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EP About this file: EP3869068

EP3869068 - BALL SCREW DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.11.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.07.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PL, PT, SK		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THK Co., Ltd.
12-10, Shibaura 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8506 / JP
[2021/34]
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIDE, Tetsuhiro
c/o THK CO., LTD.
12-10, Shibaura 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8506 / JP
02 / IWASHIRO, Sho
c/o THK CO., LTD.
12-10, Shibaura 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8506 / JP
 [2021/34]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2021/34]
Application number, filing date19872741.402.10.2019
[2021/34]
WO2019JP38901
Priority number, dateJP2018019735719.10.2018         Original published format: JP 2018197357
[2021/34]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020080106
Date:23.04.2020
Language:JA
[2020/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3869068
Date:25.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3869068
Date:06.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.04.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.10.2021
ClassificationIPC:F16H25/24, F16H25/22
[2021/34]
CPC:
F16H25/2219 (EP); F16H25/2214 (US)
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 [2021/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KUGELROLLSPINDELVORRICHTUNG[2021/34]
English:BALL SCREW DEVICE[2021/34]
French:DISPOSITIF DE VIS À BILLES[2021/34]
Entry into regional phase04.05.2021Translation filed 
04.05.2021National basic fee paid 
04.05.2021Search fee paid 
04.05.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
04.05.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/34]
06.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.09.2023Fee for grant paid
29.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
26.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/34]EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/26]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/25]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR07.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[XY]JP2018096539  (THK CO LTD) [X] 1-4 * the whole document * [Y] 5;
 [Y]US2018251150  (OGNIBENE CLAUDIO [IT]) [Y] 5* paragraph [0188] - paragraph [0190]; figures 11, 12 *
International search[Y]JPH06257657  (SENSEI MUNEHIRO) [Y] 5 * , *;
 [A]EP1500572  (ZF LENKSYSTEME GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-5* , *;
 [A]WO2007029716  (NSK LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * , *;
 [XY]JP2018096539  (THK CO LTD) [X] 1-4 * , * [Y] 5
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