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EP About this file: EP4057084

EP4057084 - CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.08.2024
Database last updated on 10.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.05.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.03.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  12.08.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip26.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 28.01.2026  [2026/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
[2023/47]
Former [2022/37]For all designated states
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9-32, Nakacho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8750 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / GOTOU, Hirotsugu
Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8750 / JP
02 / KANOKOGI, Hiroaki
Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8750 / JP
03 / FURUKAWA, Yota
Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8750 / JP
04 / KOBUCHI, Keiichiro
Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8750 / JP
 [2022/37]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[2022/37]
Application number, filing date22158408.924.02.2022
[2022/37]
Priority number, dateJP2021003860110.03.2021         Original published format: JP 2021038601
[2022/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4057084
Date:14.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4057084
Date:25.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/43]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP4057084
Date:06.12.2023
[2023/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.2022
ClassificationIPC:G05B13/02, G05B23/02
[2022/37]
CPC:
G05B13/0265 (EP,US); G05B13/042 (CN); G05B13/026 (US);
G05B23/024 (EP); G05B23/0283 (EP,US); G05B2219/32234 (EP)
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 [2023/16]
Former [2022/37]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND STEUERUNGSPROGRAMM[2022/37]
English:CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM[2022/37]
French:APPAREIL, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE[2022/37]
Examination procedure14.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.03.2023Examination requested  [2023/16]
14.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.09.2023Fee for grant paid
19.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
23.10.2023Request for correction of the decision to grant filed
Opposition(s)26.07.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/40]
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Documents cited:Search[XI] EP2172887  (ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC et al.)
 [XI] US2004267395  (DISCENZO FREDERICK M et al.) [X] 1,2,4,6-12 * the whole document *[I] 3,5
 [X] US2020198128  (HATANAKA KOKORO et al.) [X] 1,11,12 * the whole document *
 [X] US2020301408  (ELBSAT MOHAMMAD N et al.) [X] 1,11,12 * paragraphs [0033] - [0036]; figure 1 *
by applicantJP2018202564
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