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EP About this file: EP3909711

EP3909711 - HEAT PIPE STRUCTURE, HEAT SINK, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT PIPE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT SINK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.06.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.10.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip20.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
[2021/46]
Inventor(s)01 / SASAKI Chiyoshi
c/o FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., 2-3, Marunouchi
2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
02 / ISEMURA Masakazu
c/o FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., 2-3, Marunouchi
2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2021/46]01 / SASAKI Chiyoshi
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
02 / ISEMURA Masakazu
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
Representative(s)Zacco GmbH
Bayerstrasse 83
80335 München / DE
[2021/46]
Application number, filing date19909142.219.12.2019
[2021/46]
WO2019JP49731
Priority number, dateJP2019000219309.01.2019         Original published format: JP 2019002193
[2021/46]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020145066
Date:16.07.2020
Language:JA
[2020/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3909711
Date:17.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.07.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.08.2022
ClassificationIPC:B23K1/00, B23K1/19, B23K33/00, F28D15/02, F28F13/00, F28F21/08, H01L23/367, H01L23/427
[2022/39]
CPC:
F28D15/0275 (EP,US); B23K1/0012 (EP); B23K1/19 (EP);
B23K33/006 (EP); F28D15/0233 (US); F28F21/089 (EP);
H01L23/427 (EP); B23K2101/14 (EP); B23K2103/05 (EP);
B23K2103/10 (EP); B23K2103/12 (EP); F28F2275/04 (US);
F28F2275/045 (EP); F28F2275/122 (EP); H01L23/3672 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/46]B23K1/00, F28D15/02, F28F19/06
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 [2021/46]
TitleGerman:WÄRMEROHRSTRUKTUR, KÜHLKÖRPER, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER WÄRMEROHRSTRUKTUR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES KÜHLKÖRPERS[2021/46]
English:HEAT PIPE STRUCTURE, HEAT SINK, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT PIPE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT SINK[2021/46]
French:STRUCTURE DE TUBE CALOPORTEUR, DISSIPATEUR THERMIQUE, PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UNE STRUCTURE DE TUBE CALOPORTEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UN DISSIPATEUR THERMIQUE[2021/46]
Entry into regional phase09.04.2021Translation filed 
09.04.2021National basic fee paid 
09.04.2021Search fee paid 
09.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
09.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/46]
15.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
20.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5826645  (MEYER IV GEORGE A [US], et al) [A] 1,11 * the whole document *;
 [YD]JP2001248982  (FUJIKURA LTD) [YD] 1-16 * abstract *;
 [A]US2003102108  (SARRAF DAVID B [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * paragraphs [0006] - [0009] - [0 20] - [0028]; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US7036566  (HUANG TSUNG-HSIEN [TW]) [A] 8,14* figures 1-3 *;
 [IA]DE102006052753  (COOLER MASTER CO LTD [TW]) [I] 1,5,8 * paragraphs [0014] - [0019]; figures 1-3 * [A] 2-4,6,7,9-16;
 [I]JP2011169506  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD) [I] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraphs [0006] , [00 7] , [0 10] , [0 36] - [0040] * * paragraph [0048] *;
 [Y]EP3088829  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-16 * paragraphs [0024] - [0029] - [0 65] - [0072]; figures 1-3, 14-16 *
International search[Y]JPH07147358  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 1-16;
 [A]JPH1079586  (DIAMOND ELECTRIC MFG) [A] 1-16;
 [A]JPH11300436  (DENSO CORP) [A] 1-16;
 [Y]JP2006308240  (HITACHI CABLE) [Y] 1-16;
 [Y]JP2006322665  (TOYO KOHAN CO LTD) [Y] 3-7, 10, 12-13, 15-16;
 [A]US2007151711  (CHEN KUO-HSIN [TW], et al)[A] 1-16;
 [Y]JP2007218439  (SUMITOMO LIGHT METAL IND) [Y] 2-7, 9-10;
 [Y]JP2009142890  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [Y] 7, 13, 16;
 [Y]JP2015227768  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 1-16
by applicantJP2001248982
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