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EP2048365
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| EP2048365 - Operation control device for vacuum pump and method for stopping operation thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 24.04.2020 Database last updated on 14.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 24.04.2020 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 27.05.2020 [2020/22] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Ebara Corporation 11-1 Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [2009/16] | For all designated states Ebara Corporation 11-1 Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Kido, Koichi c/o Ebara Corporation 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | 02 /
Sugiura, Tetsuro c/o Ebara Corporation 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | 03 /
Furuta, Hiroki c/o Ebara Corporation 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | [2014/19] |
| Former [2009/16] | 01 /
Kido, Koichi c/o Ebara Corporation 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho, Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | ||
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Sugiura, Tetsuro c/o Ebara Corporation 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho, Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | |||
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Furuta, Hiroki c/o Ebara Corporation 11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho, Ohta-ku Tokyo 144-8510 / JP | Representative(s) | Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstraße 5 80538 München / DE | [2020/22] |
| Former [2014/19] | Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE | ||
| Former [2009/16] | Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstraße 5 D-80538 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 08017845.2 | 10.10.2008 | [2009/16] | Priority number, date | JP20070267032 | 12.10.2007 Original published format: JP 2007267032 | [2009/16] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP2048365 | Date: | 15.04.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/16] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP2048365 | Date: | 01.05.2013 | Language: | EN | [2013/18] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2048365 | Date: | 07.05.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/19] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP2048365 | Date: | 27.05.2020 | Language: | EN | [2020/22] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 03.04.2013 | Classification | IPC: | F04C18/12, F04C28/06, F04C28/28 | [2013/18] | CPC: |
F04C18/126 (EP,US);
F04C28/06 (EP,US);
F04C28/28 (EP,US);
F04C2220/10 (EP,US);
F04C2270/05 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [2009/16] | F04C18/12, F04C28/06 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2013/51] |
| Former [2009/16] | 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 | Title | German: | Betriebssteuerungsvorrichtung für eine Vakuumpumpe und Betriebsstoppverfahren dafür | [2009/16] | English: | Operation control device for vacuum pump and method for stopping operation thereof | [2009/16] | French: | Dispositif de contrôle d'opération pour une pompe sous vide et procédé d'arrêt de fonctionnement associé | [2009/16] | Examination procedure | 04.11.2013 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 04.11.2013 | Examination requested [2013/51] | 05.11.2013 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 06.12.2013 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | 10.12.2013 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 26.03.2014 | Fee for grant paid | 26.03.2014 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 26.03.2014 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 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 10.12.2013 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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12.02.2015
ADMISSIBLE Edwards Limited Manor Royal Crawley West Sussex RH10 9LW / GB Opponent's representative Norton, Ian Andrew, et al, et al Edwards Limited Innovation Drive Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9TW / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2015/12] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
09.02.2015
12.02.2015
ADMISSIBLE Edwards Limited Manor Royal Crawley West Sussex RH10 9LW / GB Opponent's representative Norton, Ian Andrew, et al, et al Edwards Limited Manor Royal Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9LW / GB | 17.03.2015 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 17.09.2015 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 11.10.2016 | Date of oral proceedings | 21.11.2016 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 21.11.2016 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 06.11.2019 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 16.01.2020 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 16.04.2020 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Appeal following opposition | 16.01.2017 | Appeal received No. T0120/17 | 03.04.2017 | Statement of grounds filed | 06.11.2019 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected | 06.11.2019 | Date of oral proceedings | 12.11.2019 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 26.10.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 25.10.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 29.10.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 29.10.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [XI] WO2004018879 (EBARA CORP et al.) | [XI] JP2006266248 (OSAKA VACUUM LTD et al.) [X] 1-4,7 * figures 1,2 * * page 8, line 8 - line 15 * * page 10, line 4 - line 11 *[I] 5,6 | [A] WO2004038222 (BOC GROUP PLC et al.) [A] 1-7 * figures 1,2 * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0038] * | by applicant | JP2007267032 |