EP0557508A4

Method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbols

Abstract

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0396004A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,21,24,26,29,37
EP0414466A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,2,4-6,11
FR2145155A5	Cites	France	A	Search report	1,4,6-8,10,11,15,17,25,35,37,40
US4072859A	Cites	United States of America	–	Search report	–
WO8904016A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A	Search report	1,26-30,37
EP0414466A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–
FR2145155A	Cites	France	–	–	–
EP0396004A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–
WO8904016A	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	–	–	–
See also references of WO 9306565A1	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

1,118 members in 18 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim8 more offices are in the list below

Priority claims3

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
19910761123	United States of America	–	1991-09-17
76112391	United States of America	A	1991-09-17
9207898	United States of America	W	1992-09-17

Members1,118

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Document	Office	Kind
WO9205515A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1992-04-02
WO9306565A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1993-04-01
US5216232A	United States of America	A	1993-06-01
CA2128217A1	Canada	A1	1993-07-22
WO9314472A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1993-07-22
AU3585993A	Australia	A	1993-08-03
EP0557508A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1993-09-01
US5260553A	United States of America	A	1993-11-09
JPH06502949A	Japan	A	1994-03-31
US5340971A	United States of America	A	1994-08-23
US5340973A	United States of America	A	1994-08-23
EP0621971A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1994-11-02
EP0557508A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	1994-12-07
US5424525A	United States of America	A	1995-06-13
US5468951A	United States of America	A	1995-11-21
US5484992A	United States of America	A	1996-01-16
CA2132899A1	Canada	A1	1996-02-18
EP0715273A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1996-06-05
US5525789A	United States of America	A	1996-06-11
US5528024A	United States of America	A	1996-06-18
EP0715273A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1996-07-24
US5557093A	United States of America	A	1996-09-17
CA2096427C	Canada	C	1996-11-05
US5591953A	United States of America	A	1997-01-07
US5616908A	United States of America	A	1997-04-01
US5627359A	United States of America	A	1997-05-06
US5637852A	United States of America	A	1997-06-10
CA2240377A1	Canada	A1	1997-06-26
WO9722945A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1997-06-26
AU1345897A	Australia	A	1997-07-14
US5661292A	United States of America	A	1997-08-26
WO9739521A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1997-10-23
US5742043A	United States of America	A	1998-04-21
US5756982A	United States of America	A	1998-05-26
CA2272467A1	Canada	A1	1998-06-04
CA2272583A1	Canada	A1	1998-06-04
CA2272585A1	Canada	A1	1998-06-04
WO9824036A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1998-06-04
WO9824049A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1998-06-04
WO9824050A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1998-06-04
US5764017A	United States of America	A	1998-06-09
US5767501A	United States of America	A	1998-06-16
AU5367998A	Australia	A	1998-06-22
AU5513498A	Australia	A	1998-06-22
AU7411698A	Australia	A	1998-06-22
US5777315A	United States of America	A	1998-07-07
US5789730A	United States of America	A	1998-08-04
US5789731A	United States of America	A	1998-08-04
US5796091A	United States of America	A	1998-08-18
EP0621971B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1998-08-19
AT170013T	Austria	T	1998-09-15
ATE170013T1	Austria	T1	1998-09-15
US5808285A	United States of America	A	1998-09-15
US5811780A	United States of America	A	1998-09-22
US5811786A	United States of America	A	1998-09-22
DE69320456D1	Germany	D1	1998-09-24
EP0871138A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1998-10-14
US5825012A	United States of America	A	1998-10-20
US5828048A	United States of America	A	1998-10-27
US5837989A	United States of America	A	1998-11-17
CA2286768A1	Canada	A1	1998-11-19
WO9852144A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1998-11-19
US5844227A	United States of America	A	1998-12-01
US5844229A	United States of America	A	1998-12-01
AU7570098A	Australia	A	1998-12-08
ES2123047T3	Spain	T3	1999-01-01
EP0557508B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1999-01-07
AT175509T	Austria	T	1999-01-15
ATE175509T1	Austria	T1	1999-01-15
US5869819A	United States of America	A	1999-02-09
DE69228111D1	Germany	D1	1999-02-18
US5874721A	United States of America	A	1999-02-23
EA199800580A1	Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)	A1	1999-02-25
CN1209892A	China	A	1999-03-03
US5883375A	United States of America	A	1999-03-16
US5886337A	United States of America	A	1999-03-23
CA2303301A1	Canada	A1	1999-03-25
WO9914705A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1999-03-25
AU9570798A	Australia	A	1999-04-05
US5895907A	United States of America	A	1999-04-20
DE69320456T2	Germany	T2	1999-04-29
US5905248A	United States of America	A	1999-05-18
US5905251A	United States of America	A	1999-05-18
ES2129044T3	Spain	T3	1999-06-01
US5925870A	United States of America	A	1999-07-20
US5925871A	United States of America	A	1999-07-20
US5929419A	United States of America	A	1999-07-27
US5939698A	United States of America	A	1999-08-17
US5939701A	United States of America	A	1999-08-17
US5942743A	United States of America	A	1999-08-24
DE69228111T2	Germany	T2	1999-08-26
DK0557508T3	Denmark	T3	1999-08-30
US5955721A	United States of America	A	1999-09-21
CA2325527A1	Canada	A1	1999-09-30
WO9949411A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1999-09-30
AU3204199A	Australia	A	1999-10-18
EP0950226A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1999-10-20
US5975419A	United States of America	A	1999-11-02
US5979766A	United States of America	A	1999-11-09
EP0954826A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1999-11-10

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2012-07-19	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2012-06-22	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2012-05-23	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2011-02-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2004-05-17	Ep patent lapsedLapsedEBP	EBP	DK
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2002-08-13	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2002-07-10	Patent lapsedLapsedMM4A	MM4A	IE
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2002-05-15	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2002-05-07	Se: european patent has lapsedLapsedEUG	EUG	EP
2002-04-01	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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Method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbols

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