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EP About this file: EP3369687

EP3369687 - ELEVATOR DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.06.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.02.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.08.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.08.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2018/36]
Inventor(s)01 / ABE Takashi
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / NAKAYAMA Masato
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / SATOU Gorou
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2018/36]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2024/29]
Former [2018/36]Moore, Graeme Patrick, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date15907188.526.10.2015
[2018/36]
WO2015JP80057
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017072824
Date:04.05.2017
Language:JA
[2017/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3369687
Date:05.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3369687
Date:17.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.05.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:B66B11/08, F16D55/06, F16D65/092, B66B5/02
[2020/46]
CPC:
B66B5/02 (EP); B66B11/08 (KR); F16D55/06 (EP,KR);
F16D65/092 (EP,KR)
Former IPC [2018/36]B66B11/08, F16D55/06, F16D65/092
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 [2018/36]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUFZUGSVORRICHTUNG[2018/36]
English:ELEVATOR DEVICE[2018/36]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ASCENSEUR[2018/36]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2018Translation filed 
24.04.2018National basic fee paid 
24.04.2018Search fee paid 
24.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.09.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
24.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/36]
24.04.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.09.2018Observations by third parties
22.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.2024Fee for grant paid
10.06.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.06.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
20.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
18.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
23.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS55132074U  ;
 [A]JPH09104572  (HITACHI LTD);
 [A]US2008296098  (SATO GORO [JP], et al);
 [X]WO2015068183  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP])
International search[Y]JPS56138234U  ;
 [Y]JPS6237635U  ;
 [Y]JPH0326842U  ;
 [Y]JP2009274834  (TOSHIBA ELEVATOR CO LTD);
 [Y]JP2011126679  (HITACHI LTD);
 [A]JP2012188176  (TOSHIBA ELEVATOR CO LTD);
 [Y]JP2013112431  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP)
otherJPS56138234U
 DE3832199
 JPH05296269
 EP0770791
 EP1311776
 WO2015003703
 EP2827017
 WO2015068183
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