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EP3629111 - PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, PROCESS CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM UPDATE METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.07.2024
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.03.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.09.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.12.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  28.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi
Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
[2024/32]
Former [2020/14]For all designated states
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi
Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OHNO, Takeshi
c/o YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
02 / MURAKAMI, Takeshi
c/o YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
 [2020/14]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[2024/33]
Former [2020/14]Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date19199635.425.09.2019
[2020/14]
Priority number, dateJP2018018071526.09.2018         Original published format: JP 2018180715
[2020/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3629111
Date:01.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/14]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3629111
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification
No.:EP3629111
Date:14.08.2024
Language:EN
[2024/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/042, G06F8/656
[2024/13]
CPC:
G05B19/0426 (EP); G05B19/4183 (CN); G06F8/656 (EP,US);
G06F8/658 (US); G06F9/45533 (US); G05B2219/13155 (EP);
G05B2219/23327 (EP); G06F2009/45575 (US); Y02P90/02 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/14]G05B19/042
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 [2021/04]
Former [2020/14]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:PROZESSSTEUERUNGSSYSTEM, PROZESSSTEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND PROGRAMMAKTUALISIERUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/14]
English:PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, PROCESS CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM UPDATE METHOD[2020/14]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE DE PROCESSUS, APPAREIL DE COMMANDE DE PROCESSUS ET PROCÉDÉ DE MISE À JOUR DE PROGRAMME[2020/14]
Examination procedure22.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/04]
22.12.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.03.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.07.2024Fee for grant paid
04.07.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.07.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
30.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2013200669  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP) [A] 1,8,9 * the whole document *;
 [XA]EP2897007  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1,8,9 * paragraph [0007]; figures 1,3,4 * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0059] * * paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0069] * * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0058] * [A] 2-7,10,11;
 [A]JP5834935B  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [XA]US2017139698  (MUROYAMA TOMOHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1,8,9 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0040] * [A] 2-7,10,11;
 [A]JP2018014046  (TOSHIBA CORP, et al) [A] 1-11* the whole document *
by applicantJPH113240
 JP2015005258
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