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EP About this file: EP1775352

EP1775352 - Arc ion plating apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.12.2013
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
10-26, Wakinohama-cho 2-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi
Hyogo 651-8585 / JP
[2007/16]
Inventor(s)01 / Tamagaki, Hiroshi Takasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
/ 3-1, Shinhama 2-chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
02 / Fujii, Hirofumi Takasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
/ 3-1, Shinhama 2-chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
03 / Okimoto, TadaoTakasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
/ 3-1, Shinhama 2-chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
04 / Miyamoto, Ryoji Takasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
/ 3-1, Shinhama 2 chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
 [2013/08]
Former [2007/16]01 / Tamagaki, Hiroshi Takasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
3-1, Shinhama 2-chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
02 / Fujii, Hirofumi Takasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
3-1, Shinhama 2-chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
03 / Okimoto, TadaoTakasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
3-1, Shinhama 2-chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
04 / Miyamoto, Ryoji Takasago Works in Kobe Steel Ltd
3-1, Shinhama 2 chome, Arai-cho
Takasago-shi Hyogo 676-8670 / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2013/08]
Former [2008/27]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Former [2007/16]Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date06120947.420.09.2006
[2007/16]
Priority number, dateJP2005030143317.10.2005         Original published format: JP 2005301433
[2007/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1775352
Date:18.04.2007
Language:EN
[2007/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1775352
Date:16.12.2009
[2009/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1775352
Date:20.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.11.2009
ClassificationIPC:C23C14/32, H01J37/32
[2009/51]
CPC:
C23C14/325 (EP,KR,US); C23C14/50 (KR); C23C14/54 (KR);
H01J37/32055 (EP,KR,US); H01J37/3266 (EP,KR,US); H01J37/32761 (EP,KR,US);
H01J2237/0206 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/16]C23C14/32
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/16]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zum Lichtbogenionenplattieren[2007/16]
English:Arc ion plating apparatus[2007/16]
French:Appareil de placage ionique à l'arc[2007/16]
Examination procedure20.09.2006Examination requested  [2007/16]
23.02.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.04.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.08.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.01.2013Fee for grant paid
04.01.2013Fee 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  18.04.2011
Opposition(s)21.11.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2014/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
28.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
28.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.09.2006
AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
CY20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
MC20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
TR20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
GB20.09.2013
IE20.09.2013
LU20.09.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
CY20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
MC20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
TR20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
GB20.09.2013
IE20.09.2013
Former [2014/34]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
CY20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
MC20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
GB20.09.2013
IE20.09.2013
Former [2014/33]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
CY20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
MC20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
IE20.09.2013
Former [2014/20]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
CY20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
MC20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/52]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
CY20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/49]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
CZ20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
RO20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
SK20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/48]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
DK20.02.2013
EE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/38]AT20.02.2013
BE20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
LV20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/37]AT20.02.2013
FI20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
SI20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
GR21.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/36]AT20.02.2013
LT20.02.2013
PL20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/34]LT20.02.2013
BG20.05.2013
IS20.06.2013
Former [2013/33]LT20.02.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]US5618590  (NARUSE YOSHIO [JP], et al) [A] 1-11 * column 3, line 37 - column 4, line 27; figure 1 *;
 [DA]JPH04276062  (KOBE STEEL LTD) [DA] 1-11 * abstract *;
 [A]JPH1046324  (KOBE STEEL LTD) [A] 1-11 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2004225065  (MITSUBISHI MAT KOBE TOOLS CORP) [A] 1-11 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2001152320  (EBARA CORP) [A] 1-11 * abstract *
 [A]  - HUANG R F ET AL, "Wear-resistant multilayered diamond-like carbon coating prepared by pulse biased arc ion plating", DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20010901), vol. 10, no. 9-10, ISSN 0925-9635, pages 1850 - 1854, XP004321135 [A] 1-11 * page 1851, column LEFT, paragraph 3 - column RIGHT, paragraph 2; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-9635(01)00458-7
 [A]  - LEE H Y ET AL, "Structure and properties of WC-CrAlN superlattice films by cathodic arc ion plating process", THIN SOLID FILMS, ELSEVIER-SEQUOIA S.A. LAUSANNE, CH, (20021202), vol. 420-421, ISSN 0040-6090, pages 414 - 420, XP004397882 [A] 1-11 * page 415, column LEFT, paragraph 2 - column RIGHT, paragraph 1; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090(02)00813-1
by applicantJPH04276062
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