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EP3636788 - HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.05.2024
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.04.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
2-4, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-8585 / JP
[2020/16]
Inventor(s)01 / NATSUMEDA, Hirokazu
c/o Kobe Corporate Research Laboratories
in Kobe Steel, Ltd.
5-5, Takatsukadai 1-chome, Nishi-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2271 / JP
02 / MURAKAMI, Toshio
c/o Kobe Corporate Research Laboratories
in Kobe Steel, Ltd.
5-5, Takatsukadai 1-chome, Nishi-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2271 / JP
03 / SAITO, Kenji
c/o Kakogawa Works in Kobe Steel, Ltd.
1 Kanazawa-cho, Kakogawa-shi
Hyogo 675-0137 / JP
04 / MURATA, Tadao
c/o Kakogawa Works in Kobe Steel, Ltd.
1 Kanazawa-cho, Kakogawa-shi
Hyogo 675-0137 / JP
 [2020/16]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2020/16]
Application number, filing date18809088.022.05.2018
[2020/16]
WO2018JP19594
Priority number, dateJP2017010834031.05.2017         Original published format: JP 2017108340
[2020/16]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018221307
Date:06.12.2018
Language:JA
[2018/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3636788
Date:15.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.12.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:C22C38/02, C22C38/04, C22C38/06, C22C38/00, C22C38/12, C22C38/14, C22C38/16, C22C38/08, C22C38/18, C22C38/38, C21D9/46, C21D9/48, C21D8/02, C21D6/00
[2020/49]
CPC:
C22C38/02 (EP,US); C22C38/04 (EP,KR,US); C21D9/46 (EP,US);
C21D6/00 (EP); C21D6/005 (US); C21D6/008 (EP,US);
C21D8/02 (EP,US); C21D8/0226 (EP,US); C21D8/0236 (EP,US);
C21D8/0263 (US); C21D9/48 (EP,KR); C22C38/00 (EP);
C22C38/001 (EP,US); C22C38/002 (EP,US); C22C38/005 (EP,US);
C22C38/06 (EP,KR,US); C22C38/08 (EP,US); C22C38/12 (EP,US);
C22C38/14 (EP,US); C22C38/16 (EP,US); C22C38/18 (EP,US);
C22C38/38 (EP,US); C22C38/58 (KR); C21D2211/001 (US);
C21D2211/002 (US); C21D2211/005 (US); C21D2211/008 (US);
Y02P10/20 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/16]C22C38/00, C21D9/48, C22C38/06, C22C38/58, C21D9/46
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 [2020/16]
TitleGerman:HOCHFESTES STAHLBLECH UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2020/16]
English:HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME[2020/16]
French:TÔLE D'ACIER À HAUTE RÉSISTANCE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2020/16]
Entry into regional phase26.11.2019Translation filed 
28.11.2019National basic fee paid 
28.11.2019Search fee paid 
28.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
28.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/16]
17.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
17.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
27.05.2025Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2026Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[I] US2017107591  (TAKASHIMA KATSUTOSHI et al.) [I] 1-5 * claims 7-22 * * paragraphs [0012] - [0096] * * tables 1-3 *
 [I] JP2015224359  (JFE STEEL CORP et al.) [I] 1-5 * the whole document *
 [A] US2016177414  (TAKASHIMA KATSUTOSHI et al.) [A] 1-5 * claims 7-16 * * tables 1-3 * * paragraphs [0036] - [0098] *
 [A] US2011198002  (NAKAGAITO TATSUYA et al.) [A] 1-5 * claims 1-20 * * tables 1-5 * * paragraphs [0013] - [0050] *
 [A] JP2014034716  (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP et al.) [A] 1-5 * the whole document *
International search[A] JP2016194138  (KOBE STEEL LTD et al.) [A] 1-5 * , claim 1, paragraphs [0001], [0018], tables 1, 3-1, 3-2 & EP 3279362 A1, claim 1, paragraphs [0001], [0018], tables 1, 3-1, 3-2 & US 2018/0037964 A1 & CN 107429370 A & KR 10-2017-0131606 A & MX 2017012442 A & WO 2016/158159 A1 *
 [A] JP2015516511  (フォエスタルピネ スタール ゲゼルシャフト ミット ベシュレンクテルハフツングVOESTALPINESTAHL GMBH et al.) [A] 1-5 * , claims 1, 5, 6, paragraphs [0001], [0039], [0064], tables 1, 3-1 to 3-3 & US 2015/0167133 A1, claims 1, 5, 6, paragraphs [0001], [0044], [0085]-[0088], tables 1, 3 & CN 104245971 A & ES 2648415 T3 & KR 10-2015-0000892 A & WO 2013/144376 A1 *
 [A] JP2009209450  (JFE STEEL CORP et al.) [A] 1-5 * , claims 1, 8, paragraphs [0001], [0039]-[0043], tables 1-5 & EP 2267176 A1, claims 1, 7, paragraphs [0001], [0036]-[0040], table 1, 5 & US 2011/0198002 A1 & CA 2712514 A1 & CN 101939456 A & KR 10-2010-0099757 A & MX 2010008622 A & WO 2009/099079 A1 *
 [A] JPH0394017  (KOBE STEEL LTD et al.) [A] 1-5 * , claim 2, page 2, lower right column, lines 14-16, page 3, lower left column, line 14 to page 4, upper left column, line 11, table 1, fig. 1 (Family: none) *
 [A] JP2013040383  (KOBE STEEL LTD et al.) [A] 1-5 * , claim 1, paragraphs [0014], [0026] (Family: none) *
 [P, A] JP2017214648  (KOBE STEEL LTD et al.) [P, A] 1-5 * , claims 1, 5, paragraphs [0001], [0049]-[0061], tables 1 to 3-2, fig. 1 & WO 2017/208759 A1 *
by applicantJP2009203548
 JP2017108340
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