EP1069484A3

Developer amount indicating method, electrophotographic image forming apparatus and process cartridge

Abstract

In a developer amount successively indicating method used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus (P) capable of detachably mounting a plurality of types of cartridges (51) differing in the fill amount of a developer, an indicating portion selected in conformity with the type of one of the plurality of types of cartridges which is mounted in the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus is indicated, and the detected amount of developer in the cartridge mounted in the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus is successively indicated by the use of the indicating portion (33).

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0757303A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Y	Search report	9,10,17,18,26,27,34,35
US4987449A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,11,19,28,36,39,40
US5802420A	Cites	United States of America	XY	Search report	1,2,5-8,11,14-17,19,22-25,28,31-33,36-40
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 462 (M - 881) 19 October 1989 (1989-10-19)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
19962699	Japan	A	1999-07-13
19962699	Japan	–	1999-07-13
2000190317	Japan	A	2000-06-23
2000190317	Japan	–	2000-06-23
19962699	–	–	–
2000190317	–	–	–
JP19990199626	–	–	–
JP20000190317	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
EP1069484A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2001-01-17
KR20010021074A	Republic of Korea	A	2001-03-15
JP2001083846A	Japan	A	2001-03-30
US6330402B1	United States of America	B1	2001-12-11
EP1069484A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-02-27
JP3363873B2	Japan	B2	2003-01-08
KR100367249B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2003-01-09
EP1069484B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2005-12-28
DE60025084D1	Germany	D1	2006-02-02
DE60025084T2	Germany	T2	2006-07-13

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2019-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-03-27	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2019-02-01	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2017-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2017-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2015-05-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2015-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2015-04-24	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2013-12-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2013-11-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2006-12-06	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2006-11-03	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2006-11-03	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2006-09-01	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
2006-06-30	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2006-02-02	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2005-12-30	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2005-12-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-12-28	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2005-12-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2005-12-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2005-11-11	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2005-11-08	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2005-07-06	Title (correction)DEVELOPER AMOUNT INDICATING METHOD AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS.RTI1	RTI1	EP
2005-06-08	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
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2002-01-11	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
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2001-01-17	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX	EP
2000-12-01	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Developer amount indicating method, electrophotographic image forming apparatus and process cartridge

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