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EP3321173 - VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS, VESSEL INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.11.2021
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.06.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.10.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  13.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
2500 Shingai
Iwata-shi, Shizuoka 438-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2018/20]For all designated states
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
2500 Shingai
Iwata-shi Shizuoka 438-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Takayoshi
c/o YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 2500
Shingai
Iwata-shi, Shizuoka 438-8501 / JP
02 / YAMAGUCHI, Kohei
c/o YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 2500
Shingai
Iwata-shi, Shizuoka 438-8501 / JP
 [2018/20]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2018/20]
Application number, filing date17201594.314.11.2017
[2018/20]
Priority number, dateJP2016022186014.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016221860
[2018/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3321173
Date:16.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3321173
Date:30.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/53]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:B63H25/42, B63H21/21, // B63H5/125
[2018/20]
CPC:
B63H25/42 (EP,US); B63H1/16 (US); B63H20/007 (US);
B63H21/21 (EP,US); B63H23/24 (US); B63H5/125 (US);
B63H5/14 (US); B63H2001/165 (US); B63H2005/1258 (EP,US);
H02K1/27 (US); Y02T70/50 (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 [2018/46]
Former [2018/20]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:SCHIFFSANTRIEBSVORRICHTUNG, SCHIFF DAMIT UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER SCHIFFSANTRIEBSVORRICHTUNG[2018/20]
English:VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS, VESSEL INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS[2018/20]
French:APPAREIL DE PROPULSION DE NAVIRE, NAVIRE LE COMPRENANT ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN APPAREIL DE PROPULSION DE NAVIRE[2018/20]
Examination procedure09.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2018Examination requested  [2018/46]
09.10.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.10.2020Fee for grant paid
14.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.10.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)01.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5031561  (NILSSON KURT [SE]) [A] 6,7,14,15 * column 1, line 6 - line 14 * * column 3, line 52 - column 4, line 45 * * figures 1B, 3 *;
 [A]DE102010001707  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0041] ** figure 4 *;
 [Y]EP2591993  (YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-15 * paragraphs [0006] , [ 0008] , [ 0078] , [ 0079] , [ 0095 ] - [ 0097] * * figures 1A, 7B *;
 [A]US2015158568  (VAN DER LAAN MARKUS [NL], et al) [A] 3,11 * paragraph [0043] * * figures 2, 3 *;
 [Y]EP3051376  (ABB OY [FI]) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *
ExaminationEP3048038
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