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EP About this file: EP3273110

EP3273110 - WHEEL LOADER, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Komatsu Ltd.
2-3-6 Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo
107-8414 / JP
[2018/04]
Inventor(s)01 / TANAKA, Yutaka
c/o Komatsu Ltd.
Awazu Plant
Tsu 23
Futsu-machi
Komatsu-shi Ishikawa 923-0392 / JP
02 / KAMIMAE, Takeshi
c/o Komatsu Ltd.
Awazu Plant
Tsu 23
Futsu-machi
Komatsu-shi Ishikawa 923-0392 / JP
03 / SHIRAO, Atsushi
c/o Komatsu Ltd.
Awazu Plant
Tsu 23
Futsu-machi
Komatsu-shi Ishikawa 923-0392 / JP
04 / ISEJIMA, Satoshi
c/o Komatsu Ltd.
Awazu Plant
Tsu 23
Futsu-machi
Komatsu-shi Ishikawa 923-0392 / JP
 [2018/04]
Representative(s)Flügel Preissner Schober Seidel
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 20
80335 München / DE
[2021/30]
Former [2018/04]Flügel Preissner Schober Seidel
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Nymphenburger Strasse 20a
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date15785044.716.09.2015
[2018/04]
WO2015JP76287
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016043222
Date:24.03.2016
Language:JA
[2016/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3273110
Date:24.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3273110
Date:28.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.03.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:E02F9/22, F16H61/421, F16H61/431, F16H61/472
[2018/23]
CPC:
E02F9/2253 (EP,US); F16H61/421 (EP,US); F16H61/431 (EP,US);
F16H61/472 (EP,US); B60Y2200/415 (EP,US); E02F3/34 (US);
E02F3/3417 (EP,US); F16H2059/0221 (EP,US); F16H2059/366 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/04]F16H61/42, E02F9/22
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 [2018/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:RADLADER UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2018/04]
English:WHEEL LOADER, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME[2018/04]
French:CHARGEUSE SUR ROUES, ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2018/04]
Entry into regional phase05.11.2015Translation filed 
05.11.2015National basic fee paid 
05.11.2015Search fee paid 
05.11.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
05.11.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.11.2015Examination requested  [2018/04]
05.11.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.06.2021Fee for grant paid
15.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
16.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
17.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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International search[Y] JP2008144942  (KOMATSU MFG CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-13 * , claims 1 to 3; paragraphs [0047] to [0088]; fig. 2 to 11 (Family: none) *
 [Y] JP2008128192  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP et al.) [Y] 1-13 * , claims 1 to 4; paragraphs [0044] to [0047] (Family: none) *
 [A] JP2014190235  (KUBOTA KK et al.) [A] 1-13 * , paragraphs [0017] to [0056]; fig. 1 to 4 & US 2014/0290236 A1 paragraphs [0066] to [0130]; fig. 1 to 4B & DE 102014101781 A *
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