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EP3457101 - CONTACT FORCE MEASUREMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/12]PRESSING FORCE MEASUREMENT METHOD
[2020/04]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
16-5 Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
[2019/12]
Inventor(s)01 / IWAMOTO, Yoichi
C/O MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-Chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
02 / KATAYAMA, Masaaki
C/O MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16-5 Konan 2-Chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8215 / JP
 [2019/12]
Representative(s)Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[2019/12]
Application number, filing date17872754.110.07.2017
[2019/12]
WO2017JP25111
Priority number, dateJP2016022563521.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016225635
[2019/12]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018092352
Date:24.05.2018
Language:JA
[2018/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3457101
Date:20.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3457101
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01L5/00, G01L1/12, G01N27/72, G21C17/003, G01L1/25, F22B37/00, G01B17/02, G01N29/11
[2019/20]
CPC:
G01L1/255 (EP,US); F22B37/003 (EP,US); G01B17/02 (US);
G01L1/00 (US); G01L1/005 (US); G01L5/0033 (EP,US);
G01N27/72 (EP,US); G01N27/90 (US); G01N29/11 (US);
G21C17/003 (EP,US); G21D1/00 (EP,US); Y02E30/00 (EP);
Y02E30/30 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/12]G01L5/00, G01L1/12, G01N27/72, G21C17/003
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 [2019/12]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KONTAKTMESSVERFAHREN[2020/04]
English:CONTACT FORCE MEASUREMENT METHOD[2020/04]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE FORCE DE CONTAKT[2020/04]
Former [2019/12]PRESSKRAFTMESSVERFAHREN
Former [2019/12]PRESSING FORCE MEASUREMENT METHOD
Former [2019/12]PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE FORCE DE PRESSION
Entry into regional phase10.12.2018Translation filed 
10.12.2018National basic fee paid 
10.12.2018Search fee paid 
10.12.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
10.12.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
17.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/12]
16.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2020Fee for grant paid
07.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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DE02.02.2021
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