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EP About this file: EP3476631

EP3476631 - SHOCK ABSORPTION MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.11.2020
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Steel Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2019/27]
Former [2019/18]For all designated states
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Toshiya
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
02 / NAKAZAWA, Yoshiaki
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
03 / ITO, Yasuhiro
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
04 / SHIRAKAMI, Satoshi
c/o NIPPON STEEL&SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8071 / JP
 [2019/18]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2019/18]
Application number, filing date17834424.826.07.2017
[2019/18]
WO2017JP27080
Priority number, dateJP2016014879228.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016148792
[2019/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018021422
Date:01.02.2018
Language:JA
[2018/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3476631
Date:01.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:B60J5/04, B60R21/04
[2020/10]
CPC:
B60J5/0441 (EP,RU,US); B60J5/0443 (KR); B60J5/00 (RU,US);
B60J5/0423 (RU,US); B60J5/0444 (EP,RU,US); B60J5/048 (KR);
B60R21/04 (EP,RU); B60R21/0428 (KR,RU,US); B60R2021/0006 (KR);
B60R2021/0414 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/18]B60J5/00, B60R21/04
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 [2019/18]
TitleGerman:SCHLAGABSORBIERENDES ELEMENT[2019/18]
English:SHOCK ABSORPTION MEMBER[2019/18]
French:ÉLÉMENT D'ABSORPTION DE CHOCS[2019/18]
Entry into regional phase17.01.2019Translation filed 
17.01.2019National basic fee paid 
17.01.2019Search fee paid 
17.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
17.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
17.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/18]
01.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
13.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
24.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
24.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US6196619  (TOWNSEND JOHN A [US], et al) [Y] 1-12 * figure 9 ** figures 1-20 *;
 [Y]US6302474  (DRYSDALE STEPHEN [GB], et al) [Y] 1-12 * figures 1-3 *;
 [XAI]US2002148198  (WYCECH JOSEPH S [US]) [X] 1-4,6 * figures 1-47 * * paragraph [0075] - paragraph [0080]; figures 17,18,19 * [A] 7-12 [I] 5;
 [Y]EP1364821  (NIPPON STEEL CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-12 * figures 1-10 * * abstract *
International search[XY]JPH04208634  (KOBE STEEL LTD, et al) [X] 1 * , page 2, upper left column, line 3 to page 4, upper left column, line 5; table 1; fig. 1 to 4 (Family: none) * [Y] 2-12;
 [Y]JP2003205741  (NISSAN SHATAI CO) [Y] 2-12 * , paragraphs [0009] to [0028]; fig. 1 to 8 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2004345507  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [Y] 2-12 * , paragraphs [0007] to [0037]; fig. 1 to 8 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2009051377  (AISIN TAKAOKA LTD) [Y] 12* , paragraph [0030] (Family: none) *
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