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EP4086212 - CONNECTION MEMBER AND YARN THREADING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.02.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.01.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.10.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV, SE
published on 11.09.2024 [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TMT Machinery, Inc.
6th Fl., Osaka Green Bldg.
2-6-26, Kitahama
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[2022/45]
Inventor(s)01 / Kimura, Koki
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 612-8686 / JP
 [2022/45]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/45]
Application number, filing date22168398.014.04.2022
[2022/45]
Priority number, dateJP2021007898407.05.2021         Original published format: JP 2021078984
[2022/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4086212
Date:09.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4086212
Date:27.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:B65H54/20, B65H65/00, B65H75/18, B65H75/28
[2022/45]
CPC:
B65H65/00 (EP); B65H54/44 (CN); B65H54/20 (EP);
B65H57/14 (CN); B65H67/04 (CN); B65H75/185 (EP);
B65H75/28 (EP); B65H2701/31 (EP,CN) (-)
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 [2023/09]
Former [2022/45]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 
TitleGerman:VERBINDUNGSELEMENT UND GARNEINFÄDELUNGSVERFAHREN[2022/45]
English:CONNECTION MEMBER AND YARN THREADING METHOD[2022/45]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE CONNEXION ET PROCÉDÉ D'ENFILAGE DE FIL[2022/45]
Examination procedure26.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/09]
26.01.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2024Fee for grant paid
21.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
LV27.03.2024
SE27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/35]BG27.03.2024
FI27.03.2024
HR27.03.2024
LT27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
RS27.06.2024
GR28.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT27.03.2024
NO27.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0139897  (RIETER AG MASCHF [CH]) [A] 1 * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US2012145819  (MATTHIES CLAUS [DE], et al) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0033] , [0039]; figures 2,6 *;
 EP2554506  [ ] (TMT MACHINERY INC [JP]) [ ] * paragraphs [0036] , [0037] , [0073] - [0081]; figures 4-8 *;
 [AD]JP2013035640  (TMT MACHINERY INC) [AD] 1-8 * abstract *;
 [A]DE102019129966  (STC SPINNZWIRN GMBH [DE]) [A] 1* figures 1-7 *
by applicantJP2013023385
 JP2013035640
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