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EP About this file: EP1932945

EP1932945 - TITANIUM SHEET COATED WITH PROTECTIVE FILM AND HAVING EXCELLENT RESISTANCE AGAINST HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE SALT DAMAGE, AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM USING THE SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF THE SHEET OR SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.06.2018
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.07.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2013/04]
Former [2008/25]For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-3, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OTSUKA, Hiroaki
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Technical Development
Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
02 / FUJII, Hideki
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Technical Development
Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
03 / TOKUNO, Kiyonori
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, 6-3, Otemachi 2-chom
e, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
04 / ITAMI, Yoshiaki
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Technical Development
Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
05 / DOMOTO, Takashi
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, 6-3, Otemachi 2-chom
e, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2017/34]
Former [2008/25]01 / OTSUKA, Hiroaki
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Technical Development Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
02 / FUJII, Hideki
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Technical Development Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
03 / TOKUNO, Kiyonori
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, 6-3, Otemachi 2-chom e, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
04 / ITAMI, Yoshiaki
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Technical Development Bureau, 20-1, Shintomi
Futtsu-shi, Chiba 293-8511 / JP
05 / DOMOTO, Takashi
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, 6-3, Otemachi 2-chom e, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2017/34]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2008/25]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date06811645.805.10.2006
[2008/25]
WO2006JP320348
Priority number, dateJP2005029206205.10.2005         Original published format: JP 2005292062
JP2005036011414.12.2005         Original published format: JP 2005360114
JP2006016572115.06.2006         Original published format: JP 2006165721
JP2006017634827.06.2006         Original published format: JP 2006176348
[2008/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007043594
Date:19.04.2007
Language:JA
[2007/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1932945
Date:18.06.2008
Language:EN
[2008/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1932945
Date:23.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.04.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.09.2014
ClassificationIPC:C09D5/10, C09D5/18, C22C14/00, C22F1/18, C23C26/00, B05D7/24, F01N13/16
[2017/10]
CPC:
F01N13/16 (EP,US); B05D1/02 (US); B05D1/28 (US);
B05D3/0254 (US); B05D3/12 (US); B05D5/00 (US);
C09D5/103 (EP,US); C09D5/18 (EP,US); C22C14/00 (EP,US);
C22F1/183 (EP,US); C23C26/00 (EP,US); Y10T428/25 (EP,US);
Y10T428/256 (EP,US); Y10T428/258 (EP,US); Y10T428/259 (EP,US);
Y10T428/263 (EP,US); Y10T428/265 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/25]C23C26/00, B05D7/24, B32B15/08, C22C14/00, F01N7/16
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2017/34]
Former [2008/25]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MIT SCHUTZFILM BESCHICHTETE TITANPLATTE MIT HERVORRAGENDER BESTÄNDIGKEIT GEGEN HOCHTEMPERATUROXIDATION UND HOCHTEMPERATURSALZSCHÄDIGUNG, AUTOAUSPUFFSYSTEM MIT DER PLATTE UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR DIE PLATTE ODER DAS SYSTEM[2008/25]
English:TITANIUM SHEET COATED WITH PROTECTIVE FILM AND HAVING EXCELLENT RESISTANCE AGAINST HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE SALT DAMAGE, AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM USING THE SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF THE SHEET OR SYSTEM[2008/25]
French:FEUILLE DE TITANE REVÊTUE D'UN FILM DE PROTECTION ET DONT LA RÉSISTANCE CONTRE L'OXYDATION HAUTE TEMPÉRATURE ET LES DOMMAGES DUS AU SEL HAUTE TEMPÉRATURE EST EXCELLENTE, SYSTÈME D'ÉCHAPPEMENT AUTOMOBILE UTILISANT CETTE FEUILLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2008/25]
Entry into regional phase31.03.2008Translation filed 
31.03.2008National basic fee paid 
31.03.2008Search fee paid 
31.03.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
31.03.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/25]
30.03.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.09.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.01.2017Date of oral proceedings
23.02.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.07.2017Fee for grant paid
13.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.07.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  22.09.2015
Opposition(s)24.05.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
22.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
24.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
24.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
27.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
23.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
21.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.10.2006
AT23.08.2017
CY23.08.2017
CZ23.08.2017
DK23.08.2017
EE23.08.2017
ES23.08.2017
FI23.08.2017
LT23.08.2017
LV23.08.2017
MC23.08.2017
NL23.08.2017
PL23.08.2017
PT23.08.2017
RO23.08.2017
SE23.08.2017
SK23.08.2017
TR23.08.2017
IE05.10.2017
LU05.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
BG23.11.2017
GR24.11.2017
IS23.12.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/16]HU05.10.2006
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Documents cited:Search[A] EP1491649  (KOBE STEEL LTD et al.) [A] 1,2,4-6,8-11,13,14 * the whole document *
 [A] JP2004115906  (KAWAKATSU ICHIRO et al.) [A] 1,2,4-6,8-11,13,14
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