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EP1125708 - Tire vulcanization facility and its metal mold opening/closing and vulcanizing stations [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/34]TIRE VULCANIZATION FACILITY AND ITS METAL MOLD OPENING/CLOSING AND VULCANIZING STATIONS
[2012/11]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2013
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 12.03.2014  [2014/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8315 / JP
[2012/32]
Former [2001/34]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8315 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IRIE, Nobuhiko
Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works
Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd.
1-1 Akunoura-machi
Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-8610 / JP
 [2012/31]
Former [2001/34]01 / IRIE, Nobuhiko Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works
Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd., 1-1 Akunoura-machi
Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-8610 / JP
Representative(s)Wells, Andrew
HGF Limited
4th Floor, Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/32]Wells, Andrew
Harrison Goddard Foote 4th Floor, Merchant Exchange 17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
Former [2011/24]Wells, Andrew
Harrison Goddard Foote 4th Floor, Merchant Exchange 17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
Former [2001/34]Jones, Keith William
Harrison Goddard Foote Orlando House 11c Compstall Road Marple Bridge
Stockport SK6 5HH / GB
Application number, filing date99918279.330.04.1999
[2001/34]
WO1999JP02316
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0066336
Date:09.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1125708
Date:22.08.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1125708
Date:08.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.11.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.05.2002
ClassificationIPC:B29C35/02, B29D30/06
[2002/28]
CPC:
B29D30/0601 (EP,US); B29C35/02 (KR); B29D30/0603 (EP,US);
B29D2030/0651 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2001/34]B29C35/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2012/32]
Former [2001/34]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Einrichtung zur Vulkanisierung von Reifen sowie deren Stationen zum Öffnen und Schliessen der Metallformen und zum Vulkanisieren[2012/11]
English:Tire vulcanization facility and its metal mold opening/closing and vulcanizing stations[2012/11]
French:Installation de vulcanisation de pneus, ouverture/fermeture de cette installation, et postes de vulcanisation[2012/11]
Former [2001/34]EINRICHTUNG ZUR VULKANISIERUNG VON REIFEN SOWIE DEREN STATIONEN ZUM ÖFFNEN UND SCHLIESSEN DER METALLFORMEN UND ZUM VULKANISIEREN
Former [2001/34]TIRE VULCANIZATION FACILITY AND ITS METAL MOLD OPENING/CLOSING AND VULCANIZING STATIONS
Former [2001/34]INSTALLATION DE VULCANISATION DE PNEUS, OUVERTURE/FERMETURE DE CETTE INSTALLATION, ET POSTES DE VULCANISATION
Entry into regional phase24.03.2000Translation filed 
24.03.2000National basic fee paid 
24.03.2000Search fee paid 
24.03.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
24.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.03.2000Examination requested  [2001/34]
14.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.08.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.2012Fee for grant paid
20.06.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP04002876.3  / EP1477295
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.10.2002
Opposition(s)10.05.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
08.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
08.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
03.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
10.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
21.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
03.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
17.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
21.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
01.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR30.04.2013
GB30.04.2013
[2014/11]
Former [2014/09]GB30.04.2013
Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0510332  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,9 * abstract * [Y] 3-5;
 [XY]EP0712705  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [X] 6-8 * column 15, line 49 - column 16, line 13; figure 7 * [Y] 3-5;
 [XY]EP0684126  (KOBE STEEL LTD [JP]) [X] 6-8 * column 5, line 4 - column 7, line 23; figures 1,2 * [Y] 3-5;
 [XY]EP0459375  (PIRELLI [IT]) [X] 6-8 * column 3, line 26 - column 4, line 37; figures 1,2 * [Y] 3-5
International search[XE]JPH11138544  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [XE]JPH11138555  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [X]JPH08174553  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP], et al);
 [X]JPH04250008  (PIRELLI);
 [Y]JPH08238626  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [A]JPH08164528  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD)
by applicantEP0510332
 EP0459375
 EP0712703
 JPH08238626
 JPH08164528
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