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EP4261290 - METHOD FOR REFINING MOLTEN IRON [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.09.2023
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.08.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.08.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
19.08.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JFE Steel Corporation
2-3, Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
[2023/42]
Inventor(s)01 / OGASAWARA, Futoshi
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
02 / NEGISHI, Hidemitsu
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
03 / NAKASE, Kenji
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
04 / AMANO, Shota
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
05 / MURAKAMI, Yumi
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
06 / YOKOMORI, Rei
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
07 / HATTORI, Yudai
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
08 / KAWABATA, Ryo
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
09 / KIKUCHI, Naoki
Tokyo 100-0011 / JP
 [2023/42]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2023/42]
Application number, filing date21923222.021.12.2021
[2023/42]
WO2021JP47268
Priority number, dateJP2021001019526.01.2021         Original published format: JP 2021010195
[2023/42]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022163219
Date:04.08.2022
Language:JA
[2022/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4261290
Date:18.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.08.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.04.2024
ClassificationIPC:C21C5/28, C21C5/32, C22B7/00, C21C5/30, C21C5/36, C21C5/46, F27B3/22, F27D3/00, F27D3/16, F27D3/18
[2024/20]
CPC:
C21C5/32 (EP,KR); C21C5/35 (US); C21C5/30 (EP);
C21C5/305 (EP); C21C5/36 (EP); C21C5/4606 (EP);
C21C7/064 (US); C21C7/068 (US); C22B7/00 (KR);
F27B1/20 (KR); F27B3/22 (EP); F27D3/0033 (EP);
F27D3/16 (EP,KR); F27D3/18 (EP); C21C2300/08 (EP);
F27D2003/163 (KR); F27D2003/185 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/42]C21C5/28, C21C5/32, C22B7/00
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 [2023/42]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM RAFFINIEREN VON GESCHMOLZENEM EISEN[2023/42]
English:METHOD FOR REFINING MOLTEN IRON[2023/42]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'AFFINAGE DE FONTE LIQUIDE[2023/42]
Entry into regional phase13.07.2023Translation filed 
13.07.2023National basic fee paid 
13.07.2023Search fee paid 
13.07.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
13.07.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.07.2023Examination requested  [2023/42]
19.08.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.08.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2014298955  (OKUYAMA GORO [JP], et al);
 [XI]US9920390  (IWAKI YOZO [JP], et al)
International search[A]JPS4828522B  ;
 [A]JPH0762414  (NIPPON KOKAN KK);
 [A]JP2006200021  (KOBE STEEL LTD);
 [A]JP2013047371  (JFE STEEL CORP);
 [A]JP2013133484  (JFE STEEL CORP)
by applicantJPS63169318
 JP2005133117
 JP2011038142
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