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EP About this file: EP3269483

EP3269483 - ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE AND FAILURE DETERMINING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.05.2023
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.05.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  15.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FANUC CORPORATION
3580 Shibokusa Aza-Komanba Oshino-mura Minamitsuru-gun
Yamanashi 401-0597 / JP
[2018/03]
Inventor(s)01 / Yasuo, Nakashima
c/o Fanuc Corporation
3580, Shibokusa Aza-Komanba
Oshino-mura, Minamitsuru-gun
Yamanashi, 401-0597 / JP
 [2018/03]
Representative(s)Schmidt, Steffen J.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/03]Schmidt, Steffen J.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date17001183.711.07.2017
[2018/03]
Priority number, dateJP2016013923114.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016139231
[2018/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3269483
Date:17.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3269483
Date:29.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:B23H1/02, B23H7/20, B23H11/00
[2018/03]
CPC:
B23H1/02 (EP,KR,US); B23H7/14 (US); B23H1/026 (EP,US);
B23H11/00 (EP,KR,US); B23H7/16 (KR); B23H7/20 (EP,US);
G05B23/0218 (EP,US); G05B2219/45043 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2018/32]
Former [2018/03]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 
TitleGerman:FUNKENEROSIONSMASCHINE UND FEHLERBESTIMMUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/03]
English:ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE AND FAILURE DETERMINING METHOD[2018/03]
French:MACHINE À DÉCHARGE ÉLECTRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DE DÉFAILLANCE[2018/03]
Examination procedure11.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/32]
18.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.12.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 29.03.2022
19.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.03.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.05.2022Fee for grant paid
17.05.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.05.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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