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EP About this file: EP0995540

EP0995540 - Cylinder apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.10.2004
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.10.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.12.2004  [2004/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
16-4, Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8659 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/51]For all designated states
SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
16-4, Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8659 / JP
Former [2000/17]For all designated states
SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
16-4, Shinbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8659 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fukui, Chiaki, c/o SMC K. K., Tsukuba Gijutsu Cen.
2-2, Kinunodai 4-chome, Yawara-mura
Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-2493 / JP
[2000/17]
Representative(s)Keil & Schaafhausen Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Bockenheimer Landstraße 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/17]KEIL & SCHAAFHAUSEN
Patentanwälte, Cronstettenstrasse 66
60322 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Application number, filing date99120501.415.10.1999
[2000/17]
Priority number, dateJP1998029870120.10.1998         Original published format: JP 29870198
[2000/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0995540
Date:26.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0995540
Date:29.05.2002
[2002/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0995540
Date:17.12.2003
Language:EN
[2003/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2002
ClassificationIPC:B25B5/12, B25B5/16
[2002/22]
CPC:
B25B5/16 (EP,US); B23Q3/06 (KR); B25B5/122 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49796 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/17]B23Q3/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2003/08]
Former [2000/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Zylinder-Vorrichtung[2000/17]
English:Cylinder apparatus[2000/17]
French:Dispositif à cylindre[2000/17]
Examination procedure27.07.2002Examination requested  [2002/40]
24.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
26.02.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.04.2003Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
01.07.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2003Fee for grant paid
09.10.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.09.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
16.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
16.01.2003AT   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003BE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003CH   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003CY   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003DK   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003ES   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003FI   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003GR   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003IE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003LU   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003MC   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003NL   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003PT   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2003SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5143361  (MCNAMARA JEFFREY S [US], et al) [X] 1 * figures 1,3,4 * * column 3, line 67 - column 4, line 13 * * column 4, line 55 - column 5, line 5 *;
 [X]US4496138  (BLATT LELAND F [US]) [X] 1 * figures 1,4 * * column 3, line 8 - column 3, line 41 *;
 [DA]US4905973  (BLATT JOHN A [US]) [DA] 1 * figures 1,2,4 *;
 [A]US4637597  (MCPHERSON ALEXANDER W [US], et al) [A] 1 * figures 4,7 *
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