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EP About this file: EP3450804

EP3450804 - MECHANICAL SEAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.08.2023
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.04.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024 [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
[2023/39]
Former [2019/10]For all designated states
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IGUCHI, Tetsuya
c/o Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
 [2023/21]
Former [2019/10]01 / IGUCHI Tetsuya
c/o Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.
1-12-15 Shiba-Daimon
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8587 / JP
Representative(s)WSL Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 98
65185 Wiesbaden / DE
[2019/10]
Application number, filing date17789345.018.04.2017
[2019/10]
WO2017JP15579
Priority number, dateJP2016008879927.04.2016         Original published format: JP 2016088799
[2019/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017188060
Date:02.11.2017
Language:JA
[2017/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3450804
Date:06.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3450804
Date:27.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.11.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:F16J15/34
[2019/10]
CPC:
F16J15/3404 (EP); F16J15/3472 (US); F16J15/34 (EP,US);
F16J15/3448 (US); F16J15/3468 (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 [2019/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MECHANISCHE DICHTUNG[2019/10]
English:MECHANICAL SEAL[2019/10]
French:JOINT D'ÉTANCHÉITÉ MÉCANIQUE[2019/10]
Entry into regional phase10.10.2018Translation filed 
10.10.2018National basic fee paid 
10.10.2018Search fee paid 
10.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
10.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/10]
22.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.01.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.08.2023Fee for grant paid
22.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
12.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
21.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
HR27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
[2024/26]
Former [2024/25]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
HR27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/23]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
HR27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/20]FI27.09.2023
HR27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
Former [2024/14]FI27.09.2023
HR27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/10]FI27.09.2023
HR27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/09]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Documents cited:Search[XA]JPS59212574  (EBARA MFG) [X] 1-5 * figures 1-2 * [A] 6;
 [X]JPS6237574  (EBARA RES CO LTD, et al) [X] 1-6* English translation of description; page 1, lines 17-19, 51-52; figures 1-2 *;
 [X]JPH04145267  (EBARA CORP) [X] 1-6 * English translation of description; page 2, lines 7-9; figures 1-5, 7 *
International search[A]JPS52144560  (STEIN PHILIP CHARLES) [A] 1-6 * , fig. 5, 8 & US 4082296 A & GB 1540843 A & DE 2646475 A & FR 2352997 A *;
 [A]JPS552849  (ARAI PUMP MFG) [A] 1-6 * , fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPS5510115  (ARAI PUMP MFG) [A] 1-6 * , fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH07208612  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 1-6 * , fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2002538384  (Dresser Rand S.A.) [A] 1-6* , paragraphs [0017], [0020] to [0021]; fig. 2 & US 2002/0047239 A1 & US 2003/0107179 A1 & WO 2000/050789 A1 & EP 1031775 A1 & DE 60007513 D *
ExaminationUS4294453
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