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EP0861730
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Extract from the Register of European Patents
EP About this file: EP0861730
| EP0861730 - Method of manufacturing a printhead for use in an ink jet printer & method of printing using the same [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.09.2003 Database last updated on 09.12.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 05.09.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 22.10.2003 [2003/43] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Lexmark International, Inc. 740 New Circle Road N.W. Lexington, Kentucky 40550 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1998/36] | For all designated states Lexmark International, Inc. 740 New Circle Road N.W. Lexington, Kentucky 40550 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Cunnagin, Stephen Kelly 3228 Hunters Point Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40515 / US | 02 /
Heydinger, Scott Michael 912 Cherrywood Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40515 / US | [1998/36] | Representative(s) | Hancox, Jonathan Christopher Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury square London EC4Y 8JD / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2000/47] | Hancox, Jonathan Christopher Frank B. Dehn & Co,. European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB | ||
| Former [1998/36] | Tomlinson, Kerry John Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB | Application number, filing date | 98301485.3 | 26.02.1998 | [1998/36] | Priority number, date | US19970806172 | 26.02.1997 Original published format: US 806172 | [1998/36] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0861730 | Date: | 02.09.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/36] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0861730 | Date: | 09.06.1999 | [1999/23] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0861730 | Date: | 30.10.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/44] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 26.04.1999 | Classification | IPC: | B41J2/155, B41J19/78 | [1999/24] | CPC: |
B41J25/001 (EP,US);
B41J2/155 (EP,US);
B41J25/005 (EP,US);
B41J2202/14 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [1998/36] | B41J2/16, B41J2/04 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2000/08] |
| Former [1998/36] | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Druckkopfes zur Verwendung in einem Tintenstrahldrucker und Druckverfahren unter Verwendung desselben | [1998/36] | English: | Method of manufacturing a printhead for use in an ink jet printer & method of printing using the same | [1998/36] | French: | Procédé de fabrication d'une tête d'impression pour imprimante à jet d'encre et procédé d'impression en faisant usage | [1998/36] | Examination procedure | 06.07.1999 | Examination requested [1999/35] | 10.12.1999 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 27.03.2000 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | 26.04.2000 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 25.09.2000 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.10.2000 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 16.01.2002 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 23.04.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 02.08.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 02.08.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 31.07.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit [2003/43] | Request for further processing for: | 03.10.2000 | Request for further processing filed | 03.10.2000 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 17.10.2000 | Decision despatched | 25.09.2000 | Request for further processing filed | 25.09.2000 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 17.10.2000 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 24.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 22.02.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 25.02.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 18.01.2000 | AT M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | BE M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | CH M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | DK M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | ES M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | FI M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | GR M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | IE M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | IT M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | LU M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | MC M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | NL M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | PT M01 Not yet paid | 18.01.2000 | SE M01 Not yet paid |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [Y]EP0498293 (CANON INFORMATION SYST RES [AU], et al) [Y] 1,2,6-9 * abstract * * page 12, line 51 - page 13, line 10 *; | [Y]WO9632281 (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US], et al) [Y] 1-4,6-9 * page 54, line 1 - page 55, line 6; figures 8-12 *; | [Y]WO9108902 (SPECTRA INC [US]) [Y] 1-4,6-9 * abstract * * page 1, line 23 - line 27 * * page 3, line 16 - line 37 * * page 8, line 3 - line 27 * * page 12, line 5 - line 16 *; | [XA]EP0612624 (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [X] 6 * abstract * * column 4, line 38 - line 48 * * column 8, line 27 - line 35 * * column 11, line 10 - line 14 * [A] 1,9; | [A]JPH0615948 (FUJI XEROX CO LTD) [A] 5; | US5619241 [ ] (HOSOI KIYOSHI [JP], et al) [ ] * column 1, line 60 - column 2, line 6 * * column 2, line 13 - line 19 * * column 2, line 63 - column 3, line 10 * * column 3, line 29 - line 44 *; | [YA]EP0170136 (METROMEDIA INC [US]) [Y] 6-8 * page 9, line 15 - line 19; figure - * [A] 1,9; | [YA]EP0439153 (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 6-8 * page 3, line 35 - line 42 * * page 5, line 38 - line 49; figure 1 * [A] 1,9; | [A]EP0423820 (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [A] 1,6,9 * abstract * * column 9, line 21 - column 10, line 19 * |