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EP About this file: EP3889569

EP3889569 - AMBIENT-HYDROGEN-LEVEL ASSESSMENT METHOD AND WHITE-STRUCTURE-DAMAGE-LIKELIHOOD PREDICTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.03.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NSK Ltd.
6-3, Ohsaki 1-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
[2021/40]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMADA, Hiroki
c/o NSK Ltd.
5-50, Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
02 / IMAI, Atsushi
c/o NSK Ltd.
5-50, Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
03 / UYAMA, Hideyuki
c/o NSK Ltd.
5-50, Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
 [2021/50]
Former [2021/40]01 / YAMADA Hiroki
c/o NSK Ltd., 5-50, Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
02 / IMAI Atsushi
c/o NSK Ltd., 5-50, Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
03 / UYAMA Hideyuki
c/o NSK Ltd., 5-50, Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
Representative(s)Rings, Rolf
Klingseisen, Rings & Partner
Patentanwälte
Postfach 10 15 61
80089 München / DE
[2021/40]
Application number, filing date19890674.531.10.2019
[2021/40]
WO2019JP42833
Priority number, dateJP2018022483830.11.2018         Original published format: JP 2018224838
[2021/40]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020110593
Date:04.06.2020
Language:JA
[2020/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3889569
Date:06.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3889569
Date:03.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.06.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01M13/04, F16C19/52, G01N33/20
[2021/40]
CPC:
G01N33/2025 (EP); G01N17/002 (US); F16C19/52 (EP,US);
G01M13/04 (EP,US); G01N17/006 (US); F16C2326/01 (EP);
F16C33/62 (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 [2021/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BEURTEILUNG DER UMGEBUNGSWASSERSTOFFKONZENTRATION UND VERFAHREN ZUR VORHERSAGE DER WAHRSCHEINLICHKEIT VON SCHÄDEN WEISSER STRUKTUREN[2021/40]
English:AMBIENT-HYDROGEN-LEVEL ASSESSMENT METHOD AND WHITE-STRUCTURE-DAMAGE-LIKELIHOOD PREDICTION METHOD[2021/40]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'ÉVALUATION DE NIVEAU D'HYDROGÈNE AMBIANT ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉDICTION DE PROBABILITÉ D'ENDOMMAGEMENT DE STRUCTURE BLANCHE[2021/40]
Entry into regional phase25.02.2021Translation filed 
25.02.2021National basic fee paid 
25.02.2021Search fee paid 
25.02.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
25.02.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/40]
22.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.03.2023Fee for grant paid
21.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.02.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP1676932  (KOBE STEEL LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 1,4 * paragraphs [0032] , [ 138] - [0140]; figure 1 *;
 [Y]JP2009019639  (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD) [Y] 1,4 * paragraph [0089] *;
 [A]  - EVANS M-H ET AL, "Effect of hydrogen on butterfly and white etching crack (WEC) formation under rolling contact fatigue (RCF)", WEAR, (20130314), vol. 306, no. 1, doi:10.1016/J.WEAR.2013.03.008, ISSN 0043-1648, pages 226 - 241, XP028756684 [A] 1-5 * paragraphs [001.] , [ 3.1.] , [ 3.2.] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2013.03.008
International search[A]JPH1194704  (NIPPON SEIKO KK) [A] 1-5;
 [A]JP2004278782  (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD) [A] 1-5;
 [A]US2014157874  (STRANDELL INGEMAR [SE]) [A] 1-5;
 [A]JP2017122633  (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP) [A] 1-5;
 [PA]JP2019035756  (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD)[PA] 1-5;
 [A]  - Hisao MATSUNAGA, Hiroki KOMATA, Junichiro YAMABE, Saburo MATSUOKA, "OS2107 Effect of hydrogen 011 shear-mode fatigue crack growth in rolling contact fatigue of a bearing steel", Proceedings of the Materials & Mechanics Conference, (20131010), no. 13-8, doi:10.1299/jsmemm.2013._OS2107-1_, pages 1 - 2, XP009526035 [A] 1-5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmemm.2013._OS2107-1_
by applicantJP6072504B
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