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EP About this file: EP0611953

EP0611953 - Length measuring apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.02.1999
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.02.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.04.1999 [1999/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MACOME CORPORATION
Kawano Building 32-6, Nishikamata 7-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1994/34]For all designated states
MACOME CORPORATION
Kawano Building 32-6, Nishikamata 7-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sawa, Masaaki
1628-12, Masuo
Kashiwa-shi, Chiba / JP
[1994/34]
Representative(s)Votier, Sidney David
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
[1994/34]
Application number, filing date94300980.310.02.1994
[1994/34]
Priority number, dateJP1993003018819.02.1993         Original published format: JP 3018893
[1994/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0611953
Date:24.08.1994
Language:EN
[1994/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0611953
Date:15.04.1998
Language:EN
[1998/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.1994
ClassificationIPC:G01D5/48, G01B17/00
[1994/34]
CPC:
G01B17/00 (EP,US); G01D5/485 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1994/34]
TitleGerman:Längenmessapparat[1994/34]
English:Length measuring apparatus[1994/34]
French:Appareil pour la mesure de longueurs[1994/34]
Examination procedure30.01.1995Examination requested  [1995/13]
02.09.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.02.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
15.09.1997Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.1997Fee for grant paid
09.10.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.01.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.02.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
10.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
11.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JPS5722512  ;
 [A]DE3144462  (MAAG ZAHNRAEDER & MASCHINEN AG) [A] 1-3 * introduction *; column 4, line 49 - column 6, line 18 ** column 9, line 2 - column 10, line 64; figures 1,5 *;
 [Y]DE3131455  (GEBHARD BALLUFF GMBH & CO FEIN [DE]) [Y] 1-3 * introduction *; page 11, paragraph 2 - page 16, paragraph 1; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]EP0363517  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [X] 1-3 * introduction *; page 2, line 40 - page 3, line 43; figures 1-4 *
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19820522), vol. 6, no. 84, Database accession no. (P - 117)<962>, & JP57022512 A 19820205 (COPAL K.K.) [Y] 1-3 * abstract *
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