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EP3603838 - MOLDING SYSTEM AND MOLDING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.06.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip18.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
1-1 Osaki 2-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-6025 / JP
[2020/06]
Inventor(s)01 / NOGIWA, Kimihiro
c/o Ehime Works of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
5-2 Sobiraki-cho
Niihama-shi Ehime 792-8588 / JP
02 / ISHIZUKA, Masayuki
c/o Ehime Works of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
5-2 Sobiraki-cho
Niihama-shi Ehime 792-8588 / JP
03 / SAIKA, Masayuki
c/o Ehime Works of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
5-2 Sobiraki-cho
Niihama-shi Ehime 792-8588 / JP
04 / UENO, Norieda
c/o SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES Ltd.
1-1 Osaki 2-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-6025 / JP
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)Louis Pöhlau Lohrentz
Patentanwälte
Postfach 30 55
90014 Nürnberg / DE
[2020/06]
Application number, filing date18772649.216.02.2018
[2020/06]
WO2018JP05556
Priority number, dateJP2017005489721.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017054897
[2020/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018173575
Date:27.09.2018
Language:JA
[2018/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3603838
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.09.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:B21D26/053, B21D26/033, B21D43/00
[2020/06]
CPC:
B21D26/033 (EP,KR,US); B21D26/053 (EP,KR); B21D39/02 (US);
B21D43/003 (EP,US); B21D43/006 (EP,US); B21D43/02 (KR)
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 [2020/06]
TitleGerman:FORMSYSTEM UND FORMVERFAHREN[2020/06]
English:MOLDING SYSTEM AND MOLDING METHOD[2020/06]
French:SYSTÈME DE MOULAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MOULAGE[2020/06]
Entry into regional phase31.07.2019Translation filed 
31.07.2019National basic fee paid 
31.07.2019Search fee paid 
31.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
31.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.07.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
09.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
17.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
18.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0588528  (ARMCO STEEL CO LP [US], et al) [A] 1-7 * column 7, lines 44-49; figure - *;
 [A]US6322645  (DYKSTRA WILLIAM C [US], et al) [A] 1-7* the whole document *;
 [A]US2015360281  (MAY CHRISTOPHER JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0030]; figure - *
International search[A]JPS5893519  (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-7 * , page 2, lower right column, line 2 to page 3, upper right column, line 20, fig. 3-6 (Family: none *;
 [A]JP2012000654  (LINZ RES ENGINEERING CO LTD) [A] 1-7* , entire text, all drawings (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2012000654
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