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EP3967630 - ARTICLE CLASSIFICATION CONTROL DEVICE, ARTICLE CLASSIFICATION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND ARTICLE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.02.2025
Database last updated on 25.03.2025
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 12.03.2025  [2025/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo
105-0023 / JP
For all designated states
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
72-34, Horikawa-cho
Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 212-0013 / JP
[2022/11]
Inventor(s)01 / USAMI, Yusuke
c/o Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions
Corporation, 72-34, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 212-0013 / JP
02 / SAIMEI, Kazuya
c/o Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions
Corporation, 72-34, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 212-0013 / JP
 [2022/11]
Representative(s)Horn Kleimann Waitzhofer Schmid-Dreyer Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theresienhöhe 12
80339 München / DE
[2025/11]
Former [2022/11]Horn Kleimann Waitzhofer Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Ganghoferstrasse 29a
80339 München / DE
Application number, filing date20832781.723.06.2020
[2022/11]
WO2020JP24538
Priority number, dateJP2019011671024.06.2019         Original published format: JP 2019116710
[2022/11]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020262349
Date:30.12.2020
Language:JA
[2020/53]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3967630
Date:16.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3967630
Date:12.03.2025
Language:EN
[2025/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2023
ClassificationIPC:B65G1/137, B65G47/46, B07C3/08, B07C5/36, B65G43/08
[2023/17]
CPC:
B65G43/08 (EP); B07C3/08 (EP,US); B07C3/14 (US);
B07C5/36 (EP); B65G47/46 (EP); B65G47/493 (US);
B65G47/5104 (US); B65G47/684 (US); G05B19/4189 (US);
B65G2207/18 (EP); G05B2219/45047 (US); G05B2219/45054 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/11]B65G1/137, B65G47/46
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 [2022/11]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG VON ARTIKELKLASSIFIZIERUNG, PROGRAMM ZUR STEUERUNG VON ARTIKELKLASSIFIZIERUNG UND SYSTEM ZUR ARTIKELKLASSIFIZIERUNG[2022/11]
English:ARTICLE CLASSIFICATION CONTROL DEVICE, ARTICLE CLASSIFICATION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND ARTICLE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM[2022/11]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE CLASSIFICATION D'ARTICLES, PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE DE CLASSIFICATION D'ARTICLES ET SYSTÈME DE CLASSIFICATION D'ARTICLES[2022/11]
Entry into regional phase07.12.2021Translation filed 
07.12.2021National basic fee paid 
07.12.2021Search fee paid 
07.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/11]
13.10.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.10.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.02.2025Fee for grant paid
05.02.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.02.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2006037888  (WHEELER WILLIAM [US], et al);
 [A]EP2517994  (DABOUB BRENT A [US], et al);
 [A]US2014364998  (NEISER RAYMOND R [US], et al)
International search[A]JP2003511322  ;
 [A]JP2009062142  (HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD);
 [A]US2011048894  (DOANE MARTIN R [US]);
 [A]JP2013245087  (DAIFUKU KK);
 [A]JP2014039891  (TOSHIBA CORP)
by applicantJP2013245087
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