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EP About this file: EP3418223

EP3418223 - CONVEYOR APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.10.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.11.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.10.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.09.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.06.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.11.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
2-11 Mitejima 3-chome
Nishi-yodogawa-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 555-0012 / JP
[2023/07]
Former [2022/49]For all designated states
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
2-11 Mitejima 3-chome
Nishi-yodogawa-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 550-0012 / JP
Former [2022/38]For all designated states
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
2-11 Mitejima 3-chome
Nishi-yodogawa-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 550-0012 / JP
Former [2022/36]For all designated states
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
2-11 Mitejima 3-chome
Nishi-yodogawa-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 555-0012 / JP
Former [2018/52]For all designated states
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
2-11 Mitejima 3-chome Nishiyodogawa-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 555-0012 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUJIO Yoshihiko
c/o DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
Shiga Plant, 1225, Nakazaiji, Hino-cho
Gamo-gun, Shiga 529-1692 / JP
 [2018/52]
Representative(s)van Breda, Jacobus
Octrooibureau Los & Stigter B.V.
P.O. Box 20052
1000 HB Amsterdam / NL
[N/P]
Former [2018/52]Van Breda, Jacobus
Octrooibureau Los & Stigter B.V.
Weteringschans 96
1017 XS Amsterdam / NL
Application number, filing date17753119.113.02.2017
[2018/52]
WO2017JP05091
Priority number, dateJP2016002943719.02.2016         Original published format: JP 2016029437
[2018/52]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017141862
Date:24.08.2017
Language:JA
[2017/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3418223
Date:26.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3418223
Date:07.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.08.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:B65G17/32, B65G47/96
[2019/41]
CPC:
B65G17/32 (EP,RU,US); B65G47/38 (US); B65G17/06 (RU);
B65G47/96 (RU); B65G47/962 (US)
Former IPC [2018/52]B65G17/32, B65G47/38
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 [2018/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FÖRDERVORRICHTUNG[2018/52]
English:CONVEYOR APPARATUS[2018/52]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRANSPORTEUR[2018/52]
Entry into regional phase13.09.2018Translation filed 
19.09.2018National basic fee paid 
19.09.2018Search fee paid 
19.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
19.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
19.09.2018Examination requested  [2018/52]
31.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.06.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.09.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
11.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.10.2022Fee for grant paid
31.10.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.10.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.09.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
25.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL07.12.2022
AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
MC07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SI07.12.2022
SK07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
IE13.02.2023
LU13.02.2023
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
IS07.04.2023
PT10.04.2023
[2024/08]
Former [2023/51]AL07.12.2022
AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
MC07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SI07.12.2022
SK07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
LU13.02.2023
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
IS07.04.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/49]AL07.12.2022
AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
MC07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SK07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
LU13.02.2023
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
IS07.04.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/44]AL07.12.2022
AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
MC07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SK07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
IS07.04.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/39]AL07.12.2022
AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SK07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
IS07.04.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/38]AL07.12.2022
AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SK07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/37]AL07.12.2022
AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
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SM07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/35]AT07.12.2022
CZ07.12.2022
EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
RO07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/34]EE07.12.2022
FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
PT10.04.2023
Former [2023/33]FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
SM07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
Former [2023/25]FI07.12.2022
HR07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
RS07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
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LT07.12.2022
LV07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
GR08.03.2023
Former [2023/22]FI07.12.2022
LT07.12.2022
SE07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
Former [2023/20]LT07.12.2022
NO07.03.2023
Documents cited:Search[XA]US6135262  (POELLING LUDGER [DE]) [X] 1,4,5 * abstract * * column 3, line 4 - line 10 * * column 7, line 49 - line 61 * * figures 1-3 * [A] 6;
 [XAI]US6152280  (BRUUN BRIAN [DK]) [X] 1-5 * abstract * * column 1, line 5 - line 11 * * column 7, line 1 - line 15; claim 9 * * figures 1-3,8-10 * [A] 6 [I] 7;
 [XA]US6360868  (ARLT GUENTER E [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,5 * abstract * * column 3, line 16 - line 30 * * column 6, line 50 - line 58 * * figures 1-2 * [A] 6;
 [XA]EP1447359  (VANDERLANDE IND NEDERLAND [NL]) [X] 1,2,5 * abstract * * paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0036] * * figures 1-3 * [A] 6;
 [A]EP1602604  (VANDERLANDE IND NEDERLAND [NL]) [A] 7 * abstract * * paragraph [0093] - paragraph [0096] ** figures 13a-b *
International search[A]JPS63175612U  (Hanamoto Kensetsu Kabushiki Kaisha) [A] 1-7 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [XA]JP2000016553  (MEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD) [X] 1, 5, 7 * , paragraphs [0007] to [0014]; fig. 1 to 3 (Family: none) * [A] 2-4, 6;
 [A]US6360868  (ARLT GUENTER E [DE], et al) [A] 1-7* , entire text; all drawings & EP 1041019 A2 & DE 19914386 A1 *;
 [A]JP2002520239  (Crisplant A/S) [A] 1-7 * , entire text; all drawings & WO 2000/002802 A1 entire text; all drawings & US 6607066 B1 *;
 [A]WO2015052144  (FIVES INTRALOGISTICS S P A [IT]) [A] 1-7 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2016/0257501 A1 & CN 105873838 A *
ExaminationWO2015176728
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