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EP1640626 - SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR ROTATING MEMBER, HOUSING, BEARING, GEARBOX, ROTATING MACHINE AND SHAFT STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2006/13]	ROTATING MEMBER, HOUSING, BEARING, GEARBOX, ROTATING MACHINE, SHAFT STRUCTURE, AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD
	[2011/22]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.09.2012 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.09.2012	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 17.10.2012 [2012/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states IHI Corporation 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome Koto-ku Tokyo 135-8710 / JP
	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2007/44]	For all designated states IHI Corporation 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome Koto-ku Tokyo 135-8710 / JP
	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Former [2006/18]	For all designated states Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Former [2006/13]	For all designated states Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / OCHIAI, Hiroyuki@c/o Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1 Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	02 / WATANABE, Mitsutoshi@c/o Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1 Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	03 / FURUKAWA, Takashi@c/o Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1 Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	04 / GOTO, Akihiro@c/o Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	05 / AKIYOSHI, Masao@c/o Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[2011/45]
Former [2006/13]	01 / OCHIAI, Hiroyuki c/o Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1 Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	02 / WATANABE, Mitsutoshi c/o Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1 Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	03 / FURUKAWA, Takashi c/o Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 2-1 Ohtemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8182 / JP
	04 / GOTO, Akihiro c/o Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	05 / AKIYOSHI, Masao c/o Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Representative(s)	Oxley, Robin John George, et al Marks & Clerk LLP 15 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2008/34]	Oxley, Robin John George, et al Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
Former [2006/13]	Godwin, Edgar James Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date	04745737.9	10.06.2004
	[2006/13]
	WO2004JP08107
Priority number, date	JP20030166992	11.06.2003 Original published format: JP 2003166992
	JP20030167030	11.06.2003 Original published format: JP 2003167030
	[2006/13]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004113748
	Date:	29.12.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/53]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1640626
	Date:	29.03.2006
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.12.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1640626
	Date:	09.11.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/45]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	29.12.2004
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.12.2006
Classification	IPC:	F16C33/12, F16C33/10, F16C3/02, C23C26/00, C04B41/87, F01D17/16	[2006/13]
	CPC:	F01D17/162 (EP,US); C23C26/00 (EP,US); F01D17/16 (EP,US); F16C33/1065 (EP,US); F16C33/12 (EP,US); F05D2220/40 (EP,US); (+) F05D2230/90 (EP,US); F05D2300/509 (EP,US); F16C2360/24 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	FR, GB [2006/38]
Former [2006/13]	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
Title	German:	OBERFLÄCHENBEHANDLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR ROTATIONSGLIED, GEHÄUSE, LAGER, GETRIEBE, ROTATIONSMASCHINE UND WELLENKONSTRUKTION	[2011/22]
	English:	SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR ROTATING MEMBER, HOUSING, BEARING, GEARBOX, ROTATING MACHINE AND SHAFT STRUCTURE	[2011/22]
	French:	PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE SURFACE POUR ELEMENT ROTATIF, CARTER, PALIER, BOITE DE VITESSES, MACHINE ROTATIVE ET STRUCTURE D'ARBRE	[2011/22]
	Former [2006/13]	ROTATIONSGLIED, GEHÄUSE, LAGER, GETRIEBE, ROTATIONSMASCHINE, WELLENKONSTRUKTION UND OBERFLÄCHENBEHANDLUNGSVERFAHREN
	Former [2006/13]	ROTATING MEMBER, HOUSING, BEARING, GEARBOX, ROTATING MACHINE, SHAFT STRUCTURE, AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD
	Former [2006/13]	ELEMENT ROTATIF, CARTER, PALIER, BOITE DE VITESSES, MACHINE ROTATIVE, STRUCTURE D'ARBRE ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE SURFACE
Entry into regional phase	22.12.2005	Translation filed
	21.12.2005	National basic fee paid
	21.12.2005	Search fee paid
	21.12.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.12.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.12.2005	Examination requested [2006/13]
	12.01.2007	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	29.01.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.09.2008	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	26.11.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.03.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.09.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.05.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.09.2011	Fee for grant paid
	23.09.2011	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP11179918.5 / EP2392833
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 29.01.2008
Opposition(s)	10.08.2012	No opposition filed within time limit [2012/42]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	26.11.2008	Request for further processing filed
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.06.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	16.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.06.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US6495002 (KLEPPER C CHRISTOPHER [US], et al) [A] 1,9,11,13,14,19* the whole document *
	International search	[Y]JPH0111753 ;
		[Y]JPH05125521 (RIKEN KK);
		[Y]JPH0931628 (RIKEN KK);
		[Y]JP2001072986 (NAGASAKI PREFECTURE, et al);
		[Y]JPS58131427 (HITACHI LTD);
		[Y]JP2000136827 (SHINSHU CERAMICS KK);
		[Y]JP2002276646 (HITACHI LTD);
		[Y]JP2003129219 (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD);
		[A]JPH08312373 (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND);
		[A]JP2000329139 (GEN ELECTRIC)
	by applicant	JP2000329139
		- "New Aeronautical Engineering, volume 8, Jet Engine (Structure Part)" published by Japan Aeronautical Engineers' Association, May 29, 2000, the 1s edition, the 6th printing, p99 Fig. 3-73.

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