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EP1979619 - VACUUM PUMP UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.10.2017 Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 11.11.2016
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	20.10.2017	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 22.11.2017 [2017/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ebara Corporation 11-1 Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2011/01]	For all designated states Ebara Corporation 11-1 Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP
Former [2008/42]	For all designated states EBARA DENSAN LTD. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho, Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8575 / JP
	For all designated states EBARA CORPORATION 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / HOZUMI, Takashi c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	02 / MIYASHITA, Nobuhito c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	03 / INADA, Takanori c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	04 / MATAKE, Kozo c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	05 / OJIMA, Yoshinori c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	06 / MIYAKE, Susumu c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	07 / USUI, Katsuaki c/o Ebara Corporation, 11-1 Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448510 / JP
	[2016/50]
Former [2008/42]	01 / HOZUMI, Takashi c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	02 / MIYASHITA, Nobuhito c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	03 / INADA, Takanori c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	04 / MATAKE, Kozo c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	05 / OJIMA, Yoshinori c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	06 / MIYAKE, Susumu c/o Ebara Densan Ltd. 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448575 / JP
	07 / USUI, Katsuaki c/o Ebara Corporation, 11-1 Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku, Tokyo 1448510 / JP
Representative(s)	Wagner, Karl H., et al Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2016/50]	Wagner, Karl H., et al Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Former [2008/42]	Wagner, Karl H., et al Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Former [2008/33]	Wagner, Karl H., et al WAGNER & GEYER Patentanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	07713802.2	29.01.2007
	[2008/42]
	WO2007JP51840
Priority number, date	JP20060023764	31.01.2006 Original published format: JP 2006023764
	JP20060023765	31.01.2006 Original published format: JP 2006023765
	[2008/42]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2007088989
	Date:	09.08.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1979619
	Date:	15.10.2008
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2008/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1979619
	Date:	14.12.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	09.08.2007
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.06.2013
Classification	IPC:	F04C23/00, F04C18/16, F04C25/02, F04C28/02, H02K49/10	[2008/42]
	CPC:	F04C28/24 (EP,US); F04C23/00 (EP,KR,US); F04C18/16 (EP,KR,US); F04C23/001 (EP,US); F04C25/02 (EP,KR,US); F04C28/02 (KR); (+) F04C29/0085 (EP,US); H02K16/00 (EP,US); H02K7/11 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2016/50]
Former [2009/09]	DE, FR, GB
Former [2008/42]	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
Title	German:	VAKUUMPUMPENEINHEIT	[2008/42]
	English:	VACUUM PUMP UNIT	[2008/42]
	French:	UNITÉ DE POMPE À VIDE	[2008/42]
Entry into regional phase	19.06.2008	National basic fee paid
	19.06.2008	Search fee paid
	19.06.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.06.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.06.2008	Examination requested [2008/42]
	02.09.2008	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	09.10.2008	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	14.01.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	30.07.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.12.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.07.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.02.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.06.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.09.2016	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	23.09.2016	Fee for grant paid
	23.09.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.11.2016	Information about intention to grant a patent
	04.11.2016	Receipt 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 30.07.2014
Opposition(s)	15.09.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPS59215986 (EBARA MFG) [A] 1-16* the whole document *;
		[A]JPS61234290 (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *;
		[Y]DE4232119 (MES UND REGELTECHNIK GERAETEBA [DE]) [Y] 8-16 * abstract *;
		[A]WO2004031585 (EBARA DENSAN LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *;
		[A]US2004173312 (SHIBAYAMA KOUJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *;
		[XI]WO2004090332 (EBARA CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,2 * page 13, line 1 - line 4; figures 1-3 * [I] 3-6;
		[XYI]WO2005038255 (EBARA CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,5,7 * page 8, line 1 - line 14; figure 1 * [Y] 8-16 [I] 3,4,6;
		[Y]EP1596066 (VARIAN INC [US]) [Y] 11,14 * paragraph [0013]; figure 1 *
	International search	[Y]JPH05240181 (EBARA CORP);
		[A]JPH07217580 (HITACHI LTD);
		[Y]JPH07305689 (CHEMITEC CO LTD);
		[Y]JP2000329084 (EBARA CORP, et al)

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