EP1908597B8

Printing device and printing method

Abstract

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Term

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Expired 3 July 2026, 0.2 years ago.

Parties

Owner: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventors: FURUKI, Ichirou c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo 100-8310, Japan
KASE, Takaaki c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo 100-8310, Japan
YAMADA, Keiki c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo 100-8310, Japan
YAMADA, Hisashi c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo 100-8310, Japan
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SAKUWA, Makoto c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo 100-8310, Japan
MATSUURA, Yoshihito c/o Mitsubishi Electric Eng. Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan

Examination

Agent: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
Filing to grant: 6.1 years

Reach

Cites: 4 earlier patents⁠
Family: 9 members in 4 offices⁠EP4JP2US2WO

Classification

CPC: B41J3/54B41J11/703B41J11/0015B41J11/70B41J13/0009B41J15/04+5 more
IPC: B41J3 54B41J11 70B41J2 325B41J2 32B41J15 04B41J15 16+1 more

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Citations
Document	Relation	Office
JP2000052578A	Cites	Japan
JP2003054044A	Cites	Japan
US5452959A	Cites	United States of America
US2002171726A1	Cites	United States of America

9 members in 4 offices; this record represents the family

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Priority claims3

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
2005216970	Japan	–	2005-07-27
2005216970	Japan	A	2005-07-27
2006313226	Japan	W	2006-07-03

Members9

Family members, oldest first
Document	Office	Kind
WO2007013263A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2007-02-01
EP1908597A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2008-04-09
JPWO2007013263A1	Japan	A1	2009-02-05
US2009116893A1	United States of America	A1	2009-05-07
EP1908597A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2009-11-25
JP4627085B2	Japan	B2	2011-02-09
EP1908597B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-04-04
EP1908597B8This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	B8	2012-08-08
US8459886B2	United States of America	B2	2013-06-11

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2016-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2016-08-26	Announcement of lapse in spainLapsedFD2A	FD2A	ES
2016-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2016-04-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2016-04-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2016-04-29	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2016-03-23	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2016-02-02	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2014-12-24	Declaration of willingness to licenceR084	R084	DE
2014-12-15	Exploitation certificate registered application with search reportGC2A	GC2A	ES
2014-12-10	Register noted 'licences of right' (sect. 46/1977)746	746	GB
2014-11-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2014-11-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2014-11-07	Declaration of willingness to licenceR084	R084	DE
2014-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2014-08-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2013-05-02	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2013-03-13	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2013-02-08	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2013-02-08	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2012-07-23	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
2012-07-04	Information on inventor provided after grant (corrected)RIN2	RIN2	EP
2012-07-04	Information on inventor provided after grant (corrected)RIN2	RIN2	EP
2012-07-04	Information on inventor provided after grant (corrected)RIN2	RIN2	EP
2012-07-04	Information on inventor provided after grant (corrected)RIN2	RIN2	EP
2012-07-04	Information on inventor provided after grant (corrected)RIN2	RIN2	EP
2012-07-04	Information on inventor provided after grant (corrected)RIN2	RIN2	EP
2012-05-31	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2012-04-04	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2012-04-04	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2012-03-28	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2012-03-28	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2012-03-28	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2012-03-28	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2012-03-28	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2012-03-28	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2012-03-02	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2012-02-25	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2011-10-13	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2010-02-10	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2009-11-25	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
2009-11-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-11-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-11-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-11-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-11-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-11-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-11-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2008-09-03	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2008-09-03	Designated contracting states (corrected)RBV	RBV	EP
2008-04-09	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2008-04-09	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2008-03-07	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP