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EP1176224 - Nitrided maraging steel and method of manufacturing thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.02.2015 Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	20.02.2015	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 25.03.2015 [2015/13]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Dowa Thermotech Co., Ltd. 4-14-1, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0021 / JP
	[2011/24]
Former [2007/46]	For all designated states NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 Takara-cho, Kanagawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
	For all designated states Dowa Thermotech Co., Ltd. 4-14-1, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0021 / JP
Former [2007/45]	For all designated states NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 Takara-cho, Kanagawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
	For all designated states Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd. 14-1, Sotokanda 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
Former [2002/05]	For all designated states NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 Takara-cho, Kanagawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
	For all designated states Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. 8-2, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Heishi, Yuichi 3-15-7, Aoinishi Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken / JP
	02 / Suzuki, Masahiro 44-2, Otanidai-machi Mooka-shi, Tochigi-ken / JP
	03 / Tani, Ikuo 1-33-12-407, Sagamigaoka Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	04 / Watanabe, Youichi 2-8-31-614, Saido Konan-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	05 / Umegaki, Shunzou 55-1-303, Mameguchidai Naka-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	06 / Akimoto, Kiyota 1-1-6, Nishikasai Edogawa-ku Tokyo / JP
	07 / Yokose, Keiji 2-50-17, Miyazawa Seya-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	[2014/16]
Former [2002/05]	01 / Heishi, Yuichi 3-15-7, Aoinishi Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken / JP
	02 / Suzuki, Masahiro 44-2, Otanidai-machi Mooka-shi, Tochigi-ken / JP
	03 / Tani, Ikuo 1-33-12-407, Sagamigaoka Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	04 / Watanabe, Youichi 2-8-31-614, Saido, Konan-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	05 / Umegaki, Shunzou 55-1-303, Mameguchidai, Naka-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
	06 / Akimoto, Kiyota 1-1-6, Nishikasai, Edogawa-ku Tokyo / JP
	07 / Yokose, Keiji 2-50-17, Miyazawa, Seya-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
Representative(s)	Weber, Joachim Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte Pilgersheimer Strasse 20 81543 München / DE
	[2014/16]
Former [2002/05]	Weber, Joachim, Dr. Hoefer, Schmitz, Weber & Partner Patentanwälte Gabriel-Max-Strasse 29 81545 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01117289.7	17.07.2001
	[2002/05]
Priority number, date	JP20000222209	24.07.2000 Original published format: JP 2000222209
	JP20000371107	06.12.2000 Original published format: JP 2000371107
	[2002/05]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1176224
	Date:	30.01.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1176224
	Date:	16.04.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/16]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.11.2001
Classification	IPC:	C23C8/26, F16G5/16	[2002/05]
	CPC:	C23C8/26 (EP,US); F16G5/16 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2002/42]
Former [2002/05]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Nitrierter martensitaushärtender Stahl und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung	[2013/48]
	English:	Nitrided maraging steel and method of manufacturing thereof	[2002/05]
	French:	Acier maraging nitruré et procédé pour sa fabrication	[2002/05]
	Former [2002/05]	Nitrierter martensitaushärtender Stahl und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
Examination procedure	17.07.2001	Examination requested [2002/05]
	16.10.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.01.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.09.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.04.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.11.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.05.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.12.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.02.2014	Fee for grant paid
	26.02.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 16.10.2009
Opposition(s)	19.01.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2015/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.07.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.07.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
	30.07.2010	Renewal fee patent year 10
	29.07.2011	Renewal fee patent year 11
	31.07.2012	Renewal fee patent year 12
	31.07.2013	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:	Search	[AY]JPS60204825 ;
		[YA]JPH11229113 ;
		[A]JPS61147814 ;
		[A]JPS5985711 ;
		[A]JPS609857 ;
		[A]JPS62224665 ;
		[A]JPS62192528 ;
		[A]US4969378 (LU MOU-CHIH [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 6, line 2 - column 7, line 13; claim 1 *;
		[A]US5953969 (ROSENHAN ROLF GUENTER [DE]) [A] 1 * claims 1,5 *;
		[A]US4698050 (HATTORI TORAO [JP], et al) [A] 1,5 * column 4, line 46 - line 59 * * column 5, line 5 - line 32; claims 1-3,6-8,11,14 *;
		[A]JPS6160874
		[AY] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860315), vol. 010, no. 067, Database accession no. (C - 333), & JP60204825 A 19851016 (MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KK) [A] 1,5 * abstract * [Y] 9
		[YA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19991130), vol. 1999, no. 13, & JP11229113 A 19990824 (DOWA MINING CO LTD) [Y] 9 * abstract * [A] 14
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19861120), vol. 010, no. 345, Database accession no. (C - 386), & JP61147814 A 19860705 (KOBE STEEL LTD) [A] 1,4,5,8,9,11,12,16,18,19 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19840907), vol. 008, no. 195, Database accession no. (M - 323), & JP59085711 A 19840517 (PURASU ENGINEERING KK) [A] 1,9 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850523), vol. 009, no. 119, Database accession no. (C - 282), & JP60009857 A 19850118 (PURASU ENGINEERING KK) [A] 1,9 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880325), vol. 012, no. 092, Database accession no. (C - 483), & JP62224665 A 19871002 (TOYOTA CENTRAL RES & DEV LAB INC) [A] 1,3,5,7,9,11,12,16,18,19 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880212), vol. 012, no. 047, Database accession no. (C - 475), & JP62192528 A 19870824 (TOYOTA CENTRAL RES & DEV LAB INC) [A] 1,4,9,11 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1986, no. 19, Database accession no. 1986-121993, XP002182223 & JPS6160874 A 19860328 (OYO KAGAKU KENKYUSH) [A] 1,2 * abstract *
	Examination	EP1055739
		EP1184591
		JP7116585B
	by applicant	JPS5980772
		JP2000222209
		JP2000371107

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