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: EP0945278

EP0945278 - Head loading device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.07.2007
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.11.2008Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): FR
published on 24.12.2008  [2008/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
1-1, Kanda Nishiki-cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8442 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/36]For all designated states
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
1-1, Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8442 / JP
Former [1999/39]For all designated states
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
1-1, Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8442 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Shiida, Sakae
1349-12, Okanomiya
Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken / JP
02 / Kamano, Tadao
525-1, Mifuku, Ohitocho
Tagata-gun, Shizuoka-ken / JP
03 / Akuzawa, Yoshihide
1304, Kashiwakubo, Shuzenjicho
Tagata-gun, Shizuoka-ken / JP
04 / Ushiogi, Hitoshi
2-13, Higashiitchoda
Mishima-shi, Shizuoka-ken / JP
[1999/39]
Representative(s)Fuchs Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 46 60
65036 Wiesbaden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]Fuchs
Patentanwälte Postfach 46 60
65036 Wiesbaden / DE
Former [1999/39]Fuchs Mehler Weiss & Fritzsche
Patentanwälte Postfach 46 60
65036 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date99106010.425.03.1999
[1999/39]
Priority number, dateJP1998008122627.03.1998         Original published format: JP 8122698
[1999/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0945278
Date:29.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0945278
Date:19.07.2000
[2000/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0945278
Date:06.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:B41J25/308
[1999/39]
CPC:
B41J25/308 (EP,US); B41J2/01 (KR); B41J25/3082 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/13]
Former [1999/39]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kopfbelastungsvorrichtung[1999/39]
English:Head loading device[1999/39]
French:Dispositif de chargement de tête[1999/39]
Examination procedure25.03.1999Examination requested  [1999/39]
26.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.08.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.07.2006Fee for grant paid
18.07.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.06.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
19.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
18.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
09.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
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.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR06.09.2006
[2008/52]
Former [2008/23]FR11.05.2007
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS58145459  ;
 [A]GB2050252  (CANON KK) [A] 1,2* page 18, line 6 - page 19, line 10; figures 56-61 *;
 [A]EP0539838  (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US]) [A] 1,2 * column 3, line 42 - column 9, line 28; figures 1-4B *;
 [YA]JPH07314850  (MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD) [Y] 1,2,6 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0059] * * abstract * [A] 3-5;
 [YPA]EP0893263  (TOKYO ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [YP] 1,2,6 * column 6, line 13 - column 7, line 37; figures 2,10A-10D * [AP] 3-5
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19831125), vol. 7, no. 265, Database accession no. (M - 258)<1410>, & JP58145459 A 19830830 (RICOH K.K.) [A] 1,2 * abstract *
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.