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EP About this file: EP1172449

EP1172449 - Aluminum composite material, aluminum composite powder and its manufacturing method and manufacturing method for spent fuel storage member. [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/03]Aluminum composite material, aluminum composite powder and its manufacturing method, spent fuel storage member and its manufacturing method
[2005/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.06.2006
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip05.12.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 07.01.2009  [2009/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8315 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/34]For all designated states
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8315 / JP
Former [2002/03]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8315 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Murakami, Kazuo, Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works
Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd., 1-1-1 Wadasaki-cho
Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo-ken / JP
02 / Ogura, Kazumi, Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works
Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd., 1-1-1 Wadasaki-cho
Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo-ken / JP
03 / Yasui, Toyoaki, c/o Hiroshima Res. & Dev. Center
Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd, 4-6-22 Kan-on-shinmachi
Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima-ken / JP
 [2002/03]
Representative(s)Intès, Didier Gérard André, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158 rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2002/03]Intès, Didier Gérard André, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie, 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date01400725.621.03.2001
[2002/03]
Priority number, dateJP2000021188712.07.2000         Original published format: JP 2000211887
[2002/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1172449
Date:16.01.2002
Language:EN
[2002/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1172449
Date:24.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.11.2001
ClassificationIPC:C22C1/10, C22C32/00, B22F9/04, // G21C19/07
[2002/03]
CPC:
C22C32/00 (EP,US); B21C23/00 (KR); C22C1/1084 (EP,US);
G21C19/07 (EP,US); G21C19/40 (EP,US); B22F2003/206 (EP,US);
B22F2998/10 (EP,US); Y02E30/30 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
B22F2998/10, B22F9/04, B22F3/105, B22F3/20 (US,EP);
B22F2998/10, B22F9/04, B22F3/14, B22F3/20 (EP,US);
B22F2998/10, B22F9/04, B22F3/15, B22F3/20 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/03]
TitleGerman:Aluminium Verbundmaterial, Al-Verbundpulver und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung, und Herstellungsverfahren für Speicher für abgebrannte Brennelemente.[2005/10]
English:Aluminum composite material, aluminum composite powder and its manufacturing method and manufacturing method for spent fuel storage member.[2005/10]
French:Materiau composite en aluminium, poudre composite à base d'aluminium et son procédé de fabrication, et procédé de fabrication des éléments de stockage pour combustible épuisé.[2005/10]
Former [2002/03]Aluminium Verbundmaterial, Al-Verbundpulver und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung,Speicher für abgebrannte Brennelemente und Herstellungsverfahren derselben
Former [2002/03]Aluminum composite material, aluminum composite powder and its manufacturing method, spent fuel storage member and its manufacturing method
Former [2002/03]Materiau composite en aluminium, poudre composite à base d'aluminium et son procprocédé de fabrication, élément de stockage pour combustible épuisé et son procédé de fabrication
Examination procedure25.02.2002Examination requested  [2002/18]
11.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.12.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2005Fee for grant paid
22.06.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.05.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200303   M06   Fee paid on   03.06.2003
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT24.08.2005
CY24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
TR24.08.2005
DK24.11.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
PT24.01.2006
IE21.03.2006
LU31.03.2006
MC31.03.2006
[2009/02]
Former [2008/37]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
TR24.08.2005
DK24.11.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
PT24.01.2006
IE21.03.2006
LU31.03.2006
MC31.03.2006
Former [2007/12]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
DK24.11.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
PT24.01.2006
IE21.03.2006
LU31.03.2006
MC31.03.2006
Former [2007/09]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
DK24.11.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
PT24.01.2006
LU31.03.2006
MC31.03.2006
Former [2006/46]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
DK24.11.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
PT24.01.2006
MC31.03.2006
Former [2006/26]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
DK24.11.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
PT24.01.2006
Former [2006/25]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
PT24.01.2006
Former [2006/14]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
NL24.08.2005
GR24.11.2005
SE24.11.2005
Former [2006/13]AT24.08.2005
FI24.08.2005
SE24.11.2005
Documents cited:Search[X]JPH10195567  ;
 [A]CH410436  (ZENTRALINSTITUT FUER KERNPHYSI [DE]) [A] 7* claim 1 *;
 [A]US4557893  (JATKAR ARUN D [US], et al) [A] 13,14,16,17 * claims 1-4 *;
 [X]US4605440  (HALVERSON DANNY C [US], et al) [X] 8,9,11 * column A; examples I,II; claims 1-4 *;
 [X]EP0340788  (INCO ALLOYS INT [US]) [X] 1,6,8,18,19,22 * page 2, line 42 - line 43 * * page 3, line 10 - line 37; claims 1,3,6-9 *;
 [X]US5333156  (LEMERCIER GUY [FR]) [X] 8 * column 5, line 37 - line 61 *;
 [X]DE4308612  (PEAK WERKSTOFF GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,4,5,8-12 * page 2, line 63 - page 3, line 5 * * page 3, line 68 - page 4, line 26; figure 1; claims 1,13 *;
 [X]US5700962  (CARDEN ROBIN A [US]) [X] 1,4,8,11,18,21 * column 2, line 58 - line 64; table 1 * * column 4, line 44 - line 54 *;
 [PXL]EP1083240  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [PXL] 1,2,4,5,8,10-13,16 * Priority rights for the mentioned claims; page 6, line 56 - page 7, line 8; figures 1-3; claims 1,6-10 *;
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 98, no. 40, Database accession no. 1998-463231, page 02, XP002181556 & JPH10195567 A 19980728 (YOSHIDA KOGYO KK) [X] 1,3,5,6,8,10,12 * abstract *
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