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EP3957969 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GAS DETECTION, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR GAS DETECTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR GAS DETECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.08.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.01.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
[2022/08]
Inventor(s)01 / Asano, Motohiro
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
02 / Morimoto, Takashi
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
03 / Watanabe, Rui
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
 [2022/08]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/08]
Application number, filing date21201144.919.10.2016
[2022/08]
Priority number, dateJP2015021251829.10.2015         Original published format: JP 2015212518
[2022/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3957969
Date:23.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.01.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01M3/38, G01M3/02, G01M3/04, G01N21/3504, G06T7/00
[2022/08]
CPC:
G01M3/04 (EP,US); G01N21/3504 (US); G06T5/10 (US);
G06T5/50 (US); G06T7/0004 (EP,US); G01M3/38 (EP,US);
G01N2021/3531 (EP,US); G06T2207/10016 (EP,US); G06T2207/10048 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20056 (EP,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 [2022/37]
Former [2022/08]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR GASDETEKTION, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN ZUR GASDETEKTION UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM ZUR GASDETEKTION[2022/08]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GAS DETECTION, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR GAS DETECTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR GAS DETECTION[2022/08]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES POUR LA DÉTECTION DE GAZ, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES POUR LA DÉTECTION DE GAZ ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES POUR LA DÉTECTION DE GAZ[2022/08]
Examination procedure01.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.08.2022Examination requested  [2022/37]
08.08.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.01.2025Date of oral proceedings
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16859660.9  / EP3351916
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
06.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
06.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
06.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
13.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
12.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]US2009200466  (MAMMEN CHARLES H [US], et al) [X] 1,7 * paragraphs [0002] , [0011] , [0050] - [0059] * [Y] 4-6 [I] 2,3;
 [Y]JP2012058093  (MITSUBISHI ELEC BUILDING TECHN, et al) [Y] 4-6 * paragraphs [0006] , [0035] *;
 [A]  - Jason V Liebert, "Introduction to Clutter and Clutter Suppression Algorithms for Target Recognition in Infrared Imaging Systems", United States, (20081231), URL: http://www.theatlas.org/index.php/about-atlas-3/honoring-dr-john-warfield-5?download=92:introduction-to-clutter-and-clutter-suppression-algorithms-for-target-recognition-in-infrared-imaging-systems&start=60, (20190123), XP055546412 [A] 5,6 * pages 9,52,53 *
by applicantJP2012058093
 JP2015212518
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