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EP About this file: EP1457243

EP1457243 - Filtering method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.06.2006
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.06.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.08.2006  [2006/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-City, Aichi Pref. 467-8530 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/34]For all designated states
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya-City
Aichi Prefecture 467-8530 / JP
Former [2004/38]For all designated states
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-City, Aichi Prefecture 467-8530 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Oyachi, Hiroyuki, c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Department, 2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken467-8530 / JP
02 / Yonekawa, Hitoshi, c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Department, 2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken467-8530 / JP
03 / Aoki, Nobuhiro, c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Department, 2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken467-8530 / JP
04 / Murata, Naoki, c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Department, 2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken467-8530 / JP
 [2004/38]
Representative(s)Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/38]Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date04251350.709.03.2004
[2004/38]
Priority number, dateJP2003006341410.03.2003         Original published format: JP 2003063414
[2004/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1457243
Date:15.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1457243
Date:24.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.06.2004
ClassificationIPC:B01D29/35, B01D29/66, B01D63/06
[2004/38]
CPC:
C02F1/444 (EP,US); B05B9/0403 (KR); B01D61/14 (EP,US);
B01D63/066 (EP,US); B01D65/02 (EP,US); B05B9/005 (KR);
B05B9/0805 (KR); B01D2321/04 (EP,US); B01D2321/18 (EP,US);
Y10S55/30 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   LI,   NL [2005/22]
Former [2004/38]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:Verfahren zur Filtration[2004/38]
English:Filtering method[2004/38]
French:Procédé de filtrage[2004/38]
Examination procedure05.08.2004Examination requested  [2004/41]
20.12.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.04.2005Fee for grant paid
04.04.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.05.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/31]
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH11169681  ;
 [A]DE4324347  (NORITAKE CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-5 * abstract *;
 [AD]EP0923983  (NGK INSULATORS LTD [JP]) [AD] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6077436  (RAJNIK LAWRENCE S [US], et al) [A] 1-5* abstract *;
 [A]GB2368807  (E R E FILTRATION LTD [GB]) [A] 1-5 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990930), vol. 1999, no. 11, & JP11169681 A 19990629 (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [A] 1-5 * abstract *
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