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EP0617540 - Method and an apparatus for limited variable speed scanning [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.07.1999
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2008Change - applicantpublished on 17.09.2008  [2008/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto CA 94304-1112 / US
Former [1994/39]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
Mail Stop 20 B-O, 3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Loewen, Victor
2388 North Carissa Place
Boise, Idaho 83704 / US
[1994/39]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/39]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwalt, Georg-Kalb-Strasse 9
D-82049 Pullach / DE
Application number, filing date93116176.406.10.1993
[1994/39]
Priority number, dateUS1993003706125.03.1993         Original published format: US 37061
[1994/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0617540
Date:28.09.1994
Language:EN
[1994/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0617540
Date:26.10.1994
Language:EN
[1994/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0617540
Date:09.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.09.1994
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/04, H04N1/40
[1994/42]
CPC:
H04N1/0414 (EP,US); H04N1/0402 (EP,US); H04N1/0417 (EP,US);
H04N1/40068 (EP,US); H04N1/1017 (EP,US); H04N1/12 (EP,US);
H04N1/193 (EP,US); H04N2201/04755 (EP,US); H04N2201/04756 (EP,US);
H04N2201/04793 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1994/39]H04N1/04
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT [1994/39]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zum Abtasten mit beschränkter variabler Geschwindigkeit[1994/39]
English:Method and an apparatus for limited variable speed scanning[1994/39]
French:Méthode et appareil de balayage à vitesse variable limitée[1994/39]
Examination procedure21.12.1994Examination requested  [1995/07]
28.01.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.03.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.11.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
26.02.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
11.03.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.1998Fee for grant paid
31.03.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.06.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
16.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0159192  (BURROUGHS CORP [US]) [Y] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US5146352  (NANNICHI TOSHIHIKO [JP]) [Y] 1-3 * figures 1-3,8 * * column 1, line 31 - column 3, line 68 * * column 11, line 38 - column 13, line 2 *;
 [A]US5150227  (KOSHIYOUJI TAKASHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0399651  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [A] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0369824  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1-3 * column 4, line 5 - line 18 * * figure 5 *;
 [PX]US5221976  (DASH ROBERT J [US], et al) [PX] 1-3 * the whole document *
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