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EP1024957 - INK JET IDENTIFICATION CARD PRINTER WITH LAMINATION STATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 04.03.2005 Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.03.2005	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 20.04.2005 [2005/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Fargo Electronics, Inc. 6533 Flying Cloud Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
	[2000/32]
Inventor(s)	01 / KLINEFELTER, Gary, M. 18763 Erin Bay Eden Prairie, MN 55347 / US
	02 / HAGSTROM, Erick 19805 Old Sturbridge Road Hamel, MN 55340 / US
	03 / CUMMINS, Robert, P. 18850 Northome Boulevard Deephaven, MN 55391 / US
	[2000/32]
Representative(s)	Cross, Rupert Edward Blount Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/32]	Cross, Rupert Edward Blount BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date	98955085.0	23.10.1998
	[2000/32]
	WO1998US22501
Priority number, date	US19970063043	24.10.1997 Original published format: US 63043
	[2000/32]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO9921713
	Date:	06.05.1999
	[1999/18]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1024957
	Date:	09.08.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.05.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/32]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.09.2003
Classification	IPC:	G06F17/00, B42D15/10, B41J3/60, B41J13/12	[2003/42]
	CPC:	B32B37/185 (EP); B32B38/18 (EP); B41J13/12 (EP); B41J3/60 (EP); B32B2425/00 (EP); B32B38/145 (EP)
	Former IPC [2000/32]	B32B31/00
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB [2000/32]
Title	German:	TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKER MIT LAMINIERSTATION FÜR IDENTITÄTSKARTEN	[2000/32]
	English:	INK JET IDENTIFICATION CARD PRINTER WITH LAMINATION STATION	[2000/32]
	French:	IMPRIMANTE DE CARTES D'IDENTITE A JETS D'ENCRE COMPORTANT UNE STATION DE PLACAGE	[2000/32]
Entry into regional phase	08.05.2000	National basic fee paid
	08.05.2000	Search fee paid
	08.05.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.05.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.05.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	08.05.2000	Examination requested [2000/32]
	04.06.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.10.2004	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2005/16]
	19.11.2004	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2005/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2004	07 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]EP0442762 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,8-13,15 * column 1, line 4 - column 1, line 11 * * column 2, line 16 - column 3, line 10 * * column 6, line 20 - column 6, line 30 * * column 11, line 43 - column 14, line 5; figures 5,11 * * column 6, line 20 - column 6, line 22 * [Y] 14;
		[X]JPH09251224 ;
		[XPA]US5693437 (MALHOTRA SHADI L [CA]) [XP] 1,2,15 * column 11, line 36 - column 13, line 30 * * column 14, line 61 - column 15, line 28; figure 2 * [A] 3-14;
		[XA]EP0400384 (CIBA GEIGY AG [CH]) [X] 1,15 * page 1, lines 1-11 * * page 3, lines 29-55 * * page 4, line 27 - page 5, line 20 * [A] 2-14;
		[X]US5525400 (MANSER ALOYSIUS H [CH], et al) [X] 15 * column 1, lines 4-43 * * column 4, lines 45-63 *;
		[YA]JPH10324038
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980331), vol. 1998, no. 07, & JP09251224 A 19970922 (XEROX CORP) [X] 1,2,15 * abstract *
		[YA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990331), vol. 1999, no. 03, & JP10324038 A 19981208 (FUJI XEROX CO LTD) [Y] 14 * figure 6 * [A] 1,2,6-10
	International search	[X]US5368677 (UEDA NORIYOSHI [JP], et al);
		[XE]US5837991 (LAMANNA RICHARD J [US], et al);
		[XP]US5709484 (DORNER FRANK [AT]);
		[XP]US5695589 (GERMAN MICHAEL M [US], et al);
		[Y]US5327201 (COLEMAN ROBERT M [US], et al)

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