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EP About this file: EP2921243

EP2921243 - SAND FOR CASTING MOLD, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAND CASTING-MOLD, AND CORE FOR METAL CASTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.09.2019
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.10.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.09.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.09.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MK		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sintokogio, Ltd.
11-11, Nishiki 1-chome
Naka-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi 460-0003 / JP
For all designated states
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
[2015/39]
Inventor(s)01 / AOKI, Tomohiro
c/o SINTOKOGIO LTD.
Toyokawa-Seisakusho
1 Honohara 3-chome
Toyokawa-shi, Aichi 442-8505 / JP
02 / KATO, Yusuke
c/o SINTOKOGIO LTD.
Toyokawa-Seisakusho
1 Honohara 3-chome
Toyokawa-shi, Aichi 442-8505 / JP
03 / MATSUMOTO, Takehiko
c/o SINTOKOGIO LTD.
Toyokawa-Seisakusho
1 Honohara 3-chome
Toyokawa-shi, Aichi 442-8505 / JP
04 / MORI, Kenichiro
c/o SINTOKOGIO LTD.
Toyokawa-Seisakusho
1 Honohara 3-chome
Toyokawa-shi, Aichi 442-8505 / JP
05 / ZENPO, Toshihiko
c/o SINTOKOGIO LTD.
Toyokawa-Seisakusho
1 Honohara 3-chome
Toyokawa-shi, Aichi 442-8505 / JP
06 / SUDA, Tomokazu
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
07 / MITSUTAKE, Masaomi
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
08 / MAEGAWA, Takumi
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
09 / NAKAYAMA, So
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
10 / MORIKAWA, Masashi
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
11 / WATANABE, Hirotsune
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1 Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
 [2015/39]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/39]Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date13855299.708.11.2013
[2015/39]
WO2013JP80314
Priority number, dateJP2012025365819.11.2012         Original published format: JP 2012253658
[2015/39]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014077203
Date:22.05.2014
Language:JA
[2014/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2921243
Date:23.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2921243
Date:07.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.05.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:B22C1/02, B22D21/04
[2015/39]
CPC:
B22C1/02 (EP,KR,RU,US); B22C1/12 (RU); B22C9/02 (EP,KR,RU,US);
B22C9/10 (EP,RU,US); B22D21/04 (EP,KR,RU,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:SAND FÜR EINE GUSSFORM, HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR DIE SANDGUSSFORM UND KERN FÜR METALLGUSS[2015/39]
English:SAND FOR CASTING MOLD, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAND CASTING-MOLD, AND CORE FOR METAL CASTING[2015/39]
French:SABLE POUR MOULE, PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE MOULE EN SABLE, ET NOYAU POUR COULÉE DE MÉTAL[2015/39]
Entry into regional phase29.05.2015Translation filed 
29.05.2015National basic fee paid 
29.05.2015Search fee paid 
29.05.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
29.05.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.05.2015Examination requested  [2015/39]
11.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.09.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
05.09.2018Fee for grant paid
05.09.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.09.2018Information about intention to grant a patent
27.09.2018Receipt 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  30.04.2018
Opposition(s)08.08.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
04.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
16.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.11.2013
AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CY07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
MK07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
SM07.11.2018
TR07.11.2018
IE08.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
MT08.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
[2020/31]
Former [2020/17]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
SM07.11.2018
TR07.11.2018
IE08.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
MT08.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2020/08]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
SM07.11.2018
IE08.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
MT08.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/50]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
SM07.11.2018
IE08.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
BE30.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/48]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
SM07.11.2018
IE08.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/40]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
SM07.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
CH30.11.2018
LI30.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/37]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SM07.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/35]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/34]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
LU08.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/26]AL07.11.2018
AT07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/25]AT07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
RS07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
Former [2019/24]AT07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
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ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
HR07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
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LT07.11.2018
BG07.02.2019
NO07.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
Former [2019/21]FI07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
NO07.02.2019
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Former [2019/20]LT07.11.2018
NO07.02.2019
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by applicantJP2000343201
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