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EP3446800 - FACILITY AND METHOD FOR COLD ROLLING METAL STRIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.07.2021
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JFE Steel Corporation
2-3, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
[2019/09]
Inventor(s)01 / HIRAI Masaki
c/o Intellectual Property Dept.
JFE STEEL CORPORATION
2-3
Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
02 / TANOKUCHI Ichiro
c/o Intellectual Property Dept.
JFE STEEL CORPORATION
2-3
Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
 [2019/09]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2019/09]
Application number, filing date17785958.418.04.2017
[2019/09]
WO2017JP15523
Priority number, dateJP2016008499321.04.2016         Original published format: JP 2016084993
[2019/09]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017183620
Date:26.10.2017
Language:JA
[2017/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3446800
Date:27.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3446800
Date:09.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.10.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:B21B45/02, B21B27/10
[2019/09]
CPC:
B21B45/0218 (EP,US); B21B27/10 (KR,US); B21B45/02 (RU);
B21B45/0233 (KR,US); B21B1/28 (US); B21B2001/221 (US);
B21B2027/103 (KR,US); B21B2275/04 (EP); B21B37/74 (EP);
B21B45/0251 (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 [2019/09]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:EINRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM KALTWALZEN EINES METALLSTREIFENS[2019/09]
English:FACILITY AND METHOD FOR COLD ROLLING METAL STRIP[2019/09]
French:INSTALLATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE LAMINAGE À FROID DE BANDE MÉTALLIQUE[2019/09]
Entry into regional phase13.11.2018Translation filed 
13.11.2018National basic fee paid 
13.11.2018Search fee paid 
13.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
13.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
13.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/09]
14.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.04.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
29.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.08.2020Fee for grant paid
03.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
18.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]BE894339  (SUMITOMO METAL IND) [A] 1,4 * figure 1; claims 1-4 *;
 [A]JP2012055955  (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [A] 1-6 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2013049075  (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1,4* abstract *;
 [A]JP2013221123  (NIHON PARKERIZING, et al) [A] 1-6 * abstract *
International search[A]JPH01309705  (KAWASAKI STEEL CO) [A] 1-6 * , page 2, lower right column, line 7 to page 3, upper left column, line 8 (Familv: none) *;
 [A]JPH08215706  (SUMITOMO METAL IND) [A] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0048] to [0051] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2007144514  (JFE STEEL KK) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2008006487  (JFE STEEL KK) [A] 1-6 * , claims; paragraphs [0018], [0031], [0050]; fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2009007510  (JFE STEEL KK) [A] 1-6* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
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