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EP About this file: EP1666528

EP1666528 - Rubber composition for top cover gaskets for hard disk drives [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.12.2008
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.12.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.01.2009  [2009/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-Chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
NOK Corporation
12-15 Shiba Daimon 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8585 / JP
[2006/23]
Inventor(s)01 / Kudo, Masashi
c/o NOK Corporation 4-3-1 Tsujido-Shinmachi
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-0042 / JP
02 / Senda, Kazuhisa
c/o NOK Corporation 4-3-1 Tsujido-Shinmachi
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-0042 / JP
03 / Kojima, Yoshifumi
c/o NOK Corporation 4-3-1 Tsujido-Shinmachi
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-0042 / JP
04 / Matsunaga, Shin-ya
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc 3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
05 / Hakuta, Takashi
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc 3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
06 / Kawasaki, Masaaki
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc 3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
 [2006/23]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/23]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date06003597.926.12.2002
[2006/23]
Priority number, dateJP2001040086128.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001400861
[2006/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1666528
Date:07.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1666528
Date:20.02.2008
Language:EN
[2008/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.04.2006
ClassificationIPC:C08L23/08, C08L83/04, C08K5/5419, C09K3/10, H01M8/02, C08L23/16, G11B33/14
[2006/23]
CPC:
H01M8/0284 (EP,US); C08K5/5419 (EP,US); C08L23/16 (EP,US);
C08L83/04 (EP,US); C09K3/1021 (EP,US); G11B33/1466 (EP,US);
C08G77/04 (EP,US); C08G77/12 (EP,US); C08G77/20 (EP,US);
C08L2312/08 (EP,US); C08L83/00 (EP,US); C09K2200/0642 (EP,US);
H01M2008/1095 (EP,US); Y02E60/50 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
C08K5/5419, C08L23/16 (EP,US);
C08L23/16, C08L83/00 (US,EP);
C08L83/04, C08L2666/04 (US,EP);
C08L83/04, C08L2666/06 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2007/07]
Former [2006/23]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Kautschukzusammensetzung für Festplattenlaufwerksdeckeldichtungsteil[2006/23]
English:Rubber composition for top cover gaskets for hard disk drives[2006/23]
French:Composition de caoutchouc pour piece de join statique de révètement superieur de lecteur de disque dur[2006/23]
Examination procedure28.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/41]
23.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.02.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.04.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
22.05.2007Fee for grant paid
22.05.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02790896.1  / EP1464670
Opposition(s)21.11.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2009/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
19.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
16.01.2007AT   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007BE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007BG   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007CH   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007CY   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007CZ   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007DK   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007EE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007ES   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007FI   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007GR   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007IE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007LU   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007MC   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007NL   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007PT   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007SE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007SI   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007SK   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2007TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2001311470  ;
 [A]US5282101  (REINISCH RONALD F [US]) [A] 5-8* column 2, line 16 - column 2, line 21; figure 5; claims 1-4 *;
 [A]EP0855426  (SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO [JP]) [A] 1-8 * claim 1 *;
 [A]US5793566  (SCURA JOHN EDWARD [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1088855  (MITSUI CHEMICALS INC [JP], et al) [A] 1-8 * paragraph [0680]; claims 2-5,96,102 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020403), vol. 2002, no. 03, & JP2001311470 A 20011109 (NOK CORP) [A] 1-8 * abstract *
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