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EP About this file: EP3486518

EP3486518 - CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.09.2022
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.10.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
7000-36 Nakagawa Hosoe-cho Kita-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 431-1394 / JP
[2019/21]
Inventor(s)01 / YOKOMICHI, Yuta
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C. Gijutsu-Kenkyu-Jo
7000-46 Nakagawa
Hosoe-cho
Kita-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 431-1304 / JP
02 / KINE, Yuta
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C. Gijutsu-Kenkyu-Jo
7000-46 Nakagawa
Hosoe-cho
Kita-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 431-1304 / JP
03 / AONO, Kaoru
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C. Gijutsu-Kenkyu-Jo
7000-46 Nakagawa
Hosoe-cho
Kita-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 431-1304 / JP
04 / KATAOKA, Makoto
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C. Gijutsu-Kenkyu-Jo
7000-46 Nakagawa
Hosoe-cho
Kita-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 431-1304 / JP
 [2019/21]
Representative(s)Sommer, Andrea
Andrea Sommer
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Uhlandstraße 2
80336 München / DE
[2019/21]
Application number, filing date17827393.426.06.2017
[2019/21]
WO2017JP23386
Priority number, dateJP2016014042515.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016140425
[2019/21]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018012263
Date:18.01.2018
Language:JA
[2018/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3486518
Date:22.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3486518
Date:17.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP18.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:F16D43/18, // F16D43/14
[2020/10]
CPC:
F16D43/18 (EP,US); F16D43/22 (US); F16D2043/145 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2019/21]F16D43/18
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 [2019/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZENTRIFUGALKUPPLUNG[2019/21]
English:CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH[2019/21]
French:EMBRAYAGE CENTRIFUGE[2019/21]
Entry into regional phase31.01.2019Translation filed 
31.01.2019National basic fee paid 
31.01.2019Search fee paid 
31.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
31.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/21]
12.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2021Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
28.05.2021Fee for grant paid
28.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.08.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.10.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.08.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
23.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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