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EP4000911 - MOLDING METHOD AND MOLDING DIE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.04.2023
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
2-3, Marunouchi 3-Chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8332 / JP
[2022/21]
Inventor(s)01 / KITAZAWA, Toshiki
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., 2-3,
Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8332 / JP
02 / SHIMIZU, Masahiko
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., 2-3,
Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8332 / JP
03 / MANO, Shoya
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., 2-3,
Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8332 / JP
 [2022/21]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/21]
Application number, filing date19953854.726.11.2019
[2022/21]
WO2019JP46163
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021106074
Date:03.06.2021
Language:JA
[2021/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4000911
Date:25.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.06.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:B29K105/10, B29C33/42, B29C53/04, B29C65/70, B29C70/28, B29C70/08, B29C70/20, B29C70/38
[2022/29]
CPC:
B29C53/04 (EP,US); B29C33/42 (EP,US); B29C70/30 (EP);
B29C70/38 (EP); B29C70/386 (US); B29D99/0007 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/21]B29K105/10, B29C33/42, B29C53/04, B29C65/70, B29C70/28
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 [2022/21]
TitleGerman:FORMVERFAHREN UND FORMWERKZEUG[2022/21]
English:MOLDING METHOD AND MOLDING DIE[2022/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE MOULAGE ET MATRICE DE MOULAGE[2022/21]
Entry into regional phase14.02.2022Translation filed 
14.02.2022National basic fee paid 
14.02.2022Search fee paid 
14.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
14.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/21]
11.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.01.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.04.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH0671742  (TORAY INDUSTRIES) [X] 1,4-7 * figures 1-10 *;
 [A]JPH0747596  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 3* paragraph [0010]; figure 3 *;
 [XI]US9782958  (CANO CEDIEL DAVID [ES], et al) [X] 1,5,7 * figures 2-4 * [I] 2-4,6;
 [XI]US2017291376  (WADSWORTH MARK ANTHONY [US]) [X] 1,4-7 * paragraphs [0034] - [0037]; figures 5-12 * [I] 2,3;
 [A]US2019275749  (SEKINE NAOYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 3 * paragraph [0056] *
International search[XY]JPH0671742  (TORAY INDUSTRIES) [X] 1-2,4-7 * [0024]-[0032], [2], [10], [12] * [Y] 3;
 [A]WO2013129075  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP])[A] 1-7;
 [XY]US2015053332  (CANO CEDIEL DAVID [ES], et al) [X] 1-2,4-7 * [0067]-[0083], Figs.2-6 * [Y] 3;
 [Y]JP2019151083  (SUBARU CORP) [Y] 3 * [0 0 1 3] - [004 6] *
by applicantUS8142181
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