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EP About this file: EP2843087

EP2843087 - METAL MEMBER, A TERMINAL, A WIRE CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TERMINAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/10]METAL MEMBER, TERMINAL, ELECTRIC WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TERMINAL
[2017/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
For all designated states
Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc.
1000 Amago Koura-cho
Inukami-gun, Shiga 522-0242 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2015/10]For all designated states
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
For all designated states
Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc.
1000 Amago Koura-cho
Inukami-gun, Shiga 522-0242 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TACHIBANA, Akira
c/o FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
02 / MITOSE, Kengo
c/o FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
03 / IKUTA, Chikanobu
c/o Intellectual Property Division
of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
2-3, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
 [2016/03]
Former [2015/10]01 / TACHIBANA, Akira
c/o FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
02 / MITOSE, Kengo
c/o FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
03 / IKUTA, Chikanobu
c/o FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
Representative(s)Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB
Postfach 860 820
81635 München / DE
[2017/16]
Former [2015/10]Jordan, Volker Otto Wilhelm, et al
Postfach 860 820
81635 München / DE
Application number, filing date14754403.508.01.2014
[2017/16]
WO2014JP50171
Priority number, dateJP2013003407224.02.2013         Original published format: JP 2013034072
[2015/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014129221
Date:28.08.2014
Language:JA
[2014/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2843087
Date:04.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2843087
Date:19.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.08.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:C25D7/00, B23K26/21, C22C9/06, H01R4/62, H01R13/03, H01R43/16, B23K101/34, B23K103/12, B23K26/32, B23K26/322, B32B15/04, B32B15/20, C25D3/12, C25D3/30, C25D5/48, H01R4/18, H01R4/20, H01R43/02, B23K101/38, B23K103/08, C25D5/16
[2016/16]
CPC:
B23K26/32 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/627 (EP,KR,US); B23K26/322 (KR,US);
B32B15/04 (US); B32B15/043 (US); B32B15/20 (US);
C22C9/00 (EP,KR,US); C22C9/06 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/48 (EP,KR,US);
C25D5/605 (EP,KR,US); H01R13/03 (EP,KR,US); H01R4/187 (US);
H01R43/0221 (EP,KR,US); H01R43/16 (EP,KR,US); B23K2101/34 (EP,KR,US);
B23K2101/38 (EP,KR,US); B23K2103/08 (EP,KR,US); B23K2103/12 (EP,KR,US);
B32B2250/03 (US); B32B2307/20 (US); C25D3/12 (EP,KR,US);
C25D3/30 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/10 (KR); H01R4/20 (EP,KR,US);
H01R4/62 (EP,KR,US); Y10T29/49215 (EP,US); Y10T428/12472 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/10]C25D7/00, B23K26/21, C22C9/06, H01R4/62, H01R13/03, H01R43/16
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:METALLELEMENT, ANSCHLUSSKLEMME, ELEKTRISCHE DRAHTVERBINDUNGSSTRUKTUR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER ANSCHLUSSKLEMME[2015/10]
English:METAL MEMBER, A TERMINAL, A WIRE CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TERMINAL[2017/13]
French:ÉLÉMENT MÉTALLIQUE, BORNE, STRUCTURE DE CONNEXION DE CÂBLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE BORNE[2015/10]
Former [2015/10]METAL MEMBER, TERMINAL, ELECTRIC WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TERMINAL
Entry into regional phase25.11.2014Translation filed 
25.11.2014National basic fee paid 
25.11.2014Search fee paid 
25.11.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
25.11.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.11.2014Examination requested  [2015/10]
25.07.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.02.2017Fee for grant paid
02.02.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.02.2017Receipt 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  13.10.2016
Opposition(s)22.01.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.01.2014
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS60180686  (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2008248294  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2011150822  (AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES LTD, et al) [A] 1-10* abstract *
International search[A]JPS60180686  (HITACHI LTD);
 [A]JPH08218137  (KOBE STEEL LTD);
 [A]JP2004071437  (SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS);
 [A]JP2011150822  (AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES LTD, et al)
by applicantJPH10334962
 JPH11144774
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