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EP1696109 - Method of manufacturing a plugged honeycomb structure [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2006/35]Method of manufacturing plugged honeycomb structure and plugged honeycomb structure
[2012/51]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.06.2014
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.01.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 18.02.2015  [2015/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-City, Aichi Pref. 467-8530 / JP
[2013/33]
Former [2006/35]For all designated states
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-City, Aichi Pref. 467-8530 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ichikawa, Yukihito, c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Legal Affairs & I.P. Dept.
2-56 Suda-cho,Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi-ken 467-8530 / JP
 [2013/33]
Former [2006/35]01 / Ichikawa, Yukihito, c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Legal Affairs & I.P. Dept. 2-56 Suda-cho,Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi-ken 467-8530 / JP
Representative(s)Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/33]Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
33 Gutter Lane
London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Former [2006/35]Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date06250885.820.02.2006
[2006/35]
Priority number, dateJP2005004736723.02.2005         Original published format: JP 2005047367
[2006/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1696109
Date:30.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1696109
Date:27.09.2006
[2006/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1696109
Date:14.08.2013
Language:EN
[2013/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2006
ClassificationIPC:B01D39/20
[2012/51]
CPC:
C04B38/0012 (EP,US); B01D46/0001 (EP,US); B01D46/2459 (EP,US);
B01D46/2482 (EP,US); B01D46/2486 (US); B01D46/2498 (EP,US);
B01D53/9454 (EP,US); B28B11/006 (EP); B01D2255/102 (EP,US);
B01D2255/20707 (EP,US); B01D2255/20723 (EP,US); B01D2255/20761 (EP,US);
B01D2255/50 (EP,US); C04B2111/00793 (EP,US); C04B2111/0081 (EP,US);
Y02T10/12 (EP,US); Y10S264/48 (EP,US); Y10S55/05 (EP,US);
Y10S55/10 (EP,US); Y10S55/30 (EP,US); Y10T428/24149 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C04B38/0012, C04B35/195 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2006/35]F01N3/022, B01D39/20, B01D53/94
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [2007/22]
Former [2006/35]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Herstellungsverfahren für eine abgedichtete Wabenstruktur[2012/51]
English:Method of manufacturing a plugged honeycomb structure[2012/51]
French:Procédé de fabrication de structure en nid d'abeille scellée[2012/51]
Former [2006/35]Abgedichtete Wabenstruktur und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
Former [2006/35]Method of manufacturing plugged honeycomb structure and plugged honeycomb structure
Former [2006/35]Structure en nid d'abeille scellée et procédé pour sa production
Examination procedure15.03.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2007Examination requested  [2007/19]
23.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.04.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2013Fee for grant paid
03.07.2013Fee 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  23.12.2011
Opposition(s)15.05.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
17.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
21.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
20.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
20.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR28.02.2014
[2015/08]
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS6297636  ;
 [X]US4455180  (HILLMAN ARTHUR E [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * column 2, line 61 - column 3, line 47; claim 1 *;
 [X]US4568402  (OGAWA YUTAKA [JP], et al) [X] 1,2 * column 4, lines 7-14; claim 1 *;
 [A]US4786542  (YASUDA KEIJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * column 5, line 1323; figures 5-8; claims 1,11 *;
 [A]EP1418032  (NGK INSULATOR LTD [JP]) [A] 9-11 * paragraph [0017]; figures 5,8; claim 8 *;
 [DXA]EP1450015  (NGK INSULATORS LTD [JP]) [DX] 9,10 * figures 5-8; claim 1 * * paragraphs [0033] , [0045] - [0046] * [A] 1-8
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19871007), vol. 011, no. 307, Database accession no. (C - 450), & JP62097636 A 19870507 (KOBE STEEL LTD) [A] 9 * abstract *
ExaminationWO2005005017
 EP1666118
by applicantJP2001269585
 JP2004251137
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