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EP3244474 - ORIENTED APATITE-TYPE OXIDE ION CONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2021 Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.02.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 24.01.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 12.09.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 13.10.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 16.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1-11-1 Osaki Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-8584 / JP
	[2019/41]
Former [2017/46]	For all designated states Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. 1-11-1 Osaki Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-8584 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / IDE, Shingo c/o Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	02 / ANNO, Yuichi c/o Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	03 / IZUTSU, Yasuhisa c/o Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	04 / OMURA, Jun c/o Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	05 / ISHII, Rintaro c/o Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	06 / KAHATA, Minoru c/o Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	[2020/12]
Former [2017/46]	01 / IDE, Shingo c/o Mitsui Mining&Smelting Co. Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	02 / ANNO, Yuichi c/o Mitsui Mining&Smelting Co. Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	03 / IZUTSU, Yasuhisa c/o Mitsui Mining&Smelting Co. Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	04 / OMURA, Jun c/o Mitsui Mining&Smelting Co. Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	05 / ISHII, Rintaro c/o Mitsui Mining&Smelting Co. Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
	06 / KAHATA, Minoru c/o Mitsui Mining&Smelting Co. Ltd. 1333-2 Haraichi Ageo-shi Saitama 362-0021 / JP
Representative(s)	Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte Brucknerstraße 20 40593 Düsseldorf / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2017/46]	Gille Hrabal Brucknerstrasse 20 40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date	15876983.6	09.12.2015
	[2017/46]
	WO2015JP84515
Priority number, date	JP20150001743	07.01.2015 Original published format: JP 2015001743
	[2017/46]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016111110
	Date:	14.07.2016
	Language:	JA
	[2016/28]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3244474
	Date:	15.11.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/46]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3244474
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	14.07.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.06.2018
Classification	IPC:	H01M8/02, C04B35/50, H01B1/06, H01B1/08, H01B13/00, H01M8/12, C01B33/20, C01B35/12, H01M4/88, H01M4/90	[2019/39]
	CPC:	C01B33/20 (EP,US); H01M4/9033 (US); C01B35/128 (EP,US); C04B35/50 (EP,US); H01B1/06 (EP,US); H01B1/08 (EP,US); (+) H01B13/00 (EP,US); H01M4/8875 (US); H01M8/02 (EP,US); H01M8/12 (EP,US); C01P2002/30 (US); C01P2002/50 (US); C01P2004/01 (US); C01P2006/40 (US); Y02E60/50 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/46]	H01M8/02, C04B35/50, H01B1/06, H01B1/08, H01B13/00, H01M8/12
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/46]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AUSGERICHTETER APATIT-OXIDIONENLEITER UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON	[2017/46]
	English:	ORIENTED APATITE-TYPE OXIDE ION CONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME	[2017/46]
	French:	CONDUCTEUR PAR IONS OXYDE DE TYPE APATITE ORIENTÉ ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION	[2017/46]
Entry into regional phase	17.05.2017	Translation filed
	16.05.2017	National basic fee paid
	16.05.2017	Search fee paid
	16.05.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.07.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.05.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	10.07.2017	Examination requested [2017/46]
	07.11.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.09.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.01.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	17.01.2020	Fee for grant paid
	17.01.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.02.2020	Information about intention to grant a patent
	11.02.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.12.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	17.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	09.12.2015
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	09.12.2020
	LU	09.12.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	09.12.2015
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	09.12.2020
	LU	09.12.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	09.12.2015
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	09.12.2020
	LU	09.12.2020
Former [2021/46]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	09.12.2020
	LU	09.12.2020
Former [2021/40]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2013052445 (NAKADA SATOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * claim 1 * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0036] *;
		[IA]JP2013184862 (NAGOYA INST TECHNOLOGY, et al) [I] 1,2,7 * paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0001] * * claim 1 * [A] 3-6;
		[A]JP2014148443 (NAGOYA INST TECHNOLOGY) [A] 1-7* paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0017] *;
		[A] - KOICHIRO FUKUDA ET AL, "Combined Effect of Germanium Doping and Grain Alignment on Oxide-Ion Conductivity of Apatite-Type Lanthanum Silicate Polycrystal", CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, (20120622), vol. 24, no. 13, doi:10.1021/cm301484q, ISSN 0897-4756, pages 2611 - 2618, XP055476513 [A] 1-7 * "Conclusion"; page 2617 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm301484q
		[A] - WANG SEA-FUE ET AL, "Effects of Nb5+, Mo6+, and W6+dopants on the germanate-based apatites as electrolyte for use in solid oxide fuel cells", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, (20130801), vol. 38, no. 27, doi:10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2013.06.123, ISSN 0360-3199, pages 12015 - 12023, XP028694441 [A] 1-7 * abstract * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.123
		[A] - KOICHIRO FUKUDA ET AL, "Oxide-Ion Conductivity of Highly c -Axis-Oriented Apatite-Type Lanthanum Silicate Polycrystal Formed by Reactive Diffusion between La 2 SiO 5 and La 2 Si 2 O 7", CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, (20111227), vol. 23, no. 24, doi:10.1021/cm2029905, ISSN 0897-4756, pages 5474 - 5483, XP055476510 [A] 1-7 * abstract * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm2029905
	International search	[A]JP2004327210 (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD) [A] 1-7 * , claims 2 to 5; paragraphs [0039], [0047] to [0053], [0093] (Family: none) *;
		[A]JP2005126269 (HYOGO PREFECTURE) [A] 1-2, 7 * , claim 1; paragraphs [0007] to [0016] (Family: none) *;
		[A]WO2006118177 (SHINKOSHA KK [JP], et al) [A] 1-2, 7 * , claim 1; paragraphs [0002], [0040] & EP 1876269 A1 claim 1; paragraphs [0002], [0040] *;
		[PA]JP2015185321 (AISIN SEIKI) [PA] 1-7* , claim 1; paragraphs [0019], [0022], [0031] to [0035] (Family: none) *

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