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EP3202546 - CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND HONEYCOMB MOLDING MOLD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.03.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Proterial, Ltd.
6-36, Toyosu 5-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-0061 / JP
[2023/17]
Former [2017/32]For all designated states
Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
2-70, Konan 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8224 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OKAZAKI, Shunji
c/o Hitachi Metals Ltd.
35 Nagahama-cho
Kandamachi
Miyako-gun Fukuoka 800-0393 / JP
 [2017/32]
Representative(s)Diehl & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Erika-Mann-Straße 9
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/32]Diehl & Partner GbR
Patentanwälte
Erika-Mann-Strasse 9
80636 München / DE
Application number, filing date15846063.430.09.2015
[2017/32]
WO2015JP77878
Priority number, dateJP2014020188830.09.2014         Original published format: JP 2014201888
[2017/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016052680
Date:07.04.2016
Language:JA
[2016/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3202546
Date:09.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:B28B3/26, B28B3/20, B01D46/24
[2018/27]
CPC:
B01D46/2498 (EP,US); B28B3/269 (EP,US); B01D39/2068 (US);
B28B3/20 (EP,US); B28B3/26 (EP,US); C04B38/0006 (US);
B01D2279/30 (US); B01D46/2482 (EP,US); B01D46/2486 (EP,US);
C04B2235/6021 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/32]B28B3/26, B28B3/20
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 [2017/32]
TitleGerman:KERAMISCHE WABENSTRUKTUR, HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR UND WABENFORMWERKZEUG[2017/32]
English:CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND HONEYCOMB MOLDING MOLD[2017/32]
French:STRUCTURE EN NID-D'ABEILLES EN CÉRAMIQUE, PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION S'Y RAPPORTANT ET MOULE DE MOULAGE DE NID-D'ABEILLE[2017/32]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2017Translation filed 
24.04.2017National basic fee paid 
24.04.2017Search fee paid 
24.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/32]
24.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
17.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
19.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
28.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
30.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
13.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
06.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
12.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2005007218  (HITACHI METALS LTD) [X] 1,2,5,6,8,9 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0034] * * figures 5,7, * [I] 10;
 [AD]JP2008155594  (DENSO CORP) [AD] 11 * figure 6 ** paragraph [0042] *;
 [XI]EP1977810  (IBIDEN CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,6,8 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0064] * * paragraph [0067] - paragraph [0069] * * paragraph [0075] - paragraph [0076] * * figures 1(b), 2-4 * * paragraph [0079] * [I] 3;
 WO2008126335  [ ] (IBIDEN CO LTD [JP], et al) [ ] * the whole document *;
 [XI]EP2368618  (IBIDEN CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,6,8 * paragraph [0114] * * paragraph [0115] * * paragraph [0117] * * paragraph [0119] * * paragraph [0120] * * paragraph [0146] * * paragraph [0152] * * figures 9, 10 * * paragraph [0154] * [I] 3,7;
 [I]JP2012170935  (DENSO CORP) [I] 5,9-11 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0039]; figures 5-7 *
International search[A]JP2002283327  (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [A] 1-11* , entire text & US 2002/0185776 A1 entire text & DE 10213587 A & BE 1014926 A *;
 [YA]JP2004001365  (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [Y] 1-4 * , paragraph [0031]; fig. 3 & US 2005/0255288 A1 paragraph [0067]; fig. 3 & WO 2003/091182 A1 & AU 2003236101 A * [A] 5-11;
 [YA]WO2008126335  (IBIDEN CO LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 1-4 * , claims; paragraphs [0052], [0067] to [0068], [0075] to [0076]; fig. 2, 3 & US 2008/0236394 A1 claims; paragraphs [0123] to [0124], [0167] to [0169], [0180] to [0182]; fig. 6, 7 & EP 1977810 A1 & CN 101421016 A & KR 10-2009-0087407 A * [A] 5-11
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