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EP4000778 - CUBIC BORON NITRIDE SINTERED COMPACT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.04.2022
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Change - classificationpublished on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
12.07.2024Change - classificationpublished on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
[2022/21]
Inventor(s)01 / HAMA, Hisaya
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., 5-33,
Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
02 / OKAMURA, Katsumi
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., 5-33,
Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
03 / ISHII, Akito
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., 5-33,
Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
04 / KUKINO, Satoru
c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP., 1-1,
Koyakita 1-chome
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0016 / JP
 [2022/21]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[2022/21]
Application number, filing date20841032.417.07.2020
[2022/21]
WO2020JP27900
Priority number, dateJP2019013302418.07.2019         Original published format: JP 2019133024
[2022/21]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021010473
Date:21.01.2021
Language:JA
[2021/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4000778
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:EP23.08.2022
ClassificationIPC:C22C29/16, B23B27/14, C04B35/5831, C22C1/05, C04B35/628, C04B35/645, C22C26/00, C22C29/02
[2022/38]
CPC:
C04B35/645 (EP,CN,US); C04B35/5831 (EP,CN,KR,US); B23B27/14 (CN,KR);
C04B35/622 (CN); C04B35/62605 (CN); C04B35/62615 (EP);
C04B35/6264 (KR); C04B35/62665 (CN,KR); C04B35/628 (EP);
C04B35/62802 (KR); C04B35/62884 (EP); C04B35/62889 (EP);
C04B35/6303 (KR); C04B35/638 (EP); B22F2005/001 (EP);
C04B2235/3217 (EP,CN); C04B2235/3232 (EP,CN); C04B2235/3239 (CN);
C04B2235/3241 (CN); C04B2235/3244 (CN); C04B2235/3251 (CN);
C04B2235/3256 (CN); C04B2235/3258 (CN); C04B2235/3804 (CN);
C04B2235/3813 (CN); C04B2235/3817 (KR); C04B2235/3839 (CN);
C04B2235/3843 (CN); C04B2235/3847 (CN); C04B2235/3856 (EP,CN,KR);
C04B2235/386 (EP); C04B2235/3865 (CN); C04B2235/3886 (CN);
C04B2235/48 (EP); C04B2235/5436 (EP,CN); C04B2235/5445 (EP,CN);
C04B2235/602 (CN); C04B2235/656 (CN); C04B2235/6567 (EP,CN);
C04B2235/6581 (CN); C04B2235/75 (EP); C04B2235/85 (EP);
C22C2026/003 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/21]B23B27/14, C04B35/5831
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:KUBISCHER BORNITRIDSINTERPRESSLING UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2022/21]
English:CUBIC BORON NITRIDE SINTERED COMPACT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME[2022/21]
French:PIÈCE COMPACTE FRITTÉE DE NITRURE DE BORE CUBIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2022/21]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2022Translation filed 
11.01.2022National basic fee paid 
11.01.2022Search fee paid 
11.01.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2022Examination requested  [2022/21]
07.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO2007145071  (SUMITOMO ELEC HARDMETAL CORP [JP], et al);
 [X]EP1870185  (SUMITOMO ELEC HARDMETAL CORP [JP]);
 [A]US7902098  (NODA KENJI [JP], et al);
 [XY]US2014315015  (FUKUSHIMA YUICHIRO [JP])
International search[A]JPS61141672  (MITSUBISHI METAL CORP) [A] 1-7 * 1 *;
 [A]JP2006169080  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES) [A] 1-7;
 [A]JP2007070148  (NAT INST FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE)[A] 1-7;
 [A]JP2013234237  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO) [A] 1-7;
 [A]JP2019065513  (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP) [A] 1-7
by applicantJPH11268956
 JP2019133024
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