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EP0744046 - INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND EXECUTING A SHEET METAL BENDING PLAN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.12.2003
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.02.2004  [2004/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED
200 Ishida Isehara-shi
Kanagawa 259-11 / JP
For all designated states
U.S. AMADA LTD.
7025 Firestone Boulevard Buena Park
California 90621 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/07]For all designated states
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED
200 Ishida Isehara-shi
Kanagawa 259-11 / JP
For all designated states
U.S. AMADA LTD.
7025 Firestone Boulevard
Buena Park, California 90621 / US
Former [1996/48]For all designated states
AMADA COMPANY LIMITED
200 Ishida Isehara-shi
Kanagawa 259-11 / JP
For all designated states
U.S. AMADA LTD.
7025 Firestone Boulevard
Buena Park, California 90621 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BOURNE, David, Alan
209 Kearsarge Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15211 / US
02 / WILLIAMS, Duane, Thomas
6514 Bartlett Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217-1834 / US
03 / KIM, Kyoung, Hung
Apartment B-5 5641 Hobart Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 / US
04 / KRISHNAN, Sivaraj, Sivarama
III Block 515, 15th Main Koramangala
Bangalore 560034 / IN
05 / HAZAMA, Kensuke
U.S. Amada, Ltd. 7025 Firestone Boulevard
Buena Park, CA 90621 / US
[1996/48]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/48]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date95936762.409.11.1995
[1996/48]
WO1995JP02291
Priority number, dateUS1994033811309.11.1994         Original published format: US 338113
US1995038636909.02.1995         Original published format: US 386369
[1996/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9615481
Date:23.05.1996
[1996/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0744046
Date:27.11.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.05.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0744046
Date:12.02.2003
Language:EN
[2003/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.10.1996
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/4099, G05B19/4155, B21D5/00
[1996/48]
CPC:
B21D5/02 (EP,US); G05B19/4069 (EP,US); G05B19/4097 (EP,US);
G05B19/41825 (EP,US); G05B2219/31352 (EP,US); G05B2219/35189 (EP,US);
G05B2219/39105 (EP,US); G05B2219/39467 (EP,US); G05B2219/45143 (EP,US);
Y02P90/02 (EP,US); Y02P90/80 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE [1996/48]
TitleGerman:INTELLIGENTES SYSTEM ZUR HERSTELLUNG UND AUSFÜHRUNG EINES METALLPLATTENBIEGEPLANS[1996/48]
English:INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND EXECUTING A SHEET METAL BENDING PLAN[1996/48]
French:SYSTEME INTELLIGENT SERVANT A GENERER ET A EXECUTER UN PLAN DE PLIAGE DE TOLES METALLIQUES[1996/48]
Entry into regional phase08.08.1996National basic fee paid 
08.08.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
08.08.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.08.1996Examination requested  [1996/48]
02.04.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
12.11.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.01.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
18.09.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.08.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.08.2002Fee for grant paid
29.08.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP02002809.8  / EP1253496
EP06002177.1  / EP1657607
EP06009075.0  / EP1684140
EP06009079.2  / EP1681607
Opposition(s)13.11.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
25.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
29.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
28.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US5307282  (CONRADSON SCOTT A [US], et al) [Y] 1-43,55-65 * column 13, lines 18-24 * * column 2, lines 17-26 * * column 2, lines 47-59 * * column 5, lines 30-35 * * column 6, lines 35-39 * * column 8, lines 5-8 * * column 8, lines 19-22 * * column 8, lines 51-56 * * column 13, lines 56-61 *;
 [Y]US5005394  (SARTORIO FRANCO [IT], et al) [Y] 1-43 * figure 1 *;
 [Y]EP0355454  (BOEING CO [US]) [Y] 4,24,27,44-48 * page 14, line 37 - page 15, line 24 *;
 [Y]US5058406  (SARTORIO FRANCO [IT], et al) [Y] 66 * claim 9 *;
 [Y]EP0301527  (UNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG [US]) [Y] 66 * page 8, lines 17-19 *
 [XY]  - WEULE H ET AL, "RECHNERINTEGRIERTE FERTIGUNG VON ABKANTTEILEN", VDI Z, (198809), vol. 130, no. 9, pages 101 - 106, XP000027002 [X] 40-43,52-54 * figure 2 * [Y] 19-21
 [YA]  - REISSNER J, "INNOVATIONSSCHUB BEI RECHNERINTEGRIERTEN UMFORMSYSTEMEN", TECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU, (19930205), vol. 85, no. 5, pages 20 - 25, XP000342593 [Y] 28-35,44-48 * Page 24, section "Automatisierte flexible Blechbearbeitungszelle";; figure 8 * [A] 49-51
 [Y]  - GEIGER M ET AL, INFERENZMASCHINE FUER EIN BIEGESTADIENPLANUNGSSYSTEM, ZWF ZEITSCHRIFT FUR WIRTSCHAFTLICHE FERTIGUNG UND AUTOMATISIERUNG, VOL. 87, NR. 5, PAGE(S) 261 - 264, (19920501), XP000271922 [Y] 6 * page 261, column R * * Section "Verarbeitung der Bewertungskriterien nach graphentheoretischen Grundlagen" *
 [Y]  - COMMUNIGRAPHICS INC, "LVD Introduces new CNC/DNC/CAD/CAM control system for press brakes at IMTS '86", DIALOG, Information Access Co, XP002010528 [Y] 1,5,7-16,22,23,55-65 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - COMMUNIGRAPHICS INC, "LVD intorduces new CNC/DNC/CAD/CAM control system for press brakes at IMTS '86", NEW PRODUCT ANNOUCEMENTS, PLAINVILLE, CT, USA, (198607), no. 0134529 [Y] 1,5,7-16,22,23,55-65 * the whole document *
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