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EP3476958 - COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/18]COPPER ALLOY, COPPER ALLOY INGOT, COPPER ALLOY SOLUTION FORMING MATERIAL, COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE
[2023/47]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.11.2023
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.09.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.04.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
[2020/34]
Former [2019/31]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
For all designated states
Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
3-4-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
Former [2019/18]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
3-2, Otemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
For all designated states
Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
3-4-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ENAMI, Yuusuke
c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
Copper&Copper Alloy Development Center
1975-2 Shimoishitokami
Kitamoto-shi Saitama 364-0022 / JP
02 / SAKAMOTO, Toshio
c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
Copper&Copper Alloy Development Center
1975-2 Shimoishitokami
Kitamoto-shi Saitama 364-0022 / JP
03 / NAKAMOTO, Hitoshi
c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
3-2 Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
04 / OISHI, Keiichiro
c/o Sambo Plant
Mitsubishi Shindoh Co. Ltd.
8-374 Sambo-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai-shi Osaka 590-0906 / JP
05 / SUGAHARA, Atsushi
c/o Railway Technical Research Institute
8-38 Hikari-cho 2-chome
Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-8540 / JP
06 / YAMASHITA, Chikara
c/o Railway Technical Research Institute
8-38 Hikari-cho 2-chome
Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-8540 / JP
07 / OHARA, Takuya
c/o Railway Technical Research Institute
8-38 Hikari-cho 2-chome
Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-8540 / JP
 [2023/49]
Former [2019/18]01 / ENAMI Yuusuke
c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
Copper&Copper Alloy Development Center
1975-2 Shimoishitokami
Kitamoto-shi Saitama 364-0022 / JP
02 / SAKAMOTO Toshio
c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
Copper&Copper Alloy Development Center
1975-2 Shimoishitokami
Kitamoto-shi Saitama 364-0022 / JP
03 / NAKAMOTO Hitoshi
c/o MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
3-2 Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8117 / JP
04 / OISHI Keiichiro
c/o Sambo Plant
Mitsubishi Shindoh Co. Ltd.
8-374 Sambo-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai-shi Osaka 590-0906 / JP
05 / SUGAHARA Atsushi
c/o Railway Technical Research Institute
8-38 Hikari-cho 2-chome
Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-8540 / JP
06 / YAMASHITA Chikara
c/o Railway Technical Research Institute
8-38 Hikari-cho 2-chome
Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-8540 / JP
07 / OHARA Takuya
c/o Railway Technical Research Institute
8-38 Hikari-cho 2-chome
Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-8540 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/18]
Application number, filing date17815506.523.06.2017
[2019/18]
WO2017JP23164
Priority number, dateJP2016012466123.06.2016         Original published format: JP 2016124661
JP2017011542712.06.2017         Original published format: JP 2017115427
[2019/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017222041
Date:28.12.2017
Language:JA
[2017/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3476958
Date:01.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.12.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:C22C9/06, B22D11/00, C22F1/08, H01B1/02, B21B1/46, B21B13/22, B22D11/06, B22D11/12
[2020/13]
CPC:
C22C9/06 (EP,US); B21C1/02 (US); B22D11/004 (EP,US);
C22C9/00 (US); C22C9/02 (US); C22C9/04 (US);
C22C9/05 (US); C22F1/08 (EP,US); H01B1/026 (EP,US);
B60M1/13 (US); B60R16/03 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/18]C22C9/06, C22C9/00, C22C9/02, C22C9/04, C22C9/05, H01B1/02, B22D11/00, B22D11/06, B22D11/108, B22D11/12, B22D35/00, C22F1/00, C22F1/08
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 [2019/18]
TitleGerman:KUPFERLEGIERUNGSFAHRDRAHT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DES KUPFERLEGIERUNGSFAHRDRAHTES[2023/47]
English:COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE[2023/47]
French:FIL DE TRACTION EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DU FIL DE TRACTION EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE[2023/47]
Former [2019/18]KUPFERLEGIERUNG, KUPFERLEGIERUNGSBLOCK, KUPFERLEGIERUNGSLÖSUNGSBILDUNGSMATERIAL, KUPFERLEGIERUNGSFAHRDRAHT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON KUPFERLEGIERUNGSFAHRDRAHT
Former [2019/18]COPPER ALLOY, COPPER ALLOY INGOT, COPPER ALLOY SOLUTION FORMING MATERIAL, COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COPPER ALLOY TROLLEY WIRE
Former [2019/18]ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE, LINGOT D'ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE, MATÉRIAU DE FORMATION DE SOLUTION D'ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE, FIL DE TRACTION EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE FIL DE TRACTION EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE
Entry into regional phase20.11.2018Translation filed 
20.11.2018National basic fee paid 
20.11.2018Search fee paid 
20.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
20.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
20.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/18]
25.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.04.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
09.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XAYI]JPS63317635  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD) [X] 1 * the whole document * * example E * [A] 2,9-12 [Y] 3 [I] 3-5;
 [XAI]JP2001247923  (SANBO COPPER ALLOY CO LTD) [X] 1,2,4 * the whole document * * examples 134, 135, 146, 147; claim 1 * [A] 3,9-12 [I] 5;
 [XA]JP2008255379  (KOBELCO & MAT COPPER TUBE INC) [X] 1,2,4,5 * the whole document * * example 7 * [A] 3,9-12;
 [A]US2015136281  (NAKAMOTO HITOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-5,9-12 * the whole document ** table 1, example 12 *;
 [XDAYI]US2016122849  (TSUGAWA YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [XD] 1,4 * the whole document * * paragraph [0102]; example 9; claim 1 * [A] 12 [Y] 3 [I] 2,5,9-11
International search[XA]JPS63317635  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD) [X] 1-8 * , claims; page 3, upper left column, line 15 to upper right column, line 1; page 3, lower right column, lines 2 to 10; table 1, symbol E (Family: none) * [A] 9-12;
 [XA]JP2008255379  (KOBELCO & MAT COPPER TUBE INC) [X] 5-8 * , claims; paragraph [0056]; table 1, example no.7 (Family: none) *[A] 1-4, 9-12;
 [XA]WO2009107586  (MITSUBISHI SHINDO KK [JP], et al) [X] 1, 4-9 * , claims; paragraphs [0067], [0077]; table 2, alloy no.37 & US 2011/0100676 A1 claims; paragraphs [0080], [0094]; table 2, no.37 & EP 2246448 A1 & KR 10-2010-0068484 A & CN 101932741 A * [A] 2-3, 10-12;
 [XA]JP2015004126  (MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP) [X] 1, 4-9 * , claims; paragraph [0047]; table 1, invention example 9 & US 2016/0122849 A1 claims; paragraph [0102]; table 1, no.9 & WO 2014/189103 A1 & EP 3006582 A1 & CN 105229181 A & KR 10-2016-0013025 A * [A] 2-3, 10-12
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