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EP0921320 - HYDRAULIC DRIVE DEVICE AND DIRECTION SWITCHOVER VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.12.2004
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2006Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 05.04.2006  [2006/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
5-1, Koraku 2-chome Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 112-0004 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/02]For all designated states
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
5-1, Koraku 2-chome
Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 112-0004 / JP
Former [1999/23]For all designated states
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
6-2, Ohtemachi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUGIYAMA, Genroku
2337, Ohyama,Miho-mura,Inashiki-gun
Ibaraki 300-0402 / JP
02 / HIRATA, Toichi
203, Sakaecho 4-chome,Ushiku-shi
Ibaraki 300-1233 / JP
03 / TOYOOKA, Tsukasa
374-126, Yamano,Ogawamachi,Higashiibaraki-gun
Ibaraki 311-3413 / JP
[1999/23]
Representative(s)Smulders, Theodorus A.H.J., et al
Vereenigde Postbus 87930
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[N/P]
Former [1999/23]Smulders, Theodorus A.H.J., Ir., et al
Vereenigde Octrooibureaux Nieuwe Parklaan 97
2587 BN 's-Gravenhage / NL
Application number, filing date98905657.726.02.1998
[1999/23]
WO1998JP00781
Priority number, dateJP1997004419827.02.1997         Original published format: JP 4419897
[1999/23]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9838429
Date:03.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0921320
Date:09.06.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0921320
Date:11.02.2004
Language:EN
[2004/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.09.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.12.2002
ClassificationIPC:F15B11/00, E02F9/22, F15B11/05
[2003/04]
CPC:
E02F9/2221 (KR); E02F9/2225 (EP,US); E02F9/2267 (KR);
E02F9/2285 (EP,US); E02F9/2296 (EP,US); F15B11/05 (EP,US);
B60Y2200/41 (KR); F15B2211/30 (KR); F15B2211/30525 (EP,US);
F15B2211/3111 (EP,US); F15B2211/329 (EP,US); F15B2211/40515 (EP,US);
F15B2211/41563 (EP,US); F15B2211/428 (EP,US); F15B2211/45 (EP,US);
F15B2211/50527 (EP,US); F15B2211/5159 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1999/23]F15B11/00, E02F9/22
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1999/23]
TitleGerman:HYDRAULISCHE ANTRIEBSVORRICHTUNG UND UMSCHALTVENTIL FÜR HYDRAULISCHE MASCHINEN[1999/23]
English:HYDRAULIC DRIVE DEVICE AND DIRECTION SWITCHOVER VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC MACHINE[1999/23]
French:TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIQUE ET SOUPAPE D'INVERSION POUR MACHINE HYDRAULIQUE[1999/23]
Entry into regional phase23.10.1998Translation filed 
23.10.1998National basic fee paid 
23.10.1998Search fee paid 
23.10.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
23.10.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.10.1998Examination requested  [1999/23]
18.02.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.08.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.12.2003Fee for grant paid
11.12.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.11.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR11.02.2004
[2006/14]
Documents cited:Search[X]US3411295  (BYERS JR JAMES O) [X] 1,3,5,8 * column 5, line 43 - column 8, line 22; figure - *;
 [A]JPH03213703  ;
 [A]WO8604963  (BARMAG BARMER MASCHF [DE]) [A] 1,3,4 * page 10, line 27 - page 12, line 21; figures 5-7 *;
 [A]US5222870  (BUDZICH TADEUSZ [US]) [A] 1,4,7 * column 4, line 19 - line 61; figure 2 *;
 [A]US3920034  (BYERS JR JAMES OTTO) [A] 1,5,7 * column 2, line 39 - column 3, line 7; figure 1 *;
 [A]JPH01275902
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19911212), vol. 015, no. 491, Database accession no. (M - 1190), & JP03213703 A 19910919 (TOSHIBA MACH CO LTD) [A] 1,3,4,6,7 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900126), vol. 014, no. 046, Database accession no. (M - 0926), & JP01275902 A 19891106 (TOSHIBA MACH CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
International search[Y]JPH01275902  (TOSHIBA MACHINE CO LTD);
 [A]JPH03213703  (TOSHIBA MACHINE CO LTD);
 [A]JPH08128405  (KAYABA INDUSTRY CO LTD)
by applicantJPH0763203
 JPH06193604
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