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EP0238976 - Method of tint generation and apparatus therefor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.06.1994 Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	23.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state Updated state(s): FR	published on 26.12.2007 [2007/52]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. 1-1, Tenjinkitamachi Teranouchi-Agaru 4-chome Horikawa-Dori Kamikyo-ku Kyoto 602 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1987/52]	For all designated states Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. 1-1, Tenjinkitamachi Teranouchi-Agaru 4-chome Horikawa-Dori Kamikyo-ku Kyoto 602 / JP
Former [1987/40]	For all designated states DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG., CO., LTD. 1-1, Tenjinkitacho Horikawadoriteranouchiagaru-4-chome Kamikyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto-fu / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Yamamoto, Yoshihisa Dainippon Screen Mfg.Co.Ltd. Pat. Div. 1-1, Tenjinkitamachi, Teranouchi-Agaru 4-chome Horikawa Dori, Kamikyo-ku Kyoto / JP
	02 / Sarumaru, Masahiko c/o Com System Co., Ltd. 1-25-22, Edobori Nishi-ku Osaka / JP
	[1987/40]
Representative(s)	Wilhelms Kilian & Partner Patentanwälte Eduard-Schmid-Strasse 2 81541 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1987/40]	WILHELMS, KILIAN & PARTNER Patentanwälte Eduard-Schmid-Strasse 2 D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	87103844.4	17.03.1987
	[1987/40]
Priority number, date	JP19860060442	17.03.1986 Original published format: JP 6044286
	[1987/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0238976
	Date:	30.09.1987
	Language:	EN
	[1987/40]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0238976
	Date:	30.08.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0238976
	Date:	04.08.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/31]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.07.1989
Classification	IPC:	H04N1/46	[1987/40]
	CPC:	H04N1/46 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, SE [1987/40]
Title	German:	Farbtonerzeugungsverfahren und -vorrichtung	[1987/40]
	English:	Method of tint generation and apparatus therefor	[1987/40]
	French:	Procédé et appareil pour la génération de teintes	[1987/40]
Examination procedure	08.05.1987	Examination requested [1987/40]
	29.01.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.08.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.10.1992	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	19.01.1993	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	03.02.1993	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.05.1993	Fee for grant paid
	13.05.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	05.05.1994	No opposition filed within time limit [1994/30]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.1989	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.03.1990	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.03.1991	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.1992	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.03.1993	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	04.08.1993
	DE	04.08.1993
	FR	04.08.1993
	IT	04.08.1993
	LI	04.08.1993
	SE	04.08.1993
	[2006/14]
Former [1999/42]	CH	04.08.1993
	DE	04.08.1993
	IT	04.08.1993
	LI	04.08.1993
	SE	04.08.1993
	FR	24.12.1993
Former [1994/25]	CH	04.08.1993
	DE	04.08.1993
	LI	04.08.1993
	SE	04.08.1993
	FR	24.12.1993
Former [1994/22]	CH	04.08.1993
	DE	04.08.1993
	LI	04.08.1993
	SE	04.08.1993
Former [1994/16]	CH	04.08.1993
	LI	04.08.1993
	SE	04.08.1993
Former [1994/05]	CH	04.08.1993
	LI	04.08.1993
Documents cited:	Search	[A] SYSTEMS-COMPUTERS-CONTROLS, vol. 13, no. 1, January-February 1982, pages 82-89, Silver Spring, Maryland, US; T. HOSHINO et al.: "Pattern coloring terminal using run-length coding" [A]
		[A] RADIO MENTOR ELECTRONIC, vol. 40, no. 3, 1974, pages 105-108, Mnchen, DE; G. KAMIN: "Der Geometrie-Computer. Ein neues Konzept der Video-Bildanalyse" [A]

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