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EP About this file: EP4129488

EP4129488 - MEASUREMENT CELL AND CENTRIFUGAL SEDIMENTATION-TYPE PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE USING SAID MEASUREMENT CELL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.01.2023
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.11.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HORIBA, Ltd.
2, Miyanohigashi-cho
Kisshoin
Minami-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8510 / JP
[2023/06]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAGUCHI, Tetsuji
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8510 / JP
 [2023/06]
Representative(s)Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
[2023/06]
Application number, filing date21795306.627.04.2021
[2023/06]
WO2021JP16741
Priority number, dateJP2020007976228.04.2020         Original published format: JP 2020079762
[2023/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021221044
Date:04.11.2021
Language:JA
[2021/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4129488
Date:08.02.2023
Language:EN
[2023/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.11.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.2024
ClassificationIPC:B04B5/02, G01N15/04, G01N21/07, G01N15/0205
[2024/17]
CPC:
G01N15/0205 (EP); G01N9/30 (US); B04B1/08 (US);
G01N35/04 (US); G01N35/1009 (US); G01N2015/045 (EP);
G01N2035/0405 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/06]B04B5/02, G01N15/04, G01N21/07
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 [2023/06]
TitleGerman:MESSZELLE UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MESSUNG DER TEILCHENGRÖSSENVERTEILUNG MIT ZENTRIFUGALER SEDIMENTATION UNTER VERWENDUNG DER MESSZELLE[2023/06]
English:MEASUREMENT CELL AND CENTRIFUGAL SEDIMENTATION-TYPE PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE USING SAID MEASUREMENT CELL[2023/06]
French:CELLULE DE MESURE ET DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE DISTRIBUTION DE TAILLE DE PARTICULE DE TYPE À SÉDIMENTATION CENTRIFUGE UTILISANT LADITE CELLULE DE MESURE[2023/06]
Entry into regional phase03.11.2022Translation filed 
03.11.2022National basic fee paid 
03.11.2022Search fee paid 
03.11.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
03.11.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.11.2022Examination requested  [2023/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2002127546  (ANDERSON NORMAN G [US], et al);
 [X]US2010222196  (ITO KEIKO [JP], et al);
 [X]US2020009553  (ROTH FELIX [CH]);
 [E]EP3859306  (HORIBA LTD [JP])
International search[A]US4154793  (GUIGAN JEAN [FR]) [A] 1-12 * entire text, all drawings *;
 [AY]US4226531  (TIFFANY THOMAS O, et al) [A] 1-11 * columns 2-5, fig. 1, 4, 5 * [Y] 12;
 JPS62111645U  [ ];
 JPS62115140U  [ ];
 [A]JP2003083990  (BEHNK HOLGER) [A] 1-12* entire text, all drawings *;
 [AY]JP2005043158  (WYATT TECHNOL CORP) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0014], [0015], [0020], [0028], fig. 1-3, 5 * [Y] 12
by applicant   - STEPHEN T. FITZPATRICK, Measurement of particle size distribution by frequency dependent centrifugal sedimentation: advantages and disadvantages, current situation, and future outlook, (20180530), URL: https://www.nihon-rufuto.com/myadmin/rufuto_catalog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CPS-Polymer-News.pdf
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