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EP3421177 - COIL SPRING PROCESSING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.08.2021 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.09.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 28.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 30.11.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 01.09.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NHK Spring Co., Ltd. 3-10, Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	[2019/01]
Inventor(s)	01 / OKADA, Hideki c/o NHK SPRING Co., Ltd. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	02 / YOKOTA, Daisuke c/o NHK SPRING Co., Ltd. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	03 / MORIYAMA, Senri c/o NHK SPRING Co., Ltd. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	04 / AKIYAMA, Satoshi c/o NHK SPRING Co., Ltd. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	05 / KOMAZAKI, Masaya c/o NHK SPRING Co., Ltd. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	06 / NAGAYASU, Go c/o NHK SPRING Co., Ltd. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	[2020/26]
Former [2019/01]	01 / OKADA, Hideki c/o NHK SPRING CO. LTD. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	02 / YOKOTA, Daisuke c/o NHK SPRING CO. LTD. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	03 / MORIYAMA, Senri c/o NHK SPRING CO. LTD. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	04 / AKIYAMA, Satoshi c/o NHK SPRING CO. LTD. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	05 / KOMAZAKI, Masaya c/o NHK SPRING CO. LTD. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
	06 / NAGAYASU, Go c/o NHK SPRING CO. LTD. 3-10 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
Representative(s)	AWA Sweden AB Junkersgatan 1 582 35 Linköping / SE
	[2019/01]
Application number, filing date	17756615.5	23.02.2017
	[2019/01]
	WO2017JP06940
Priority number, date	JP20160032139	23.02.2016 Original published format: JP 2016032139
	[2019/01]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017146177
	Date:	31.08.2017
	Language:	JA
	[2017/35]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3421177
	Date:	02.01.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3421177
	Date:	21.10.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/43]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	31.08.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.10.2019
Classification	IPC:	B24C1/10, B24C3/24, B24C9/00	[2019/01]
	CPC:	B24C1/10 (EP,US); B24C3/24 (EP,US); B24C9/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/01]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SPULENFEDERVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG	[2019/01]
	English:	COIL SPRING PROCESSING DEVICE	[2019/01]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT À RESSORT HÉLICOÏDAL	[2019/01]
Entry into regional phase	22.08.2018	Translation filed
	22.08.2018	National basic fee paid
	22.08.2018	Search fee paid
	22.08.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.08.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	22.08.2018	Examination requested [2019/01]
	08.04.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	29.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.09.2020	Fee for grant paid
	09.09.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	09.09.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	22.07.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CY	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	MK	21.10.2020
	MT	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SI	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	GB	23.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/23]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CY	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	MK	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SI	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	GB	23.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CY	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SI	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	GB	23.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SI	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	GB	23.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
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	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	GB	23.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
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	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
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	RO	21.10.2020
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	SE	21.10.2020
	SI	21.10.2020
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	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	GB	23.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/09]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
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	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
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	RO	21.10.2020
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	SE	21.10.2020
	SI	21.10.2020
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	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
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	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	GB	23.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
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	MC	21.10.2020
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	RO	21.10.2020
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	SE	21.10.2020
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	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	IE	23.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
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	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
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	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SI	21.10.2020
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	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	IT	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/47]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
	LU	23.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	21.10.2020
	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
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	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/41]	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	MC	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
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	SE	21.10.2020
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	NO	21.01.2021
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	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	DK	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
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	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
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	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
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	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/36]	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	EE	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/35]	AT	21.10.2020
	CZ	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RO	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SK	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/33]	AT	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LT	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/32]	AT	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	SM	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/30]	AT	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	NL	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
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Former [2021/28]	AT	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	HR	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
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	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/25]	AT	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	PL	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	IS	21.02.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/23]	AT	21.10.2020
	FI	21.10.2020
	LV	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	SE	21.10.2020
	BG	21.01.2021
	NO	21.01.2021
	GR	22.01.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	21.10.2020
	RS	21.10.2020
	NO	21.01.2021
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	21.10.2020
	PT	22.02.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	21.10.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP2252434 (DAE WON KANG UP CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1* figure 6 *
	International search	[A]JPS56107880 (KOSHUHA NETSUREN KK) [A] 1-7 * , entire text (Family: none) *;
		[A]DE4408643 (KRUPP AG HOESCH KRUPP [DE]) [A] 1-7 * , entire text (Family: none) *;
		[A]JP2011247276 (NHK SPRING CO LTD) [A] 1-7 * , entire text (Family: none) *;
		[A]JP2015077638 (SINTOKOGIO LTD) [A] 1-7 * , entire text & US 2014/0360241 A1 entire text *;
		[A]WO2015136737 (SINTOKOGIO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-7 * , entire text & EP 3088131 A1 entire text *;
		[PA]WO2016027554 (NHK SPRING CO LTD [JP]) [PA] 1-7* , entire text & JP 2016-43429 A entire text *
	by applicant	JP2002361558
		JP2003117830
		JP2015077638

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