION DETECTION UNIT
Former [2022/51]UNITÉ DE DÉTECTION DE POSITION DE ROTATION
Entry into regional phase30.08.2022Translation filed 
15.09.2022National basic fee paid 
15.09.2022Search fee paid 
15.09.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
15.09.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/51]
31.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2024Fee for grant paid
27.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
19.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2008021343  (NOVELIS INC, et al) [A] 1-8 * paragraphs [0067] - [0070]; figure - *;
 [A]KR101306215B  (EURATOM [BE]) [A] 1-8 * Figures 11-13 and corresponding passages of the description *;
 [AD]JP2015080845  (OLYMPUS CORP) [AD] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [A]JP2016000432  (CANON DENSHI KK) [A] 1-8* paragraphs [0025] , [0 26] , [0 52] - [0058]; figure - *
International search[A]JPH08126989  (RICOH KK) [A] 1-8* , entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]WO2016051494  (RIVERFIELD INC [JP]) [A] 1-8 * , entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]WO2017026167  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0028], [0029], [0038], fig. 5 *
by applicantJP2015080845
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