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EP3261236 - LINEAR MOTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.03.2021
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2017/52]
Inventor(s)01 / HASEGAWA Yu
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / AOYAMA Yasuaki
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2017/52]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2017/52]
Application number, filing date15882569.518.02.2015
[2017/52]
WO2015JP54354
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016132465
Date:25.08.2016
Language:JA
[2016/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3261236
Date:27.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3261236
Date:20.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.08.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:H02K41/03, H02K3/28
[2018/42]
CPC:
H02K41/031 (EP); H02K3/28 (EP)
Former IPC [2017/52]H02K41/03
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 [2017/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:LINEARMOTOR[2017/52]
English:LINEAR MOTOR[2017/52]
French:MOTEUR LINÉAIRE[2017/52]
Entry into regional phase05.07.2017Translation filed 
18.09.2017National basic fee paid 
18.09.2017Search fee paid 
18.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
18.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/52]
11.03.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.02.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.04.2020Fee for grant paid
06.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
02.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH11262236  (YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP) [Y] 1-4 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0020]; figures 12-16 *;
 [IY]US2004108402  (FLECHON PHILIPPE [FR]) [I] 1 * paragraph [0155] - paragraph [0164]; figures 13, 14a, 14b * * paragraph [0114]; figures 7a,7b,8 * [Y] 2-4;
 [Y]WO2013047610  (THK CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-4* paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0043]; figure 8 *;
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 [Y]WO2014065308  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-4 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
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