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EP3551394 - METHOD FOR MINIMIZING LOADS ON THE ARTICULATED JOINTS OF A MANIPULATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.09.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.09.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.10.2023  [2023/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
[2019/42]
Inventor(s)01 / DAI, Fan
Am Markstein 5C
64673 Zwingenberg / DE
02 / WAHRBURG, Arne
Caroline Herschelstrasse 18
64293 Darmstadt / DE
03 / MATTHIAS, Björn
Zeuternerstrasse 4
76669 Bad Schönborn / DE
04 / DING, Hao
Pfaffengrunder Terrasse 12
69115 Heidelberg / DE
 [2019/42]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Grünstraße 25
40212 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/42]Marks, Frank
ABB AG
GF-IP
Wallstadter Strasse 59
68526 Ladenburg / DE
Application number, filing date17780368.129.09.2017
[2019/42]
WO2017EP74751
Priority number, dateDE20161012390909.12.2016         Original published format: DE102016123909
[2019/42]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018103908
Date:14.06.2018
Language:DE
[2018/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3551394
Date:16.10.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:B25J9/16
[2019/42]
CPC:
B25J9/1643 (EP); G05B2219/40342 (EP); G05B2219/40343 (EP);
G05B2219/40369 (EP); G05B2219/40377 (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 [2019/42]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR MINIMIERUNG VON BELASTUNGEN DER GELENKVERBINDUNGEN EINES MANIPULATORS[2019/42]
English:METHOD FOR MINIMIZING LOADS ON THE ARTICULATED JOINTS OF A MANIPULATOR[2019/42]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE RÉDUCTION AU MINIMUM DES CONTRAINTES SUR LES LIAISONS ARTICULÉES D'UN MANIPULATEUR[2019/42]
Entry into regional phase06.05.2019National basic fee paid 
06.05.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
06.05.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
06.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.05.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.05.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.02.2024
30.05.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/42]
09.06.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/42]
15.02.2024Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[I]US5294873  (SERAJI HOMAYOUN [US]) [I] 1-10* column 4, line 1 - column 5, line 48; figure 2 *
ExaminationUS5430643
 WO2012143044
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