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EP3290532 - CONVERTER FURNACE WITH BOTTOM-BLOWING PLUG WITH IMPROVED WORKABILITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/10]BOTTOM-BLOWING PLUG WITH IMPROVED WORKABILITY
[2019/52]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.03.2021
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.12.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.09.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TYK Corporation
Shinagawa City Building
2-11-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2018/10]
Inventor(s)01 / KOIDE, Kunihiro
c/o TYK CORPORATION
3-1
Ohbata-cho
Tajimi-shi Gifu 507-8607 / JP
02 / TSUDA, Tomohiro
c/o TYK CORPORATION
3-1
Ohbata-cho
Tajimi-shi Gifu 507-8607 / JP
 [2018/10]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2018/10]
Application number, filing date15910651.717.12.2015
[2018/10]
WO2015JP06284
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017103959
Date:22.06.2017
Language:JA
[2017/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3290532
Date:07.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3290532
Date:06.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.06.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:C21C5/48, C21C7/072
[2018/10]
CPC:
C21C5/48 (EP); C21C7/072 (EP); F27B3/22 (EP);
F27D27/00 (EP); F27D3/16 (EP); F27D2003/161 (EP);
F27D2003/167 (EP); F27D2027/002 (EP) (-)
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 [2018/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KONVERTER MIT EINEM BODENBLASSTOPFEN MIT VERBESSERTER VERARBEITBARKEIT[2019/52]
English:CONVERTER FURNACE WITH BOTTOM-BLOWING PLUG WITH IMPROVED WORKABILITY[2019/52]
French:CONVERTISSEUR AVEC UN BOUCHON DE SOUFFLAGE PAR LE FOND À MANIABILITÉ AMÉLIORÉE[2019/52]
Former [2018/10]VON UNTEN BLASENDER PFROPF MIT VERBESSERTER VERARBEITBARKEIT
Former [2018/10]BOTTOM-BLOWING PLUG WITH IMPROVED WORKABILITY
Former [2018/10]BOUCHON DE SOUFFLAGE PAR LE FOND À MANIABILITÉ AMÉLIORÉE
Entry into regional phase28.11.2017Translation filed 
28.11.2017National basic fee paid 
28.11.2017Search fee paid 
28.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
28.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.11.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
28.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/10]
28.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.2020Fee for grant paid
24.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.12.2015
AL06.05.2020
AT06.05.2020
CY06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
HR06.05.2020
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LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
MK06.05.2020
MT06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
RS06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
SM06.05.2020
TR06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
PT07.09.2020
GB17.12.2020
IE17.12.2020
LU17.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU17.12.2015
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NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
PT07.09.2020
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CH31.12.2020
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BG06.08.2020
NO06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
PT07.09.2020
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CH31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
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BG06.08.2020
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PT07.09.2020
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CH31.12.2020
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 [XI]JPS60135512  (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [X] 1 * figures 1, 2 * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0003] * [I] 2;
 [XI]JPH0324219  (NIPPON KOKAN KK) [X] 1 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0001] * [I] 2;
 [XI]EP0776983  (JAPAN CASTING FORGING CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * figures 1, 5, 6 * * page 2, line 5 - line 39 * * page 5, line 30 - line 51 * [I] 2
International search[X]JPS5785940  (SUMITOMO METAL IND) [X] 1, 2 * , page 2, upper right column, line 12 to lower left column, line 5; fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [X]US4502670  (GOEBEL GUNTHER R [US], et al) [X] 1, 2 * , column 3, lines 55, 56; fig. 2 (Family: none) *;
 [X]CN2612676Y  (VANADIUM EXTRACTING AND STEEL [CN]) [X] 1, 2 * , claims; page 4, lines 14 to 22; fig. 3 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2007262471  (TOKYO YOGYO KK) [A] 1, 2* , entire text (Family: none) *
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