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EP About this file: EP2946708

EP2946708 - HAND DRYER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.09.2017
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip05.01.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.02.2018  [2018/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2015/48]
Inventor(s)01 / Fukaya, Yoshihiro
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8310 / JP
02 / Kobayashi, Takaki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8310 / JP
 [2015/48]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/48]Hopkin, Tobias J.B.
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London
WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date15166419.023.04.2008
[2015/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2946708
Date:25.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:A47K10/48
[2015/48]
CPC:
A47K10/48 (EP,US)
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 [2016/15]
Former [2015/48]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:HANDTROCKNER[2015/48]
English:HAND DRYER[2015/48]
French:SÈCHE-MAINS[2015/48]
Examination procedure02.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/15]
15.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.10.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.09.2017Date of oral proceedings
13.09.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/06]
13.09.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
23.09.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/06]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08740789.6  / EP2277424
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
05.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
05.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
05.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
05.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
05.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
20.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[I]WO2005102133  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTIAL [JP], et al) [I] 1-7 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0009]; figure - *;
 [A]GB2413283  (GREEN GRAHAME PETER [GB]) [A] 1-3 * page 9, line 21 - page 13, line 22; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US2006171660  (HSU CHI-CHIN [TW]) [A] 1-5 * figure - *;
 [A]WO2007015045  (DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD [GB], et al) [A] 6,7 * page 5, line 17 - page 6, line 16; figure - *
by applicantJPH0244192
 JP2001327433
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