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EP About this file: EP4000861

EP4000861 - FUEL TANK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.05.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
393 Kashiwabara
Sayama-shi, Saitama 350-1335 / JP
[2022/21]
Inventor(s)01 / MOROOKA, Kazuyoshi
c/o Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
Tochigi R&D
Center, 1959-5, Oshiage
Sakura-shi
Tochigi 329-1334 / JP
 [2022/21]
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[2022/21]
Application number, filing date20840996.101.07.2020
[2022/21]
WO2020JP25924
Priority number, dateJP2019013262118.07.2019         Original published format: JP 2019132621
[2022/21]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021010172
Date:21.01.2021
Language:JA
[2021/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4000861
Date:25.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.01.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.2023
ClassificationIPC:B29C49/20, B29C49/48, B60K15/03, B65D25/02, F02M37/00, // B29C49/04
[2023/36]
CPC:
B60K15/03 (EP); B29C49/20 (EP,CN,US); B60K15/03177 (EP,US);
B29C49/4205 (CN); B29C49/4252 (CN); B29C49/4273 (CN);
B29C49/4802 (EP); B29C2049/2013 (EP,CN,US); B29C2049/2047 (EP);
B29C2049/2052 (EP); B29C2049/2065 (EP); B29C2049/2073 (CN);
B29C2049/2078 (EP); B29C2049/2086 (EP); B29C2049/4807 (EP);
B29C49/04 (EP); B29L2031/7172 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/21]B29C49/04, B65D25/02, B60K15/03
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:KRAFTSTOFFTANK[2022/21]
English:FUEL TANK[2022/21]
French:RÉSERVOIR À CARBURANT[2022/21]
Entry into regional phase17.02.2022Translation filed 
17.02.2022National basic fee paid 
17.02.2022Search fee paid 
17.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
17.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.12.2020Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
17.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/21]
01.03.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.03.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
19.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2006102634  (POTTER JAMES F [US], et al);
 [X]JP2014046676  (FTS KK);
 [X]JP2015102083  (YACHIYO IND CO LTD);
 [X]CN104986033  (YAPP AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CO LTD)
International search[A]JP2013060096  (FTS KK);
 [XA]JP2014046676  (FTS KK);
 [A]JP2015102083  (YACHIYO IND CO LTD);
 [A]WO2017069029  (YACHIYO IND CO LTD [JP])
by applicantWO2018225413
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