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EP About this file: EP3686448

EP3686448 - BALL JOINT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.04.2023
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.05.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NOK Corporation
12-15, Shiba-Daimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8585 / JP
[2020/31]
Inventor(s)01 / HIROTA, Takuma
c/o NOK CORPORATION
590-1 Jitogata
Makinohara-shi Shizuoka 421-0532 / JP
 [2020/31]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2020/31]
Application number, filing date18859186.120.08.2018
[2020/31]
WO2018JP30625
Priority number, dateJP2017017904319.09.2017         Original published format: JP 2017179043
[2020/31]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019058830
Date:28.03.2019
Language:JA
[2019/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3686448
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3686448
Date:08.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:F16C11/06, F16J3/04, F16J15/52
[2020/31]
CPC:
F16C11/0671 (EP,US); F16C11/0604 (EP); F16C11/0695 (EP,US);
F16J3/04 (US); F16J3/042 (EP)
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 [2020/31]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KUGELGELENK[2020/31]
English:BALL JOINT[2020/31]
French:JOINT À ROTULE[2020/31]
Entry into regional phase31.03.2020Translation filed 
31.03.2020National basic fee paid 
31.03.2020Search fee paid 
31.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
31.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/31]
09.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.04.2022Fee for grant paid
22.04.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.04.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.08.2018
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Documents cited:Search[AD]JPH11108044  (MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP) [AD] 1 * figures 1-7 *;
 [A]US2003156896  (SUZUKI AKEMITSU [JP], et al) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0024] - [0030] * * figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US2012148336  (SHIMAZAWA TOSHIHIRO [JP]) [A] 1* figures 1, 2A-2B, 3A-3B, 4 *;
 [A]EP2657552  (JTEKT CORP [JP]) [A] 1 * abstract * * figures 1-4 *
International search[A]US2271293  (FLUMERFELT WILLIAM A) [A] 1* , *;
 [A]JPS54134871U  [A] 1 * , *;
 [A]JPH11223209  (LEMFOERDER METALLWAREN AG) [A] 1 * , *;
 [A]WO2011049012  (THK RHYTHM CO LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1 * , *
by applicantJPS58130118U
 JPH11108044
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