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EP1431682 - PULSE TUBE REFRIGERATING MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 20.07.2018 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.09.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.07.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.03.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	20.07.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 22.08.2018 [2018/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Central Japan Railway Company 1-1-4, Meieki, Nakamura-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 450-6101 / JP
	[2010/01]
Former [2004/26]	For all designated states Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 1 Asahi-machi, 2-chome Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, 448-8650 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MITA, Hideo 12-17, Higashimyodaiji-cho Okazaki-shi, Aichi 444-0863 / JP
	02 / GOTOU, Tetuya 1-18-26, Nagono, Nishi-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi 451-0042 / JP
	03 / IGARASHI, Motohiro Central Japan Railway Company 1-1-4, Meieki, Nakamura-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi 450-6101 / JP
	04 / FURUSAWA, Takayuki Central Japan Railway Company 1-1-4, Meieki, Nakamura-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi 450-6101 / JP
	[2004/26]
Representative(s)	TBK Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2005/34]	TBK-Patent Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE
Former [2004/26]	Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing., et al Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4 80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	02772824.5	29.08.2002
	[2004/26]
	WO2002JP08733
Priority number, date	JP20010262282	30.08.2001 Original published format: JP 2001262282
	[2004/26]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03019087
	Date:	06.03.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/10]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1431682
	Date:	23.06.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.03.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	06.03.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.01.2009
Classification	IPC:	F25B9/14	[2017/10]
	CPC:	F25B9/145 (EP,US); F25B2309/1408 (EP,US); F25B2309/1412 (EP,US); F25B2309/1414 (EP,US); F25B2309/1418 (EP,US); F25B2309/1424 (EP,US); (+) F25D19/006 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2004/26]	F25B9/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR [2004/26]
Title	German:	PULSATIONSROHRKÜHLMASCHINE	[2004/26]
	English:	PULSE TUBE REFRIGERATING MACHINE	[2004/26]
	French:	MACHINE DE REFRIGERATION POUR TUBE DE PULSATION	[2004/26]
Entry into regional phase	26.03.2004	Translation filed
	26.03.2004	National basic fee paid
	26.03.2004	Search fee paid
	26.03.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.03.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.03.2004	Examination requested [2004/26]
	07.09.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.01.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.07.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.11.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.03.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.06.2017	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	29.06.2017	Fee for grant paid
	29.06.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.09.2017	Information about intention to grant a patent
	06.09.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	01.03.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2018/34]
	05.04.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2018/34]
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 07.09.2009
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	30.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 11
	29.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 12
	29.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 13
	28.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 14
	30.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 15
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.2017	16 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH05312423 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO) [X] 1* the whole document *;
		[X]JPH07180938 (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1,3,13-15 * the whole document *;
		[X]EP0672873 (THOMSON CSF [FR]) [X] 1,3,13 * the whole document *;
		[X]JPH0854151 (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1,3,13-15 * the whole document *;
		[X]JPH094936 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO) [X] 1-12 * the whole document *;
		[X]JP2000018742 (AISIN SEIKI) [X] 1,3 * the whole document *;
		[X]JP2000035253 (AISIN SEIKI) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
		[X]JP2000074518 (AISIN SEIKI) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
		[X]JP2000161801 (SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES) [X] 1,3,13-18 * the whole document *
	International search	[X]JPH04268167 (AISIN SEIKI);
		[X]JPH06137696 (ECTI KK);
		[X]JPH03194364 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO);
		[Y]JPH08271071 (AISIN SEIKI);
		[Y]JPH0854151 (TOSHIBA CORP);
		[Y]JP2000055491 (IDOTAI TSUSHIN SENTAN GIJUTSU)
	Examination	- RICHARDSON ET AL, "Pulse tube refrigerator - an alternative cryocooler?", CRYOGENICS, ELSEVIER, KIDLINGTON, GB, vol. 26, no. 6, doi:10.1016/0011-2275(86)90062-7, ISSN 0011-2275, (19860601), pages 331 - 340, (19860601), XP024049683 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0011-2275(86)90062-7
	by applicant	JPH094936
		JP2000161801
		JPH0854141

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