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EP4239999 - IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE QUALITY CONVERTING DEVICE, AND IMAGE QUALITY CONVERTING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2023/36]
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Hidemichi
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / YAMASHITA, Makoto
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2023/36]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2023/36]
Application number, filing date20959919.002.11.2020
[2023/36]
WO2020JP41033
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022091404
Date:05.05.2022
Language:JA
[2022/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4239999
Date:06.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.05.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.12.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04N23/617, H04N23/661
[2024/02]
CPC:
H04N23/66 (EP); H04N17/002 (EP); H04N19/46 (EP);
H04N23/60 (EP); H04N23/617 (EP); H04N23/661 (EP);
H04N23/662 (EP); H04N23/667 (EP); H04N23/72 (EP);
H04N23/81 (EP); H04N23/90 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/36]H04N5/232
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 [2023/36]
TitleGerman:BILDERFASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDQUALITÄTSUMWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDQUALITÄTSUMWANDLUNGSSYSTEM[2023/36]
English:IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE QUALITY CONVERTING DEVICE, AND IMAGE QUALITY CONVERTING SYSTEM[2023/36]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CAPTURE D'IMAGE, DISPOSITIF DE CONVERSION DE QUALITÉ D'IMAGE ET SYSTÈME DE CONVERSION DE QUALITÉ D'IMAGE[2023/36]
Entry into regional phase20.04.2023Translation filed 
20.04.2023National basic fee paid 
20.04.2023Search fee paid 
20.04.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
20.04.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.04.2023Examination requested  [2023/36]
25.03.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.03.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
04.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH05244553  (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0014] ** figure 1 *;
 [YA]US10200599  (BALDWIN CULLUM JAMES [US]) [Y] 1,7-9,11 * column 1, line 35 - column 2, line 17 * * column 10, line 1 - column 18, line 49 * * claim 11 * * figures 2A-2C,3-6 * [A] 2-6,10,12-15;
 [YA]WO2020170486  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [Y] 1,7-9,11 * paragraph [0157] * * figure 26 * [A] 2-6,10,12-15
International search[A]JP2008042462  (CANON KK) [A] 1-20* paragraphs [0022], [0042] *;
 [XA]JP2010252276  (FUJIFILM CORP) [X] 9, 15 * paragraphs [0025], [0028], [0066], [0090]-[0091], [0111], [0138]-[0139], [0155], [0220]-[0221], fig. 1-2, 5-6, 15 * [A] 1-8, 10-14, 16-20
by applicantJP2011071796
 JP2012191641
 WO2019054024
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