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EP About this file: EP3879681

EP3879681 - ELECTRIC DRIVE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.10.2023
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU, MC		published on 02.10.2024 [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NSK Ltd.
6-3, Ohsaki 1-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
[2021/37]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWATA, Masaaki
c/o NSK Ltd., 6-3, Ohsaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
 [2021/37]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2021/37]
Application number, filing date19898684.619.12.2019
[2021/37]
WO2019JP49954
Priority number, dateJP2018023777419.12.2018         Original published format: JP 2018237774
JP2019013222317.07.2019         Original published format: JP 2019132223
JP2019017614526.09.2019         Original published format: JP 2019176145
[2021/37]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020130107
Date:25.06.2020
Language:JA
[2020/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3879681
Date:15.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3879681
Date:29.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.06.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:H02K11/33, B60R16/02, B62D5/04, H02K5/22, H02K21/16, H02K11/215
[2022/49]
CPC:
B62D5/0406 (EP,US); B62D5/0424 (US); H02K11/21 (US);
H02K11/33 (EP,US); H02K21/16 (EP,US); H02K5/225 (EP,US);
H02K2203/09 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/37]H02K11/33, B60R16/02, B62D5/04, H02K5/22, H02K21/16
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 [2021/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTRISCHE ANTRIEBSVORRICHTUNG UND ELEKTRISCHE SERVOLENKVORRICHTUNG[2021/37]
English:ELECTRIC DRIVE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE[2021/37]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ENTRAÎNEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE ET DISPOSITIF DE DIRECTION ASSISTÉE ÉLECTRIQUE[2021/37]
Entry into regional phase08.06.2021Translation filed 
08.06.2021National basic fee paid 
08.06.2021Search fee paid 
08.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/37]
24.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.10.2023Fee for grant paid
18.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT29.11.2023
CZ29.11.2023
DK29.11.2023
EE29.11.2023
ES29.11.2023
HR29.11.2023
IT29.11.2023
LT29.11.2023
LV29.11.2023
MC29.11.2023
NL29.11.2023
PL29.11.2023
RO29.11.2023
RS29.11.2023
SE29.11.2023
SK29.11.2023
SM29.11.2023
LU19.12.2023
BG29.02.2024
NO29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
PT01.04.2024
[2024/40]
Former [2024/36]AT29.11.2023
CZ29.11.2023
DK29.11.2023
EE29.11.2023
ES29.11.2023
HR29.11.2023
IT29.11.2023
LT29.11.2023
LV29.11.2023
NL29.11.2023
PL29.11.2023
RO29.11.2023
RS29.11.2023
SE29.11.2023
SK29.11.2023
SM29.11.2023
BG29.02.2024
NO29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
PT01.04.2024
Former [2024/35]AT29.11.2023
CZ29.11.2023
DK29.11.2023
EE29.11.2023
ES29.11.2023
HR29.11.2023
LT29.11.2023
LV29.11.2023
NL29.11.2023
PL29.11.2023
RO29.11.2023
RS29.11.2023
SE29.11.2023
SM29.11.2023
BG29.02.2024
NO29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
Former [2024/34]DK29.11.2023
EE29.11.2023
ES29.11.2023
HR29.11.2023
LT29.11.2023
LV29.11.2023
NL29.11.2023
PL29.11.2023
RS29.11.2023
SE29.11.2023
SM29.11.2023
BG29.02.2024
NO29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
Former [2024/33]DK29.11.2023
ES29.11.2023
HR29.11.2023
LT29.11.2023
LV29.11.2023
NL29.11.2023
PL29.11.2023
RS29.11.2023
SE29.11.2023
SM29.11.2023
BG29.02.2024
NO29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
Former [2024/26]ES29.11.2023
HR29.11.2023
LT29.11.2023
LV29.11.2023
NL29.11.2023
PL29.11.2023
RS29.11.2023
SE29.11.2023
BG29.02.2024
NO29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
Former [2024/25]ES29.11.2023
HR29.11.2023
LT29.11.2023
PL29.11.2023
RS29.11.2023
SE29.11.2023
BG29.02.2024
NO29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT29.11.2023
BG29.02.2024
GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR01.03.2024
IS29.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[AD]JP2007288929  (FUJITSU TEN LTD, et al) [AD] 1-15 * figures 1-12 *;
 [A]US2016036305  (KAWATA HIROYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 2,3 *;
 [D]JP2016034204  (DENSO CORP);
 [A]US2017126104  (YAMANAKA TAKAHIRO [JP]) [A] 1-15 * figures 1,2 *;
 [D]JP2017092100  (DENSO CORP)
International search[A]WO2016163037  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-15 * claims 1-10, fig. 1-2 *;
 [A]KR20170045663  (LG INNOTEK CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0056] *;
 [A]KR20180043656  (MANDO CORP [KR]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0026]-[0090], fig. 1-6 *
by applicantJP2007288929
 JP2016034204
 JP2017092100
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