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EP About this file: EP0571115

EP0571115 - A humidity meter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.12.2000
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.12.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 31.01.2001 [2001/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TDK Corporation
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo-to 103 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1995/44]For all designated states
TDK Corporation
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo-to 103 / JP
Former [1993/47]For all designated states
TDK CORPORATION
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kotani, Tsutomu
1-11-30 Higashinakazawa
Kamagaya-shi, Chiba / JP
02 / Nakagawa, Shiro
1-15-3 Chishirodaiminami
Wakaba-ku, Chiba-shi / JP
[1993/47]
Representative(s)Rackham, Stephen Neil
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
[N/P]
Former [1993/47]Rackham, Stephen Neil
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date93303589.110.05.1993
[1993/47]
Priority number, dateJP19920039874U19.05.1992         Original published format: JP 3987492 U
[1993/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0571115
Date:24.11.1993
Language:EN
[1993/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0571115
Date:24.08.1994
Language:EN
[1994/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0571115
Date:16.02.2000
Language:EN
[2000/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.1994
ClassificationIPC:G01N27/02, G01N27/04, G01N27/12
[1994/33]
CPC:
G01N27/121 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1993/47]G01N27/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1993/47]
TitleGerman:Feuchtigkeitsmessgerät[1993/47]
English:A humidity meter[1993/47]
French:Capteur d'humidité[1999/23]
Former [1993/47]Humidité-mètre
Examination procedure04.06.1993Examination requested  [1993/47]
03.06.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.08.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.08.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.10.1999Fee for grant paid
15.10.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.11.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2001/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.04.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
09.05.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
11.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
12.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS5815147  ;
 [X]US4298855  (MILLS FRANK S) [X] 1 * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [A]EP0095180  (NAE WAE ELECTRIC CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]US4514722  (BATCHELER JERRY H [US], et al) [A] 1,6 * column A *;
 [A]EP0183643  (THALMOND ANSTALT [LI]) [A] 1,6 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19830414), vol. 7, no. 90, Database accession no. (P - 191), & JP58015147 A 19830128 (MITSUBISHI DENKI) [A] 1,6 * abstract *
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