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EP4385656 - TOOL HOLDER AND TURRET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.10.2025
Database last updated on 30.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.07.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.03.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 12.11.2025  [2025/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NT Tool Corporation
1-7-10 Yoshikawa-cho
Takahama City
Aichi 444-1386 / JP
[2024/25]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIKAWA, Hitoshi
Takahama-City, Aichi 4441386 / JP
02 / SUZUKI, Hiroyuki
Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-8688 / JP
 [2025/32]
Former [2024/25]01 / ISHIKAWA Hitoshi
Takahama-City, Aichi 4441386 / JP
02 / SUZUKI Hiroyuki
Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-8688 / JP
Representative(s)Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Landsberger Strasse 300
80687 München / DE
[2024/25]
Application number, filing date22860830.308.03.2022
[2024/25]
WO2022JP10078
Priority number, dateJP2021013791726.08.2021         Original published format: JP 2021137917
[2024/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023026532
Date:02.03.2023
Language:JA
[2023/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4385656
Date:19.06.2024
Language:EN
[2024/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4385656
Date:12.11.2025
Language:EN
[2025/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.03.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.2024
ClassificationIPC:B23Q11/10, B23B29/24, B23B29/20, B23B29/32
[2024/48]
CPC:
B23B29/20 (EP); B23B27/10 (US); B23B13/02 (US);
B23B29/323 (EP); B23Q11/10 (EP); B23Q11/1023 (EP);
B23B2250/12 (EP); B23Q2220/002 (EP); B23Q2220/008 (EP);
Y02P70/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2024/25]B23Q11/10, B23B29/24
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 [2024/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WERKZEUGHALTER UND REVOLVER[2024/25]
English:TOOL HOLDER AND TURRET[2024/25]
French:PORTE-OUTIL ET TOURELLE[2024/25]
Entry into regional phase14.03.2024Translation filed 
14.03.2024National basic fee paid 
14.03.2024Search fee paid 
14.03.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
14.03.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.03.2024Examination requested  [2024/25]
23.04.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.04.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.07.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.10.2025Fee for grant paid
07.10.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.10.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IYA] JPH01222842  (KYORITSU SEIKI CORP et al.) [I] 1 * figures 1-3 *[Y] 3 [A] 2
 [Y] EP0669187  (SUGINO CORP et al.) [Y] 3 * figures 1-3 *
International search[AY] JPH0482606  (MAKINO MILLING MACHINE et al.) [A] 2 [Y] 1, 3
 [AY] JPS6185339   [A] 2 [Y] 1, 3
 [AY] JPS59171050   [A] 2 [Y] 1, 3
 [Y] WO2017013738  (YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORP et al.) [Y] 3 * paragraphs [0033]-[0067], fig. 4-5, 7 *
by applicantJP2006167862
 JPS624550
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