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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE ES FR GB IT NL |
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Priority: |
04.11.1998 JP 31380898
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Date of publication of application: |
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10.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/19 |
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Proprietor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
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Tokyo (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Saito, Ichiro,
c/o Canon K. K.
Tokyo (JP)
- Takenouchi, Masanori,
c/o Canon K. K.
Tokyo (JP)
- Imanaka, Yoshiyuki,
c/o Canon K. K.
Tokyo (JP)
- Iwasaki,Osamu
c/o Canon K. K.
Tokyo (JP)
- Ishimatsu,Shin
c/o Canon K. K.
Tokyo (JP)
- Inoue, Ryoji,
c/o Canon K. K.
Tokyo (JP)
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Representative: TBK-Patent |
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Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München 80336 München (DE) |
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References cited: :
EP-A- 0 707 964
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EP-A- 0 816 110
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- PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 01, 30 January 1998 (1998-01-30) & JP 09
239983 A (CANON INC), 16 September 1997 (1997-09-16)
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