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EP3225676 - HEAT STORAGE MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.01.2021
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.07.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.04.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56, Suda-cho Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
For all designated states
NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
3040, Misano, Mitake-cho Kani-gun
Gifu 505-0112 / JP
[2017/40]
Inventor(s)01 / MIWA, Shinichi
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
02 / KINOSHITA, Toshiharu
c/o NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
3040, Mizano, Mitake-cho
Kani-gun Gifu-prefecture 505-0112 / JP
03 / HIMOTO, Iori
c/o NGK Adrec Co., Ltd.
3040, Mizano, Mitake-cho
Kani-gun Gifu-prefecture 505-0112 / JP
 [2020/10]
Former [2017/40]01 / MIWA, Shinichi
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
02 / KINOSHITA, Toshiharu
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
03 / HIMOTO, Iori
c/o NGK Insulators, Ltd., Legal Affairs &
Intellectual Property Dept
2-56 Suda-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-city, Aichi 467-8530 / JP
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/10]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Former [2017/40]Naylor, Matthew John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date17163129.427.03.2017
[2017/40]
Priority number, dateJP2016007348631.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016073486
[2017/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3225676
Date:04.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3225676
Date:04.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:C09K5/16, F28D20/00
[2017/40]
CPC:
F28D20/003 (EP,CN,US); C09K5/16 (EP,US); Y02E60/14 (EP,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 [2018/19]
Former [2017/40]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:WÄRMESPEICHERELEMENT[2017/40]
English:HEAT STORAGE MEMBER[2017/40]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE STOCKAGE DE CHALEUR[2017/40]
Examination procedure27.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/19]
20.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.01.2020Fee for grant paid
22.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.12.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.03.2017
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AT04.03.2020
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FI04.03.2020
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LV04.03.2020
MC04.03.2020
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SM04.03.2020
TR04.03.2020
IE27.03.2020
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BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
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BG04.06.2020
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GR05.06.2020
IS04.07.2020
PT29.07.2020
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PL04.03.2020
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 [AD]JP2011027311  (TOYOTA CENTRAL RES & DEV, et al) [AD] 1-19 * abstract ** paragraphs [0006] - [0011] - [0021] - [0022] - [0026] *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/CHEM.200901982
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