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EP About this file: EP4038164

EP4038164 - SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.07.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip01.09.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
[2022/32]
Inventor(s)01 / NAITO Takashi
c/o YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 9-32, Nakacho 2-
chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
02 / KENNEDY Paul
c/o YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 9-32, Nakacho 2-
chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
 [2022/32]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/32]
Application number, filing date20872483.123.09.2020
[2022/32]
WO2020JP35876
Priority number, dateJP2019017871830.09.2019         Original published format: JP 2019178718
[2022/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021065639
Date:08.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4038164
Date:10.08.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.04.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.04.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2023
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/418, C10G7/12, C10G9/00, C10G21/30, C10G35/24, C10G11/18, C10G45/72, C10G47/36, G05B13/04
[2023/43]
CPC:
C10G45/72 (EP,US); G05B19/41885 (EP,US); C10G11/187 (EP,US);
C10G21/30 (EP); C10G35/24 (EP); C10G47/36 (EP);
C10G7/12 (EP,US); C10G9/00 (EP); G05B13/04 (EP);
G06Q10/0637 (US); G06Q50/04 (US); C10G2400/02 (US);
G05B2219/32385 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/32]C10G99/00, G05B19/418
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 [2022/32]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2022/32]
English:SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2022/32]
French:SYSTÈME, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME[2022/32]
Entry into regional phase25.04.2022National basic fee paid 
25.04.2022Search fee paid 
25.04.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
25.04.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.04.2022Examination requested  [2022/32]
14.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.10.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
06.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
25.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
01.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I] JP2007018283  (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO et al.) [I] 1-12 * paragraphs [0043] - [0090] *
 [I] US2007129917  (BLEVINS TERRENCE L et al.) [I] 1-12 * claim 1 *
 [I] US2009095657  (TAHA OTHMAN A et al.) [I] 1-12 * claim 1 *
 [I] US2011250582  (GATES IAN DONALD et al.) [I] 1-12 * claims 46-49 *
International search[Y] JP2007018283  (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO et al.) [Y] 1-12 * paragraphs 0043-0090 *
 [Y] US2007234781  (YAMADA AKIHIRO et al.) [Y] 1-12 * paragraphs 0185-0229 *
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