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EP About this file: EP1162022

EP1162022 - Electric joining method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/50]Electric joining method and apparatus and a joined unit of members
[2004/49]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2006
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.05.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): LU		published on 27.06.2007  [2007/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Coal Mining Co., Ltd.
20-4, Nishi Shinbashi 3-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
Suwanetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.
4750-11, Oaza Nakasu Suwa-shi
Nagano-ken / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/50]For all designated states
Sumitomo Coal Mining Co., Ltd.
20-4, Nishi Shinbashi 3-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
Suwanetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.
4750-11, Oaza Nakasu
Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tokita, Masao c/o Sumitomo Coal Mining Co., Ltd.
20-4, Nishi Shinbashi 3-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Miyasaka, Yoshito c/o Suwanetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.
4750-11, Oaza Nakasu
Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken / JP
03 / Karasawa, Hitoshi c/o Suwanetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.
4750-11, Oaza Nakasu
Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken / JP
04 / Nishiyama, Fumitake c/o Suwanetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.
4750-11, Oaza Nakasu
Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken / JP
 [2001/50]
Representative(s)Kitzhofer, Thomas
Prinz & Partner GbR
Rundfunkplatz 2
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/50]Kitzhofer, Thomas, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Prinz & Partner GbR Manzingerweg 7
81241 München / DE
Application number, filing date01112917.805.06.2001
[2001/50]
Priority number, dateJP2000017000007.06.2000         Original published format: JP 2000170000
JP2000028312719.09.2000         Original published format: JP 2000283127
[2001/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1162022
Date:12.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1162022
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:B23K11/02, B22F7/08, B23P15/24, B21D37/20, B29C33/30, C21D9/50
[2001/50]
CPC:
B23K11/02 (EP,KR,US); B21D37/20 (EP,US); B23K11/36 (KR);
C21D9/50 (EP,KR,US); B23K2101/00 (KR); Y10T428/12493 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2001/50]
TitleGerman:Elektrisches Verbindungsverfahren und -vorrichtung[2004/49]
English:Electric joining method and apparatus[2004/49]
French:Procédé et dispositif d'assemblage électrique[2004/49]
Former [2001/50]Elektrisches Verbindungsverfahren, Vorrichtung und verbundene Einheit von Elementen
Former [2001/50]Electric joining method and apparatus and a joined unit of members
Former [2001/50]Procédé d'assemblage électrique, dispositif et assemblage d'éléments
Examination procedure07.05.2002Examination requested  [2002/28]
05.07.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.11.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
17.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2005Fee for grant paid
28.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.01.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
04.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
ES27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
TR27.04.2005
CY05.06.2005
LU05.06.2005
IE07.06.2005
MC30.06.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
[2007/26]
Former [2007/20]AT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
ES27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
TR27.04.2005
CY05.06.2005
IE07.06.2005
LU30.06.2005
MC30.06.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2007/09]AT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
ES27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
TR27.04.2005
IE07.06.2005
LU30.06.2005
MC30.06.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/51]AT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
TR27.04.2005
IE07.06.2005
MC30.06.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/28]AT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
IE07.06.2005
MC30.06.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/25]AT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
IE07.06.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/22]AT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
NL27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/14]AT27.04.2005
CH27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
LI27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
GR27.07.2005
PT10.10.2005
Former [2006/13]AT27.04.2005
FI27.04.2005
DK27.07.2005
Former [2005/52]FI27.04.2005
Documents cited:Search[XY]JPH06142942  ;
 [XDA]JPH11158514  ;
 [Y]JPH11123567  ;
 [XA]US2276354  (TRAINER JAMES E) [X] 1-5,9,10,12,13 * page 4, column R, lines 14-75; figures 13-22 * [A] 6-8,11,14;
 [XA]FR1335300  (LUCAS INDUSTRIES LTD) [X] 12,13 * the whole document * [A] ;
 [XA]US3818173  (ZINSSER H, et al) [X] 1-4,9,10,12,13 * column 2, lines 1-45; claim 1 * [A] 6-8,11,14;
 [XA]US4366361  (ALLEN BRIAN R) [X] 12,13 * column 4, lines 15-28; figures 1-4 * [A] 1,10;
 [Y]US5031483  (WEAVER WILLIAM R [US]) [Y] 13,14* column 6, line 62 - column 7, line 10 *
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940822), vol. 018, no. 449, Database accession no. (M - 1660), & JP06142942 A 19940524 (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP) [X] 1,3-5,7,9,10,12 * abstract * [Y] 8,11,13,14
 [XDA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990930), vol. 1999, no. 11, & JP11158514 A 19990615 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD) [XD] 12 * abstract * [A] 1,3-11,13,14
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990831), vol. 1999, no. 10, & JP11123567 A 19990511 (BOEING NORTH AMERICAN INC) [Y] 8,11 * abstract *
ExaminationJPH09295161
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