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EP2463406 - Steam turbine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2018
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.05.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
3-1, Minatomirai 3-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama 220-8401 / JP
[2015/16]
Former [2014/39]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
3-1, Minatomirai 3-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-8401 / JP
Former [2012/24]For all designated states
Hitachi Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kojima, Yoshitaka
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
02 / Arikawa, Hideyuki
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
03 / Mebata, Akira
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
04 / Doi, Hiroyuki
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
05 / Toriya, Hajime
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
06 / Narita, Kenjiro
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
 [2012/24]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/25]Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Steinsdorfstraße 10
80538 München / DE
Former [2012/24]Beetz & Partner
Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date12158240.729.06.2010
[2012/24]
Priority number, dateJP2009015420529.06.2009         Original published format: JP 2009154205
[2012/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2463406
Date:13.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/24]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2463406
Date:13.03.2013
Language:EN
[2013/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2463406
Date:21.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.02.2013
ClassificationIPC:C23C28/02, C22C19/00, F01D5/28
[2012/24]
CPC:
C22C19/00 (EP,US); F01D11/02 (US); C22C19/058 (EP,US);
C22C19/07 (EP,US); C23C28/02 (EP,US); C23C30/00 (EP,US);
C23C4/073 (EP,US); F01D11/001 (EP,US); F01D11/122 (EP,US);
F05D2220/31 (EP,US); F05D2300/509 (EP,US); Y10T428/249961 (EP,US);
Y10T428/249974 (EP,US); Y10T428/249981 (EP,US); Y10T428/249989 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/24]
TitleGerman:Dampfturbine[2012/24]
English:Steam turbine[2012/24]
French:Turbine à vapeur[2012/24]
Examination procedure23.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/24]
12.09.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.10.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.02.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.05.2017Fee for grant paid
08.05.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.05.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10006717.2  / EP2270258
Opposition(s)22.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.04.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
01.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
30.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.06.2010
AL21.06.2017
AT21.06.2017
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IE29.06.2017
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BE30.06.2017
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GR22.09.2017
IS21.10.2017
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