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EP1190808
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| EP1190808 - Friction stir welding method, and a composite body produced thereby [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Opposition rejected Status updated on 28.08.2009 Database last updated on 22.04.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 28.08.2009 | Opposition rejected | published on 30.09.2009 [2009/40] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-8010 / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [2006/04] | For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-8010 / JP | ||
| Former [2005/38] | For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-8010 / JP | ||
| Former [2002/13] | For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Aota, Kinya 32-28, Kuji-cho 6-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 319-1222 / JP | 02 /
Takenaka, Tsuyoshi 365-28, Syukui, Tabuse-cho Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi-ken / JP | 03 /
Ishimaru, Yasuo 1-27, Higashitokimune, Ikunoya Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken / JP | [2005/36] |
| Former [2002/17] | 01 /
Aota, Kinya 32-28, Kuju-cho 6-chome Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 319-1222 / JP | ||
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Takenaka, Tsuyoshi 365-28, Syukui, Tabuse-cho Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi-ken / JP | |||
| 03 /
Ishimaru, Yasuo 1-27, Higashitokimune, Ikunoya Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken / JP | |||
| Former [2002/13] | 01 /
Aota, Kinya 1680-2, Nishitoyoi Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken / JP | ||
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Takenaka, Tsuyoshi 365-28, Syukui, Tabuse-cho Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi-ken / JP | |||
| 03 /
Ishimaru, Yasuo 1-27, Higashitokimune, Ikunoya Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken / JP | Representative(s) | Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2002/13] | Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB | Application number, filing date | 01126193.0 | 19.03.1997 | [2002/13] | Priority number, date | JP19960062491 | 19.03.1996 Original published format: JP 6249196 | [2002/13] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1190808 | Date: | 27.03.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/13] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1190808 | Date: | 03.04.2002 | [2002/14] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1190808 | Date: | 25.01.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/04] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 14.02.2002 | Classification | IPC: | B23K20/12, F16S1/02 | [2002/13] | CPC: |
B61D17/043 (EP,US);
B23K20/12 (KR);
B23K20/122 (EP,US);
B23K20/123 (EP,US);
B23K20/126 (EP,US);
B23K33/00 (EP,US);
B23K33/004 (EP,US);
E04C2/08 (EP,US);
E04C2/36 (EP,US);
E04C2/543 (EP,US);
B23K2101/045 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12 (EP,US);
Y10T428/1234 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12375 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12382 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT, SE [2002/13] | Title | German: | Drehendes Reibungschweissverfahren und Verbundkörper | [2002/13] | English: | Friction stir welding method, and a composite body produced thereby | [2002/13] | French: | Méthode de soudage par friction à mouvement cyclique et corps composite obtenu | [2002/13] | Examination procedure | 27.09.2002 | Examination requested [2002/48] | 31.03.2003 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 01.03.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 06.09.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.02.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05) | 20.06.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 09.08.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 24.10.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 24.10.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Parent application(s) Tooltip | EP97301870.8 / EP0797043 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
24.10.2006
02.11.2006
ADMISSIBLE Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2006/48] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
24.10.2006
Siemens Abteilung: CT IP TS Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE | 29.11.2006 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 20.02.2007 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 21.04.2008 | Date of oral proceedings | 08.05.2008 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 08.05.2008 | Date of despatch of rejection of opposition | 04.08.2009 | Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2009/40] | Appeal following opposition | 02.07.2008 | Appeal received No. T1270/08 | 05.09.2008 | Statement of grounds filed | 04.08.2009 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected | 04.08.2009 | Date of oral proceedings | 07.08.2009 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 21.11.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 21.11.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 21.11.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 22.03.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 24.03.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 23.03.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 22.03.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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| Former [2007/36] | IT | 25.01.2006 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]EP0579500 (HITACHI LTD [JP]); | [X] - DAWES C J ET AL, "FRICTION STIR PROCESS WELDS ALUMINUM ALLOYS", WELDING JOURNAL, AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY. MIAMI, US, (19960301), vol. 75, no. 3, ISSN 0043-2296, pages 41 - 45, XP000587301 [X] 1,2,5 * figure 7D * |