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EP1484431 - Liquid tank [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.11.2009
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip20.11.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.12.2009  [2009/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YAMAMOTO-MS Co., Ltd.
5-28-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2009/03]
Former [2004/50]For all designated states
YAMAMOTO-MS CO, LTD.
5-28-1 SENDAGAYA, SHIBUYA-KU
TOKYO / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yamamoto, Wataru
c/o Yamamoto-MS Co., Ltd. 5-28-1, Sendagaya
Shibuya-ku Tokyo / JP
 [2009/03]
Former [2004/50]01 / Yamamoto, Wataru
c/o Yamamoto-MS Co., Ltd 5-28-1, Sendagaya
Shibuya-ku Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Strehl & Partner mbB
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/50]Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04011821.818.05.2004
[2004/50]
Priority number, dateJP2003016165706.06.2003         Original published format: JP 2003161657
[2004/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1484431
Date:08.12.2004
Language:EN
[2004/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1484431
Date:24.01.2007
[2007/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1484431
Date:14.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.12.2006
ClassificationIPC:C23C18/16, C25D17/02, C25D21/10
[2007/04]
CPC:
C23C18/1619 (EP,US); C25D21/10 (EP,KR,US); C23C18/1669 (EP,US);
C25D17/02 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2004/50]C23C18/16, C25D17/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2007/51]
Former [2007/39]AT,  BE 
Former [2004/50]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Flüssigkeitsbehälter[2004/50]
English:Liquid tank[2004/50]
French:Réservoir de liquide[2004/50]
Examination procedure19.06.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.07.2007Examination requested  [2007/34]
25.07.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
26.10.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
11.01.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.11.2008Fee for grant paid
28.11.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.10.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
19.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XY] EP0460645  (UEMURA KOGYO KK et al.) [X] 1,6-8 * claims 1,3,4 * * figures 1,4 * * column 8, line 4 - column 8, line 12 * * column 9, line 32 - column 9, line 58 *[Y] 2-5
 [Y] DE29701888  (WOLTERS RALF DIPL ING et al.) [Y] 2 * page 3, line 6 - page 3, line 9 * * page 3, line 22 - page 3, line 25 * * figures 3,4 *
 [Y] EP1229154  (EBARA CORP et al.) [Y] 3-5 * figure 1 * * column 10, line 21 - column 10, line 30 *
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