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EP3239372 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR PARTIAL SPLIT-FIBER FIBER BUNDLE AND PARTIAL SPLIT-FIBER FIBER BUNDLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2021
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toray Industries, Inc.
1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8666 / JP
[2017/44]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWAHARA, Yoshihiro
c/o Shiga Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
1-1 Sonoyama 1-chome
Otsu-shi Shiga 520-8558 / JP
02 / SUZUKI, Tamotsu
c/o Shiga Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
1-1 Sonoyama 1-chome
Otsu-shi Shiga 520-8558 / JP
03 / MIYOSHI, Katsuhiro
c/o Nagoya Plant
Toray Industries Inc.
9-1 Oe-cho
Minato-ku
Nagoya-shi Aichi 455-8502 / JP
 [2017/44]
Representative(s)Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Pilgersheimer Straße 20
81543 München / DE
[2017/44]
Application number, filing date15872723.009.12.2015
[2017/44]
WO2015JP84562
Priority number, dateJP2014026443226.12.2014         Original published format: JP 2014264432
JP2015007122531.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015071225
[2017/44]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016104154
Date:30.06.2016
Language:JA
[2016/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3239372
Date:01.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3239372
Date:26.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.06.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:D02J1/18, B65H51/005, D01D11/02, D01D5/42
[2018/28]
CPC:
D01D11/02 (EP,US); D02J1/18 (EP,KR,US); B65H51/005 (KR,US);
D01D5/423 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/44]D02J1/18, B65H51/005
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 [2017/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG UND HERSTELLUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR PARTIELLES SPALTFASER-FASERBÜNDEL UND PARTIELLES SPALTFASER-FASERBÜNDEL[2017/44]
English:METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR PARTIAL SPLIT-FIBER FIBER BUNDLE AND PARTIAL SPLIT-FIBER FIBER BUNDLE[2017/44]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION ET DISPOSITIF DE FABRICATION POUR FAISCEAU DE FIBRES DE FIBRE CLIVÉE, ET FAISCEAU DE FIBRES DE FIBRE CLIVÉE[2017/44]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2017Translation filed 
24.07.2017National basic fee paid 
24.07.2017Search fee paid 
24.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/44]
24.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.07.2020Fee for grant paid
16.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.05.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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