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EP About this file: EP3539903

EP3539903 - CEILING CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, AND RELAY CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE METHOD USED THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2023
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.01.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.08.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Murata Machinery, Ltd.
3 Minami Ochiai-cho
Kisshoin
Minami-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8326 / JP
[2019/38]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAI Kaname
c/o MURATA MACHINERY Ltd.
INUYAMA PLANT
2 Aza-Nakajima
Oaza-Hashizume
Inuyama-shi Aichi 484-8502 / JP
 [2019/38]
Representative(s)Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB
Postfach 860 820
81635 München / DE
[2019/38]
Application number, filing date17869050.906.10.2017
[2019/38]
WO2017JP36443
Priority number, dateJP2016022119914.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016221199
[2019/38]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018088085
Date:17.05.2018
Language:JA
[2018/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3539903
Date:18.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3539903
Date:27.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:B65G1/04, B61B3/02, H01L21/677
[2019/38]
CPC:
H01L21/67715 (EP); H01L21/67733 (EP,KR,US); B61B3/02 (EP,KR,US);
B65G1/04 (EP,US); B65G1/0457 (KR); B65G9/002 (US);
B65G9/008 (US); H01L21/67259 (KR); H01L21/677 (EP,US);
H01L21/67706 (KR); H01L21/6773 (KR); H01L21/67736 (EP);
H01L21/67754 (KR); B65G2201/0297 (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 [2019/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DECKENFÖRDERSYSTEM UND RELAISFÖRDERVORRICHTUNG UND FÖRDERVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2019/38]
English:CEILING CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, AND RELAY CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE METHOD USED THEREFOR[2019/38]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRANSPORT DE PLAFOND ET APPAREIL DE TRANSPORT DE RELAIS ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSPORT UTILISÉS POUR CELUI-CI[2019/38]
Entry into regional phase15.05.2019Translation filed 
15.05.2019National basic fee paid 
15.05.2019Search fee paid 
15.05.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
15.05.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.03.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
15.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/38]
10.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.03.2022Fee for grant paid
18.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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