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EP About this file: EP1327673

EP1327673 - Low torque grease composition [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.06.2006
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.06.2006Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.07.2006  [2006/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MINEBEA Co., Ltd.
4106-73 Miyota, Miyota-machi Kitasaku-gun
Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0293 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/29]For all designated states
Minebea Co., Ltd.
4106-73 Miyota, Miyota-machi
Kitasaku-gun, 389-0293 Nagano-ken / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Akiyama, Motoharu
Minebea Co., Ltd., 4106-73 Miyota, Miyota-machi
Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0293 / JP
02 / Hashimoto, Tatsuya
NOK Cluver Corp. 955-4 Isohara Aza Oishi Isohara-
Cho, Ibaraki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 319-1541 / JP
 [2003/37]
Former [2003/29]01 / Akiyama, Motoharu
Minebea Co., Ltd., 4106-73 Miyota, Miyota-machi
Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0293 / JP
02 / Hashimoto, Tatsuya
12-15, Shiba Daimon 1-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012 / JP
Representative(s)Goddar, Heinz J.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/29]Goddar, Heinz J., Dr.
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date03000725.613.01.2003
[2003/29]
Priority number, dateJP2002000679215.01.2002         Original published format: JP 2002006792
[2003/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1327673
Date:16.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.04.2003
ClassificationIPC:C10M169/02, // (C10M169/02, 107:38, 119:22), C10N20:02, C10N40:02, C10N50:10
[2003/29]
CPC:
C10M169/02 (EP,US); C10M131/10 (KR); C10M2213/0606 (EP,US);
C10M2213/0626 (EP,US); C10N2020/02 (EP,US); C10N2020/06 (EP,US);
C10N2040/02 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/15]
Former [2003/29]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Schmierfettzusammensetzung für niedriges Drehmoment[2003/29]
English:Low torque grease composition[2003/29]
French:Composition de graisse pour faible moment de torsion[2003/29]
Examination procedure18.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/10]
17.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2006Application refused, date of legal effect [2006/30]
10.02.2006Date of oral proceedings
01.03.2006Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2006/30]
01.03.2006Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
12.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.200503   M06   Fee paid on   14.02.2005
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Documents cited:Search[XA]EP0856570  (AUSIMONT SPA [IT]) [X] 1,6,7 * page 3, line 1 - line 27; example 1; claims 1-10 * [A] 2-5;
 [A]US5948737  (SRINIVASAN PADMANABHAN [IT], et al) [A] 1-7* column 2, line 15 - column 3, line 16; claims 1-14; tables 1,2 *;
 [A]US6329326  (ISO KENICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *
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