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EP About this file: EP3132881

EP3132881 - RESISTANCE WELDING DEVICE, RESISTANCE WELDING METHOD, AND PROTRUSION SHAPE FOR PROJECTION WELDING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.05.2021
Database last updated on 08.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NSK Ltd.
6-3 Ohsaki 1-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
[2020/29]
Former [2017/08]For all designated states
NSK Ltd.
6-3 Ohsaki 1-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUNAGA Takashi
c/o NSK LTD.
1-6-3 Ohsaki
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
02 / KANEKO Noboru
c/o NSK LTD.
1-6-3 Ohsaki
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
03 / MIYOSHI Osamu
c/o NSK LTD.
1-6-3 Ohsaki
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
04 / SUZUKI Ryoichi
c/o NSK LTD.
78 Toriba-machi
Maebashi-shi Gunma 371-8527 / JP
 [2017/08]
Representative(s)Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Pelkovenstraße 143
80992 München / DE
[2020/29]
Former [2017/08]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date15779729.115.04.2015
[2017/08]
WO2015JP61535
Priority number, dateJP2014008529717.04.2014         Original published format: JP 2014085297
JP2015000879420.01.2015         Original published format: JP 2015008794
JP2015003286223.02.2015         Original published format: JP 2015032862
[2017/08]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015159907
Date:22.10.2015
Language:JA
[2015/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3132881
Date:22.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3132881
Date:15.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:B23K11/24, B23K11/00, B23K11/14, B62D5/04, B23K11/25, // B23K101/00
[2018/02]
CPC:
B23K11/14 (EP,US); B23K11/00 (US); B23K11/24 (US);
B23K11/25 (US); B23K31/125 (EP); B62D5/0403 (US);
B23K2101/006 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/08]B23K11/24, B23K11/00, B23K11/14
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 [2017/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:WIDERSTANDSSCHWEISSVORRICHTUNG, WIDERSTANDSSCHWEISSVERFAHREN UND VORSPRUNGSFORM ZUM PROJEKTIONSSCHWEISSEN[2017/08]
English:RESISTANCE WELDING DEVICE, RESISTANCE WELDING METHOD, AND PROTRUSION SHAPE FOR PROJECTION WELDING[2017/08]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SOUDAGE PAR RÉSISTANCE, PROCÉDÉ DE SOUDAGE PAR RÉSISTANCE, ET FORME DE PROTUBÉRANCE POUR SOUDAGE PAR BOSSAGES[2017/08]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2016Translation filed 
20.09.2016National basic fee paid 
20.09.2016Search fee paid 
20.09.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.11.2015Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
20.09.2016Examination requested  [2017/08]
20.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.06.2020Fee for grant paid
03.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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