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EP About this file: EP3351325

EP3351325 - SPINDLE DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.09.2020
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.08.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NSK Ltd.
6-3 Ohsaki 1-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-8560 / JP
[2018/30]
Inventor(s)01 / INAGAKI, Yoshifumi
c/o NSK Ltd.
12 Kirihara-cho
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 252-0811 / JP
02 / NAKAMURA, Shinya
c/o NSK Ltd.
12 Kirihara-cho
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 252-0811 / JP
03 / KATSUNO, Yoshiaki
c/o NSK Ltd.
5-50 Kugenumashinmei 1-chome
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-8501 / JP
 [2018/30]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2018/30]
Application number, filing date16846422.012.09.2016
[2018/30]
WO2016JP76841
Priority number, dateJP2015018163315.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015181633
[2018/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017047551
Date:23.03.2017
Language:JA
[2017/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3351325
Date:25.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3351325
Date:20.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:B23B19/02, B23Q11/12, C10M109/00, C10M121/02, C10M159/06, F16C19/16, F16C33/66, F16N7/38, F16N13/22, F16N15/00, C10N20/00, C10N30/00, C10N40/02, C10N50/10
[2018/30]
CPC:
B23Q11/123 (EP,KR); C10M109/00 (EP,KR); C10M121/02 (EP,KR);
C10M159/06 (EP,KR); F16C19/16 (EP,KR); F16C33/66 (EP,KR);
F16N13/22 (EP,KR); F16N15/00 (EP,KR); F16N7/38 (EP,KR) (-)
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 [2018/30]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SPINDELVORRICHTUNG UND WERKZEUGMASCHINE[2018/30]
English:SPINDLE DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL[2018/30]
French:DISPOSITIF DE BROCHE ET MACHINE-OUTIL[2018/30]
Entry into regional phase11.04.2017Translation filed 
02.03.2018National basic fee paid 
02.03.2018Search fee paid 
02.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
02.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/30]
02.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.08.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.10.2019Fee for grant paid
10.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.09.2016
AL20.11.2019
AT20.11.2019
CY20.11.2019
CZ20.11.2019
DK20.11.2019
EE20.11.2019
ES20.11.2019
FI20.11.2019
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LT20.11.2019
LV20.11.2019
MC20.11.2019
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BG20.02.2020
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PT12.04.2020
[2022/32]
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH05171172  (NIPPON OIL CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-3 * claim 1 *;
 [A]JP2002161922  (NSK LTD) [A] 1-3 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0043]; figure 12; claim 1 *;
 [A]EP2886893  (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-3* column 3, line 55 - line 57; figure 1 *
International search[Y]JPS54120606  (NIPPON KOYU KK) [Y] 1-3 * , claims; page 3, upper left column, line 11 to page 3, upper right column, line 12; examples 1 to 12 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH05171172  (NIPPON OIL CO LTD, et al) [Y] 1-3* , paragraphs [0006] to [0007]; table 1; example 1 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2002161922  (NSK LTD) [Y] 1-3 * , abstract; paragraphs [0001], [0009] to [0023], [0040] to [0043], [0065]; fig. 1, 12 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2006022865  (KOYO SEIKO CO) [Y] 1-3 * , fig. 1 to 5; paragraphs [0012] to [0021] (Family: none) *
by applicantJP4051563B
 JP2015181633
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