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EP3342720 - GAS REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND GAS REPLACEMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.03.2020
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip07.05.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd.
1-1, Wadasaki-cho 1-chome
Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi
Hyogo 652-8585 / JP
For all designated states
Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
18-1
Higashi-Gotanda 2-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8640 / JP
[2018/27]
Inventor(s)01 / YUSE, Hidehiko
C/O Toyo Seikan Co.
Ltd.
18-1
Higashi-Gotanda 2-chome, Sinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8640 / JP
02 / KUROSAWA, Kazuyuki
C/O Toyo Seikan Co.
Ltd.
18-1
Higashi-Gotanda 2-chome, Sinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8640 / JP
03 / TAKADA, Yukio
C/O CHURYO ENGINEERING CO
. LTD.
60-1
Aza Kutanjo, Iwatsuka-cho, Nakamura-ku
Nagoya-shi Aichi 453-0862 / JP
04 / ISHIKURA, Shinji
C/O MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES FOOD&PACKAGING
MACHINERY Co. Ltd. 1
Aza Takamichi
Iwatsuka-cho, Nakamura-ku
Nagoya-shi Aichi 453-0862 / JP
05 / INUKAI, Norio
C/O MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES FOOD&PACKAGING
MACHINERY Co. Ltd. 1
Aza Takamichi
Iwatsuka-cho, Nakamura-ku
Nagoya-shi Aichi 453-0862 / JP
06 / SEMBON, Katsumi
C/O Toyo Seikan Co.
Ltd. Technical Headquaters
1-70
Yako 1-chome, Tsurumi-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 230-0001 / JP
 [2018/27]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2018/27]
Application number, filing date16838804.922.08.2016
[2018/27]
WO2016JP03809
Priority number, dateJP2015016523224.08.2015         Original published format: JP 2015165232
[2018/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017033454
Date:02.03.2017
Language:JA
[2017/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3342720
Date:04.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:B65B31/04, B67C3/00, B67C9/00
[2018/27]
CPC:
B65B31/025 (EP); B67C3/222 (US); B67C3/00 (EP);
B67C3/225 (US); B67C3/24 (US); B67C7/0053 (US);
B67C9/00 (EP); B65B31/04 (EP); B67C2007/006 (US);
B67C2007/0066 (US) (-)
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 [2018/27]
TitleGerman:GASAUSTAUSCHSYSTEM UND GASAUSTAUSCHVERFAHREN[2018/27]
English:GAS REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND GAS REPLACEMENT METHOD[2018/27]
French:SYSTÈME DE REMPLACEMENT DE GAZ ET PROCÉDÉ DE REMPLACEMENT DE GAZ[2018/27]
Entry into regional phase18.01.2018Translation filed 
18.01.2018National basic fee paid 
18.01.2018Search fee paid 
18.01.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
18.01.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.01.2018Examination requested  [2018/27]
18.01.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2023Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
02.06.2023Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
27.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
12.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
10.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
10.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
17.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
16.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH05330515  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [A]JPH06179428  (SHIKOKU KAKOKI CO LTD)
International search[Y]JPS5050187  (AB Ziristor) [Y] 9, 13 * , page 3, lower right column, lines 5 to 12 & US 4014158 A column 2, lines 48 to 57 & GB 1470990 A & DE 2439157 A & FR 2241458 A & CH 582091 A & SU 573123 A & NL 7411069 A & SE 7311516 A & AU 7237774 A & CA 1006327 A & IT 1020163 A & IT 1020163 B *;
 [A]US2012297732  (DUPONT LAURENT [FR], et al) [A] 1-13* , & WO 2012/038616 A1 & EP 2501616 A & FR 2964950 A & FR 2964950 A1 & CA 2787168 A & RU 2012133963 A & DK 2501616 T & ES 2508666 T & PT 2501616 E *;
 [XY]US2012308699  (DUPONT LAURENT [FR], et al) [X] 1-8, 10-12 * , paragraphs [0080] to [0093]; fig. 2 & WO 2012/038615 A1 & EP 2509874 A & FR 2964949 A & FR 2964949 A1 & CA 2786985 A & RU 2507131 C & DK 2509874 T & ES 2508665 T & PT 2509874 E & RS 53517 B * [Y] 9, 13
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