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EP About this file: EP3488918

EP3488918 - MICROBUBBLE GENERATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/22]MICROBUBBLE GENERATOR, MICROBUBBLE GENERATING METHOD, SUCTION DEVICE, AND SUCTION SYSTEM
[2022/40]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.01.2024
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.02.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.09.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, CH		published on 12.06.2024  [2024/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tech Corporation Co., Ltd.
2-6 Mikawa-cho
Naka-ku
Hiroshima-shi
Hiroshima 730-0029 / JP
[2019/22]
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAMOTO, Yoshinori
c/o TECH CORPORATION CO., LTD.
2-6, Mikawa-cho
Naka-ku
Hiroshima-city Hiroshima 730-0029 / JP
 [2023/10]
Former [2019/22]01 / NAKAMOTO Yoshinori
c/o TECH CORPORATION CO. LTD.
2-6 Mikawa-cho
Naka-ku
Hiroshima-city Hiroshima 730-0029 / JP
Representative(s)Plougmann Vingtoft a/s
Strandvejen 70
2900 Hellerup / DK
[2019/22]
Application number, filing date17834223.424.07.2017
[2019/22]
WO2017JP26633
Priority number, dateJP2016014499624.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016144996
JP2017011638814.06.2017         Original published format: JP 2017116388
[2019/22]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018021217
Date:01.02.2018
Language:JA
[2018/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3488918
Date:29.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3488918
Date:08.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:C02F1/46, C02F1/461, B01F25/20, B01F25/00, B01F23/20
[2022/40]
CPC:
C02F1/461 (EP,US); B01F23/23121 (KR); B01F23/20 (EP,US);
B01F25/00 (EP,US); B01F25/10 (KR); B01F25/20 (EP,US);
C02F1/46 (EP,US); C02F1/46104 (KR); C02F2301/024 (EP,US);
C02F2301/026 (EP,US); C02F2301/028 (EP,US); C02F2303/26 (EP,US);
Y02E60/36 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/25]B01F5/02, B01F3/04, B01F5/00, C02F1/46, C02F1/461
Former IPC [2019/22]B01F5/02, B01F3/04, B01F5/00, C02F1/46
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 [2019/22]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MIKROBLÄSCHENGENERATOR[2022/40]
English:MICROBUBBLE GENERATOR[2022/40]
French:GÉNÉRATEUR DE MICROBULLES[2022/40]
Former [2019/22]MIKROBLÄSCHENGENERATOR, VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON MIKROBLÄSCHEN, SAUGVORRICHTUNG UND SAUGSYSTEM
Former [2019/22]MICROBUBBLE GENERATOR, MICROBUBBLE GENERATING METHOD, SUCTION DEVICE, AND SUCTION SYSTEM
Former [2019/22]GÉNÉRATEUR DE MICROBULLES, PROCÉDÉ DE GÉNÉRATION DE MICROBULLES, DISPOSITIF D'ASPIRATION ET SYSTÈME D'ASPIRATION
Entry into regional phase18.01.2019Translation filed 
18.01.2019National basic fee paid 
18.01.2019Search fee paid 
18.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
18.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/22]
17.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.09.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2023Fee for grant paid
25.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
26.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
LU24.07.2023
BE31.07.2023
CH31.07.2023
[2024/24]
Former [2024/18]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
LU24.07.2023
Former [2024/14]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/10]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/50]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/49]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/48]AT08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/46]FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/38]FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
Former [2023/37]FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
Former [2023/36]FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
Former [2023/35]HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
Former [2023/34]LT08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
Former [2023/33]LT08.03.2023
Documents cited:Search[X]JP2011217785  (KOKEN KK) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [0017] - [0025] - [0030] - [0034]; figure 1 *;
 [X]US2016029602  (NAKAMOTO YOSHINORI [JP]) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [0008] - [0013] ** paragraphs [0032] - [0041]; figure 2 *
International search[A]JPS6054725  (ALSTHOM ATLANTIQUE) [A] 1-8, 16-25 * , claims; page 4, upper left column, line 16 to lower right column, line 5; fig. 1 & US 4556523 A fig. 1; column 2, line 50 to column 3, line 32; claims & GB 2144729 A & DE 3429066 A1 & FR 2550469 A1 & IT 1179036 A1 *;
 [A]JP2001276589  (NITTETSU MINING CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-8, 16-25 * , claims; paragraphs [0052] to [0053]; fig. 6 (Family: none) *;
 [XA]JP2008279350  (DAIKO KK) [X] 16-17, 25 * , paragraphs [0030] to [0035]; fig. 6, 7 (Family: none) * [A] 1-8, 18-24;
 [A]JP4563496B  (H&S Co., Ltd.) [A] 1-8, 16-25 * , claims; paragraphs [0030] to [0042]; fig. 1, 2 & US 2012/0126436 A1 fig. 1, 2, 3, 4; paragraphs [0108] to [0120]; claims & WO 2011/048935 A1 & EP 2492004 A1 & CA 2777935 A & AU 2010309105 A & CN 102665885 A & KR 10-2012-0089628 A & RU 2012116088 A *;
 [XA]US2014083845  (HAN MOO YOUNG [KR], et al) [X] 16, 25 * , paragraphs [0050] to [0062]; fig. 1 & WO 2012/161400 A1 & WO 2012/161366 A1 & KR 10-2012-0132709 A & KR 10-2013-0078327 A & CN 103562142 A * [A] 1-8, 17-24;
 [A]JP2015205225  (TECH CORP KK) [A] 1-8, 16-25 * , claims; paragraphs [0024] to [0051]; fig. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2016078010  (TECH CORPORATION:KK) [A] 1-8, 16-25* , claims; paragraphs [0049] to [0052] (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2009247990
 JP4563496B
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