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EP0072981 - Sheet feeding device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 31.03.1994 Database last updated on 05.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.07.2008	Change - representative	published on 13.08.2008 [2008/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1983/09]	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Kawauchi, Masataka 3717-3, Ibaraki Ishioka-shi / JP
	02 / Saiki, Eisaku Tsukuba-House 3-302 2625-3, Shimoinayoshi Chiyodamura Niihari-gun Ibaraki-ken / JP
	[1983/09]
Representative(s)	Altenburg, Udo, et al Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte Prinzregentenplatz 7 81675 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/33]	Altenburg, Udo, et al Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Galileiplatz 1 81679 München / DE
Former [1983/32]	Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys., et al Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Frohwitter . Geissler & Partner Postfach 86 06 20 D-81633 München / DE
Former [1983/31]	(deleted)
Former [1983/09]	Finck, Dieter, et al Patentanwälte v. Füner, Ebbinghaus, Finck Mariahilfplatz 2 - 3 D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	82107335.0	12.08.1982
	[1983/09]
Priority number, date	JP19810130087	21.08.1981 Original published format: JP 13008781
	[1983/09]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0072981
	Date:	02.03.1983
	Language:	EN
	[1983/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0072981
	Date:	29.10.1986
	Language:	EN
	[1986/44]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0072981
	Date:	18.05.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/20]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.12.1982
Classification	IPC:	B65H3/06	[1983/09]
	CPC:	B65H3/0669 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [1983/09]
Title	German:	Bogenzuführeinrichtung	[1983/09]
	English:	Sheet feeding device	[1983/09]
	French:	Dispositif d'alimentation en feuilles	[1983/09]
Examination procedure	28.07.1983	Examination requested [1983/40]
	10.10.1984	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	21.05.1985	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.08.1985	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.12.1985	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.02.1986	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
	04.04.1986	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.07.1986	Fee for grant paid
	04.07.1986	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.1987 27.07.1987 ADMISSIBLE Océ-Nederland B.V., Venlo -Patents and Information- Postbus 101 NL-5900 MA Venlo / NL
		02 29.07.1987 27.10.1987 ADMISSIBLE Canon Inc. No. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 / JP Opponent's representative Bühling, Gerhard Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1993/20]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.1987 27.07.1987 ADMISSIBLE Océ-Nederland B.V., Venlo -Patents and Information- Postbus 101 NL-5900 MA Venlo / NL
		02 29.07.1987 27.10.1987 ADMISSIBLE Canon Inc. No. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 / JP Opponent's representative Bühling, Gerhard, Dipl.-Chem. Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
	Former [1993/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.1987 27.07.1987 ADMISSIBLE Océ-Nederland B.V., Venlo -Patents and Information- Postbus 101 NL-5900 MA Venlo / NL
		02 29.07.1987 27.10.1987 ADMISSIBLE Canon Inc. No. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 / JP
	Former [1987/38]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.1987 Océ-Nederland B.V., Venlo -Patents and Information- Postbus 101 NL-5900 MA Venlo / NL
		02 29.07.1987 Canon Inc. No. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 / JP Opponent's representative Winter, Konrad Theodor, Dipl.-Ing. Rieder & Partner Patentanwälte Sendlinger Strasse 35 D-8000 München 2 / DE
	Former [1987/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.1987 ADMISSIBLE Océ-Nederland B.V., Venlo -Patents and Information- Postbus 101 NL-5900 MA Venlo / NL
	28.10.1987	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	04.03.1988	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	11.05.1988	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M05)
	21.10.1988	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	28.03.1990	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	28.04.1993	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	22.11.1993	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	10.12.1993	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	24.02.1994	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	22.05.1990	Appeal received No. T0440/90
	07.06.1990	Statement of grounds filed
	28.04.1993	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	28.04.1993	Date of oral proceedings
	06.05.1993	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.08.1984	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.08.1985	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.08.1986	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[XD]US3981497 (FEINSTEIN JR PAUL, et al);
		[X]CH616388 (RUENZI KURT [CH]);
		[X]US4171129 (DALEY WILLIAM C [US], et al);
		[A]US4212456 (RUENZI KURT [CH]);
		[A]CH546690 (TURLABOR AG)
	Opposition	US3949979
		US3768803
		US4174102
		JPS5546492U

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