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EP4230228 - INACTIVATION METHOD AND INACTIVATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.10.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.07.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip01.10.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
1-6-5, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8150 / JP
[2023/34]
Inventor(s)01 / OHASHI, Hiroyuki
Tokyo 100-8150 / JP
02 / SUZUKI, Shinji
Tokyo 100-8150 / JP
 [2023/34]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/34]Tomerius, Isabel
Lang & Tomerius
Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Rosa-Bavarese-Strasse 5
80639 München / DE
Application number, filing date21894289.402.09.2021
[2023/34]
WO2021JP32280
Priority number, dateJP2020019300520.11.2020         Original published format: JP 2020193005
[2023/34]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022107414
Date:27.05.2022
Language:JA
[2022/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4230228
Date:23.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.05.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.2024
ClassificationIPC:A61L2/10, A61L9/20, A61L2/24, F24F8/22, H05B41/28, H05B47/115
[2024/43]
CPC:
A61L2/10 (EP,KR,US); A61L2/24 (EP,KR,US); A61L9/20 (EP);
F24F8/22 (EP); H05B41/2806 (EP); H05B47/115 (EP);
A61L2202/11 (EP); A61L2202/14 (EP,KR,US); A61L2202/25 (KR,US);
A61L2209/11 (EP); A61L2209/111 (EP); A61L2209/12 (EP);
F24F2120/10 (EP); H01J61/025 (EP); H01J61/16 (EP);
H01J65/046 (EP); H01J65/048 (EP); Y02B20/40 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/34]A61L2/10, A61L2/24, A61L9/20
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 [2023/34]
TitleGerman:INAKTIVIERUNGSVERFAHREN UND INAKTIVIERUNGSSYSTEM[2023/34]
English:INACTIVATION METHOD AND INACTIVATION SYSTEM[2023/34]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'INACTIVATION ET SYSTÈME D'INACTIVATION[2023/34]
Entry into regional phase16.05.2023Translation filed 
16.05.2023National basic fee paid 
16.05.2023Search fee paid 
16.05.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
16.05.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.05.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.05.2023Examination requested  [2023/34]
25.04.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.10.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
13.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2017147460  (LLOYD RALPH BIRCHARD [US]);
 [A]US2019192709  (IGARASHI TATSUSHI [JP]);
 [A]US2019262487  (GIL PATRICIA CAROL [US], et al)
International search[A]JP2007232323  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1-27 * entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]JP2018517488  (THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK) [A] 1-27 * entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]JP2019115525  (USHIO ELECTRIC INC) [A] 1-27* entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]US2020282089  (LEI MING [CN], et al) [A] 1-27 * entire text, all drawings *
by applicantJP5524741B
 JP2017528258
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