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EP1950510 - Expansion valve [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.02.2014
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.02.2014No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.03.2014  [2014/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fujikoki Corporation
17-24, Todoroki 7-chome, Setagaya-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2008/31]
Inventor(s)01 / Kobayashi, Kazuto
c/o Fujikoki Corporation
17-24, Todoroki 7-chome
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Mogi, Takashi
c/o Fujikoki Corporation
17-24, Todoroki 7-chome
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2013/16]
Former [2008/31]01 / Kobayashi, Kazuto
c/o Fujikoki Corporation 17-24, Todoroki 7-chome Setagaya-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Mogi, Takashi
c/o Fujikoki Corporation 17-24, Todoroki 7-chome Setagaya-ku
Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Steinmeister, Helmut
Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Artur-Ladebeck-Strasse 51
33617 Bielefeld / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/16]Steinmeister, Helmut
ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner GbR
Artur-Ladebeck-Strasse 51
33617 Bielefeld / DE
Former [2008/31]Steinmeister, Helmut
Patentanwälte TER MEER STEINMEISTER & PARTNER GbR Artur-Ladebeck-Strasse 51
33617 Bielefeld / DE
Application number, filing date08001330.324.01.2008
[2008/31]
Priority number, dateJP2007001581426.01.2007         Original published format: JP 2007015814
JP2007001581526.01.2007         Original published format: JP 2007015815
[2008/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1950510
Date:30.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1950510
Date:25.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1950510
Date:17.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:F25B41/06
[2008/31]
CPC:
F25B41/335 (EP,US); F25B2341/0683 (EP,US); F25B2500/01 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   IT [2013/01]
Former [2008/31]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Expansionsventil[2008/31]
English:Expansion valve[2008/31]
French:Vanne d'expansion[2008/31]
Examination procedure27.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.09.2012Examination requested  [2012/46]
26.10.2012Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
19.11.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.2012Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
19.01.2013Fee for grant paid
19.01.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP12008545.1  / EP2573489
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  19.11.2012
Opposition(s)20.01.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
28.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
23.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
24.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2003307372  (TGK CO LTD) [X] 1-3 * abstract *;
 [X]EP1179716  (FUJIKOKI CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1598581  (FUJIKOKI CORP [JP]) [A] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [XI]JP2002318037  (TGK CO LTD) [X] 4 * abstract * [I] 5
by applicantJP2002054861
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