blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0718104

EP0718104 - Level detection for ink cartridges of inkjet printers [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.04.2000
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.04.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 14.06.2000 [2000/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/26]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Cowger, Bruce
37194 Helm Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330 / US
[1996/26]
Representative(s)Colgan, Stephen James, et al
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/26]Colgan, Stephen James, et al
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date95305934.224.08.1995
[1996/26]
Priority number, dateUS1994036091120.12.1994         Original published format: US 360911
[1996/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0718104
Date:26.06.1996
Language:EN
[1996/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0718104
Date:23.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.1995
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/175
[1996/26]
CPC:
B41J2/17566 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1996/26]
TitleGerman:Überwachung der Höhe für Tintenkassetten eines Tintenstrahldruckers[1996/26]
English:Level detection for ink cartridges of inkjet printers[1996/26]
French:Détection de niveau pour des cassettes d'encre d'imprimantes à jet d'encre[1996/26]
Examination procedure16.08.1996Examination requested  [1996/41]
07.04.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.10.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.06.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
15.12.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.1999Fee for grant paid
22.03.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.03.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS57201664  ;
 [A]JPS60234849  ;
 [A]JPS59192573  ;
 [A]JPH0288248  ;
 [A]DE3408302  (OLYMPIA WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 1,8* figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [A]EP0610041  (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1,8 * page 8, line 24 - line 39; figure 16 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19830305), vol. 7, no. 55, Database accession no. (M - 198)<1200>, & JP57201664 A 19821210 (CANON K.K.) [A] 1,8 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860416), vol. 10, no. 100, Database accession no. (M - 470)<2157>, & JP60234849 A 19851121 (CANON K.K.) [A] 1,8 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850313), vol. 9, no. 57, Database accession no. (M - 363)<1780>, & JP59192573 A 19841031 (RICOH K.K.) [A] 1,8 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900620), vol. 14, no. 285, Database accession no. (M - 987)<4228>, & JP02088248 A 19900328 (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [A] 1,8 * abstract *
ExaminationDE3529805
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.