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EP About this file: EP4607569

EP4607569 - X-RAY APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.07.2025
Database last updated on 07.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026Publication of search reportpublished on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
23.01.2026Change - classificationpublished on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
23.01.2026Change - classificationpublished on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Metrology NV
Interleuvenlaan 86
3001 Leuven / BE
[2025/35]
Inventor(s)01 / PRICE, Ben
Tring Hertfordshire, HP23 4HF / GB
02 / BEECHEY, Michael
Chesham Buckinghamshire, HP5 2LD / GB
03 / SMITH, James
Ivinghoe Buckinghamshire, LU7 9EF / GB
 [2025/35]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2025/35]
Application number, filing date25180335.912.08.2015
[2025/35]
Priority number, dateGB2014001439513.08.2014         Original published format: GB 201414395
[2025/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4607569
Date:27.08.2025
Language:EN
[2025/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4607569
Date:25.02.2026
Language:EN
[2026/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.01.2026
ClassificationIPC:G01N23/20, G01N23/22, G01Q30/18, H01J35/16, H01J37/16
[2025/50]
CPC:
G01N23/20025 (EP,CN,US); G01N23/02 (US); G01N23/2204 (EP,CN,US);
G01N2223/308 (US); G01N2223/309 (US); G01N2223/419 (US)
Former IPC [2025/35]H01J37/16
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 [2025/35]
TitleGerman:RÖNTGENGERÄT[2025/35]
English:X-RAY APPARATUS[2025/35]
French:APPAREIL À RAYONS X[2025/35]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15748260.5  / EP3180604
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
03.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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03.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[AIX] WO2005078419  (PONY INDUSTRY CO LTD et al.) [A] 12 * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0026] * * figure - *[I] 2,5,8-9 [X] 1,3-4,6-7,10-11
 [A] US2012198625  (JACKSON ROGER P et al.) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0115] - paragraph [0116] *
 [A] CN2876023  (FUZHOU TAIKANG MACHINERY MFG C et al.) [A] 12 * the whole document *
 [A] JP2006214924  (BABCOCK HITACHI KK et al.) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0026] *
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