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EP3409986 - LEAD WIRE-INSULATING STRUCTURE IN FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.11.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Thermostat Co., Ltd.
59-2 Nakazato 6-chome Kiyose-shi
Tokyo 204-0003 / JP
[2018/49]
Inventor(s)01 / KUMASHIRO Tsuyoshi
c/o NIPPON THERMOSTAT CO. LTD.
59-2 Nakazato 6-chome
Kiyose-shi Tokyo 204-0003 / JP
 [2018/49]
Representative(s)Jannig & Repkow Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Klausenberg 20
86199 Augsburg / DE
[2020/50]
Former [2018/49]Jannig & Repkow
Klausenberg 20
86199 Augsburg / DE
Application number, filing date16888051.605.10.2016
[2018/49]
WO2016JP79583
Priority number, dateJP2016001592729.01.2016         Original published format: JP 2016015927
[2018/49]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017130466
Date:03.08.2017
Language:JA
[2017/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3409986
Date:05.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3409986
Date:09.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.08.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:F01P7/16, G05D23/19, H05B3/48, F16K31/68, H05B3/14
[2020/27]
CPC:
F01P7/16 (EP,US); F16K31/025 (US); G05D23/1919 (US);
H05B3/141 (EP,US); H05B3/48 (EP,US); F01P2070/04 (EP,US);
F01P7/167 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/27]F16K31/68, F01P7/16, H05B3/48, G05D23/19, // F16K31/02
Former IPC [2018/49]F16K31/68, F01P7/16
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 [2018/49]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LEITUNGSDRAHTISOLIERUNGSSTRUKTUR IN DURCHFLUSSREGELVENTILVORRICHTUNG[2018/49]
English:LEAD WIRE-INSULATING STRUCTURE IN FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE DEVICE[2018/49]
French:STRUCTURE D'ISOLATION DE CONDUCTEUR DANS UN DISPOSITIF DE SOUPAPE DE RÉGULATION DE DÉBIT[2018/49]
Entry into regional phase01.08.2018Translation filed 
01.08.2018National basic fee paid 
01.08.2018Search fee paid 
01.08.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
01.08.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
01.08.2018Examination requested  [2018/49]
06.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2020Fee for grant paid
09.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.10.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.09.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [A]JP2005155831  (NIPPON THERMOSTAT KK) [A] 1-8 * figures 2-6 *;
 [A]WO2012080417  (EPCOS AG [DE], et al) [A] 1-8* figures 4A, 5B *;
 [X]FR2989551  (VERNET [FR]) [X] 1,2,4-8 * pages 5-29 * * figures 1-3,8,12,14-16,20-23 *
International search[YA]JPH1112040  (NGK SPARK PLUG CO) [Y] 1-2, 7-8 * , paragraphs [0029] to [0034], [0040]; fig. 1 to 2, 4 to 5 & US 6049065 A & EP 874534 A2 * [A] 3-6;
 [Y]JP2005155831  (NIPPON THERMOSTAT KK) [Y] 1-2, 7-8 * , paragraphs [0021] to [0022], [0028]; fig. 2, 7 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2009228988  (NGK SPARK PLUG CO) [A] 1-8* , fig. 1 to 9 (Family: none) *
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