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EP About this file: EP3323966

EP3323966 - DOOR LATCH DEVICE WITH CHILD LOCK MECHANISM, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING CHILD LOCK MECHANISM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.05.2021
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.04.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
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
Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation
1-1-2 Takashima
Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-0011 / JP
[2018/21]
Inventor(s)01 / NAGAOKA Tomoharu
c/o MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
48 Kamome-cho
Naka-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 231-0813 / JP
02 / NOZAWA Hideaki
c/o MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
48 Kamome-cho
Naka-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 231-0813 / JP
 [2018/21]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/29]HGF
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Former [2018/21]HGF Limited
Saviour House
9 St. Saviourgate
York YO1 8NQ / GB
Application number, filing date16891562.703.08.2016
[2018/21]
WO2016JP72829
Priority number, dateJP2016003165423.02.2016         Original published format: JP 2016031654
[2018/21]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017145405
Date:31.08.2017
Language:JA
[2017/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3323966
Date:23.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3323966
Date:15.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP31.08.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:E05B77/26, E05B79/08
[2019/15]
CPC:
E05B79/08 (EP,US); E05B77/26 (US); E05B77/265 (EP,US);
E05B83/36 (US); Y10S292/61 (US); Y10T292/1047 (US);
Y10T292/1082 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/21]E05B77/26, E05B79/08, E05B83/36
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 [2018/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TÜRVERRIEGELUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT KINDERSICHERUNGSMECHANISMUS UND VERFAHREN ZUR MONTAGE EINES KINDERSICHERUNGSMECHANISMUS[2018/21]
English:DOOR LATCH DEVICE WITH CHILD LOCK MECHANISM, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING CHILD LOCK MECHANISM[2018/21]
French:DISPOSITIF DE VERROU DE PORTE AVEC MÉCANISME DE VERROU POUR ENFANT, ET PROCÉDÉ D'ASSEMBLAGE DE MÉCANISME DE VERROU POUR ENFANT[2018/21]
Entry into regional phase15.02.2018Translation filed 
15.02.2018National basic fee paid 
15.02.2018Search fee paid 
15.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
15.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/21]
15.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.06.2020Fee for grant paid
02.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
05.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [A]US6406073  (WATANABE HIROFUMI [JP]) [A] 1-4* figure 7 *;
 [I]JP2006037497  (OHI SEISAKUSHO CO LTD) [I] 1,4 * the whole document *;
 [XI]US2008203737  (TOMASZEWSKI KRIS [CA], et al) [X] 1 * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0066]; figures 19A-19D * [I] 2;
 [X]JP2009030308  (MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
 [I]WO2015182008  (MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORP [JP]) [I] 1,3 * the whole document *
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 [Y]JP2000303732  (MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO) [Y] 2-4 * , fig. 7 (Family: none) *;
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