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EP2112236 - ROTARY HEARTH REDUCING FURNACE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  26.05.2017
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.05.2017Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 28.06.2017  [2017/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd
6-3, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
[2009/44]
Inventor(s)01 / SHIMA, Shinji
c/o NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 46-59 Oaza-Nakabaru Tobata-ku
Kitakyushu-shi Fukuoka 804-8585 / JP
 [2009/44]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/44]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date08703649.722.01.2008
[2009/44]
WO2008JP50805
Priority number, dateJP2007002950208.02.2007         Original published format: JP 2007029502
[2009/44]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008096592
Date:14.08.2008
Language:JA
[2008/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2112236
Date:28.10.2009
Language:EN
[2009/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.08.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:C21B13/10, C22B5/10, F27B9/16, F27B9/36, C21B13/00
[2012/12]
CPC:
F27B9/16 (EP); C21B13/0073 (EP); C21B13/105 (EP);
C22B5/10 (EP); F27B9/36 (EP); C22B1/216 (EP);
C22B1/245 (EP); Y02P10/20 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2009/44]C21B13/10, C22B5/10, F27B9/16, F27B9/36
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/44]
TitleGerman:DREHHERD-REDUKTIONSOFEN UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINEM BETRIEB[2009/44]
English:ROTARY HEARTH REDUCING FURNACE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME[2009/44]
French:FOUR DE RÉDUCTION À SOLE TOURNANTE ET SA MÉTHODE D'UTILISATION[2009/44]
Entry into regional phase20.08.2009Translation filed 
03.09.2009National basic fee paid 
03.09.2009Search fee paid 
03.09.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
03.09.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.08.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
03.09.2009Examination requested  [2009/44]
17.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.04.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2017Application withdrawn by applicant  [2017/26]
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  03.04.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
24.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
24.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
24.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
26.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
25.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
25.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP1186675  (DAIDO STEEL CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,5 * abstract * * paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0034] * * paragraph [0055] * [I] 3;
 [I]US6183246  (GOUEFFLEC GERARD LE [FR]) [I] 1-5 * column 1, lines 10-16 * * column 2, line 48 - line 62 * * column 3, line 20 - line 23 * * column 7, line 15 - line 20 *;
 [A]US4480992  (OKAMOTO KENJI [JP]) [A] 1-5 * abstract * * column 4, line 53 - column 5, line 5 *
International search[Y]JP2005249354  (NIPPON STEEL CORP, et al);
 [Y]JPH11248359  (DAIDO STEEL CO LTD);
 [A]JP2004256868  (KOBE STEEL LTD)
by applicantJPH11248359
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