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EP4238852 - RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND TRACKSIDE FACILITY SHAPE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
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Status updated on  04.08.2023
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip04.11.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2023/36]
Inventor(s)01 / ONO, Yukihiko
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / IMAMOTO, Kenji
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / KOIKE, Jun
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2023/36]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/36]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date21885936.115.10.2021
[2023/36]
WO2021JP38244
Priority number, dateJP2020018035228.10.2020         Original published format: JP 2020180352
[2023/36]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022091817
Date:05.05.2022
Language:JA
[2022/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4238852
Date:06.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.05.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.08.2024
ClassificationIPC:B61L25/06, B61L23/04, B61L25/02, // B61L15/00
[2024/39]
CPC:
B61L23/041 (EP); B61L25/06 (EP,US); B61L23/04 (EP);
B61L25/025 (EP); B61L15/0072 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/36]B61L25/06, B60L3/00
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 [2023/36]
TitleGerman:SCHIENENTRANSPORTSYSTEM, VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DES SCHIENENTRANSPORTSYSTEMS UND STRECKENSEITIGES ANLAGENFORMMESSSYSTEM[2023/36]
English:RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND TRACKSIDE FACILITY SHAPE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM[2023/36]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRANSPORT FERROVIAIRE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE SYSTÈME DE TRANSPORT FERROVIAIRE, ET SYSTÈME DE MESURE DE FORME D'INSTALLATION CÔTÉ VOIE[2023/36]
Entry into regional phase26.05.2023Translation filed 
30.05.2023National basic fee paid 
30.05.2023Search fee paid 
30.05.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
30.05.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.06.2022Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
30.05.2023Examination requested  [2023/36]
18.02.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.02.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2017066459  (SINGH SAMEER et al.) [X] 1-3,6-8,11-13 * paragraphs [0078] , [0095] - [0099]; figures 1,2 * * paragraph [0104]; figures 3,5 * * paragraph [0146]; figure 6 * * paragraph [0147]; figure 7 * * paragraphs [0150] - [0153]; figure 9 * * paragraphs [0154] , [0161] , [0164] , [0167] , [ 181] - [0184]; figure 10 *[I] 4,5,9,10,14,15
 [XI] EP3722182  (THALES MAN & SERVICES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH et al.) [X] 1-3,6-8,11-13 * paragraphs [0033] , [0034]; figure 1 * * paragraphs [0035] , [0036]; figure 2a * * paragraph [0053]; figure 5 * * paragraph [0065] *[I] 4,5,9,10,14,15
International search[YAX] JP2017196948  (MEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD et al.) [Y] 3-5, 8-10, 13-15 [A] 2, 7, 12 [X] 1, 6, 11
 [Y] WO2019138716  (HITACHI LTD et al.) [Y] 3-5, 8-10, 13-15 * claim 1, paragraphs [0088]-[0096], fig. 16 *
by applicantJP2017001638
 JP2017196948
 WO2008099915
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