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EP1624521 - METHOD FOR FABRICATING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.02.2014
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.02.2014No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.04.2014  [2014/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tokyo Gas Company Limited
5-20 Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
[2006/06]
Inventor(s)01 / MATSUZAKI, Yoshio, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20, Kaigan 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
02 / FUJITA, Kenjiro, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20, Kaigan 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
03 / SAKURAI, Teruhiro, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20, Kaigan 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
04 / OGASAWARA, Kei, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20, Kaigan 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
 [2013/02]
Former [2006/06]01 / MATSUZAKI, Yoshio, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20 Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
02 / FUJITA, Kenjiro, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20 Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
03 / SAKURAI, Teruhiro, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20 Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
04 / OGASAWARA, Kei, c/o Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
5-20 Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8527 / JP
Representative(s)Tönhardt, Marion, et al
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/17]Tönhardt, Marion, et al
Boehmert & Boehmert
Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Former [2006/06]Tönhardt, Marion, et al
Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date04724719.231.03.2004
[2006/06]
WO2004JP04595
Priority number, dateJP2003009451331.03.2003         Original published format: JP 2003094513
[2006/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004088783
Date:14.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1624521
Date:08.02.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.10.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1624521
Date:24.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.10.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.10.2007
ClassificationIPC:H01M8/12, H01M8/02, H01M4/88, H01M8/24
[2012/45]
CPC:
H01M8/1286 (EP,US); H01M4/8885 (EP,US); H01M8/0206 (EP,US);
H01M8/0215 (EP,US); H01M8/0217 (EP,US); H01M8/0226 (EP,US);
H01M8/0271 (US); H01M8/2404 (EP,US); H01M8/2428 (EP,US);
H01M2008/1293 (EP,US); Y02E60/50 (EP); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/06]H01M8/24, H01M8/02, H01M8/12
Designated contracting statesDE [2006/27]
Former [2006/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES FESTOXID-BRENNSTOFFZELLENMODULS[2006/06]
English:METHOD FOR FABRICATING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MODULE[2006/06]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE MODULE DE PILES COMBUSTIBLE OXYDES SOLIDES[2013/02]
Former [2006/06]PROC D DE FABRICATION DE MODULE DE PILES COMBUSTIBLE OXYDES SOLIDES
Entry into regional phase04.10.2005Translation filed 
04.10.2005National basic fee paid 
04.10.2005Search fee paid 
04.10.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
04.10.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.10.2005Examination requested  [2006/06]
20.05.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.12.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2013Fee for grant paid
21.02.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  20.05.2008
Opposition(s)27.01.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0516417  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1-35 * page 6, line 53 - page 7, line 9 * * figure 10 *;
 [A]WO02089242  (UNIV NORTHWESTERN [US], et al) [A] 1-35 * examples 14,20b,26 * * figures 7b,20,23 *;
 [A]  - HART N T ET AL, "Functionally graded composite cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells", JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20020401), vol. 106, no. 1-2, ISSN 0378-7753, pages 42 - 50, XP004348668 [A] 1-35 * page 43, column 1, paragraph 2 - page 43, column 1, paragraph 4 * * table 1 * * figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-7753(01)01035-7
International search[A]JPH0644983  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [A]JPH1173975  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [AP]JP2003317738  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [A]JPH06310155  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [A]JPH1079259  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [A]JP2000106192  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [A]JPH05166519  (YOSHIDA KOGYO KK);
 [A]JPH04230954  (ABB PATENT GMBH)
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