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EP About this file: EP0816931

EP0816931 - Paper property sensing system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.09.2002
Database last updated on 29.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.09.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.11.2002  [2002/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square Rochester
New York 14644 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/46]For all designated states
XEROX CORPORATION
Xerox Square
Rochester, New York 14644 / US
Former [1998/02]For all designated states
XEROX CORPORATION
Xerox Square
Rochester New York 14644 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Jackson, Warren B.
160 Castenada Avenue
San Francisco, California 94116-1407 / US
02 / Biegelsen, David K.
200 Mimosa Way
Portola Valley, California 94028 / US
03 / Berlin, Andrew A.
3257 Greer Road
Palo Alto, California 94303 / US
04 / Sprague, Robert A.
14605 Bougainvillea Court
Saratoga, California 94303 / US
05 / Cass, Todd A.
784 Dolores Street
San Francisco, California 94110 / US
[1998/02]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/48]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Former [1998/02]Reynolds, Julian David, et al
Rank Xerox Ltd Patent Department Parkway
Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1YL / GB
Application number, filing date97304181.716.06.1997
[1998/02]
Priority number, dateUS1996066704019.06.1996         Original published format: US 667040
[1998/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0816931
Date:07.01.1998
Language:EN
[1998/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0816931
Date:14.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.1997
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/00, G01N33/34
[1998/02]
CPC:
G03G15/5029 (EP,US); G01N33/346 (EP,US); G03G2215/00738 (EP,US);
G03G2215/00742 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1998/38]
Former [1998/02]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Sensorsystem zum prüfen der Eigenschaften von Papier[1998/02]
English:Paper property sensing system[1998/02]
French:Systéme de contrôle des propriétés de papier[1998/02]
Examination procedure07.07.1998Examination requested  [1998/36]
06.08.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.02.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.02.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.04.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.07.2001Fee for grant paid
23.07.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.08.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
02.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XA]DE4411957  (KODAK AG [DE]) [X] 1-4,6 * the whole document * [A] 5,10;
 [XA]US4348102  (SESSINK BERNARDUS W L M) [X] 5,6,10 * column 3, line 55 - column 5, line 43; column 6, line 55 - column 7, line 55; figures 2,6,7 * [A] 1-4,8,9;
 [XA]JPS59166841  ;
 [X]EP0650100  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 5,6 * column 2, line 9 - line 21; figure 10 *;
 [X]SU1696988  ;
 [A]DE4337094  (SIEMENS NIXDORF INF SYST [DE]) [A] 1-6,10 * column 3, line 66 - column 5, line 17; column 6, line 57 - column 7, line 39; figures 1,7,8 *;
 [A]WO9211505  (MEASUREX CORP [US]) [A] 1,5 * page 12, line 12 - page 22, line 15; figures 2,4,5 *;
 [A]US4419023  (HAGER JR NATHANIEL E [US]) [A] 8,9 * column 3, line 47 - column 5, line 2; figures 1,2 *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850126), vol. 009, no. 020, Database accession no. (P - 330), & JP59166841 A 19840920 (FUJI XEROX) [X] 5,6 * abstract * [A] 10
 [X]  - SOVIET PATENTS ABSTRACTS, 6, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 92, no. 38, Database accession no. 92-314767, XP002042141 & SU1696988 A 19911207 (AYTOM INSTR EUIP CONS BYR) [X] 7 * abstract *
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