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EP About this file: EP3604806

EP3604806 - CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 19.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024  [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
[2022/21]
Former [2020/06]For all designated states
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KURIHARA, Daichi
c/o Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
02 / FUKUDOME, Kohei
c/o Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
03 / HAYAMA, Masahiro
c/o Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
04 / SHIRAFUJI, Keigo
c/o Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)WSL Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 98
65185 Wiesbaden / DE
[2020/06]
Application number, filing date18777278.520.03.2018
[2020/06]
WO2018JP11063
Priority number, dateJP2017006255228.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017062552
JP2017008695826.04.2017         Original published format: JP 2017086958
[2020/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018180784
Date:04.10.2018
Language:JA
[2018/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3604806
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3604806
Date:25.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:F04B27/18, F04B27/10, F04B49/22, F04B53/10
[2020/36]
CPC:
F04B27/1804 (EP,US); F04B27/18 (KR); F04B27/10 (EP);
F04B49/22 (EP,US); F04B53/1082 (EP); F04B53/1087 (EP);
F16K1/36 (KR); F16K1/42 (KR,US); F16K31/06 (KR,US);
F04B2027/1813 (EP,US); F04B2027/1827 (EP,US); F04B2027/1831 (EP);
F04B2027/1854 (EP,US); F04B2201/0401 (EP); F05B2210/14 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [2020/06]F04B27/18
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VENTIL ZUR KAPAZITÄTSSTEUERUNG[2020/06]
English:CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE[2020/06]
French:SOUPAPE DE COMMANDE DE CAPACITÉ[2020/06]
Entry into regional phase27.09.2019Translation filed 
21.10.2019National basic fee paid 
21.10.2019Search fee paid 
21.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
21.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
21.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.07.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.04.2022Fee for grant paid
19.04.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.04.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
BG25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
IT25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
MC25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SI25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
[2024/51]
Former [2024/11]AL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
IT25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
MC25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SI25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/48]AL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
MC25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SI25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/25]AL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SI25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/17]AL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/09]AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/07]AT25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/51]AT25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/50]AT25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/49]AT25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/48]AT25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
NO25.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/47]AT25.05.2022
ES25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
NO25.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]EP1279831  (TGK CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-9 * figures 1-8 * * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0063] *;
 [A]EP1333177  (EAGLE IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-9 * figures 1-6 * * paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0136] *;
 [A]EP1462650  (TGK CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-9 * figure 6 * * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0040] *;
 [XI]EP1582742  (FUJIKOKI CORP [JP]) [X] 1-4,7,8 * figures 1-6 * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0054] * [I] 5,6,9;
 [A]EP1895162  (EAGLE IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-9 * figures 1-6 ** paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0040] *;
 [A]EP2090779  (CALSONIC KANSEI CORP [JP]) [A] 1-9 * figures 1-6 * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0055] *;
 [A]EP2857681  (EAGLE IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-9 * figures 1-4 * * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0046] *
International search[A]JPH1162825  (TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS) [A] 1-9 * , entire text, all drawings & US 6443707 B1 & WO 2000/050775 A1 & EP 1081379 A1 *;
 [A]JP2001132632  (TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS, et al) [A] 1-9 * , entire text, all drawings & US 6354811 B1 & EP 1099852 A2 *;
 [A]JP2004116349  (TGK CO LTD) [A] 1-9 * , entire text, all drawings & US 2004/0057840 A1 & EP 1403516 A2 *;
 [XA]JP2004293497  (TGK CO LTD) [X] 1-7 * , paragraphs [0026]-[0041], fig. 4-6 & US 2004/0191078 A1, paragraphs [0036]-[0051], fig. 4-6 & EP 1462650 A2 * [A] 8-9;
 [A]JP2005120972  (ZEXEL VALEO CLIMATE CONTR CORP) [A] 1-9 * , entire text, all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]US2014248163  (LEE YONG JU [KR], et al) [A] 1-9* , entire text, all drawings & WO 2012/161514 A2 & CN 103547804 A *
ExaminationEP1333177
 EP1279831
by applicantJP5167121B
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