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EP3556801 - POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE POROUS MEMBRANE, AND WATERPROOF BREATHABLE MEMBRANE AND WATERPROOF BREATHABLE MEMBER USING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.07.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip20.11.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nitto Denko Corporation
1-2 Shimohozumi 1-chome
Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567-8680 / JP
[2019/43]
Inventor(s)01 / TEZUKA, Teppei
c/o NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
1-2 Shimohozumi 1-chome
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-8680 / JP
02 / YANO, Youzou
c/o NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
1-2 Shimohozumi 1-chome
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-8680 / JP
03 / OMURA, Kazuhiro
c/o NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
1-2 Shimohozumi 1-chome
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-8680 / JP
04 / KASAGI, Tomoyuki
c/o NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
1-2 Shimohozumi 1-chome
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-8680 / JP
 [2019/43]
Representative(s)Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[2019/43]
Application number, filing date17883832.218.12.2017
[2019/43]
WO2017JP45398
Priority number, dateJP2016024596719.12.2016         Original published format: JP 2016245967
JP2017014890401.08.2017         Original published format: JP 2017148904
[2019/43]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018117056
Date:28.06.2018
Language:JA
[2018/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3556801
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:B01D71/36, C08J5/18, B01D67/00
[2020/31]
CPC:
C08J5/18 (EP,US); B01D71/36 (EP,KR,US); B01D53/268 (US);
B01D67/0027 (EP); B01D67/0086 (EP); B01D69/02 (EP,US);
B01D69/10 (EP); B01D69/107 (US); B01D69/108 (US);
B29D99/005 (US); C08J3/11 (US); C08J9/00 (KR);
C08J9/228 (US); H05K5/0213 (US); H05K5/0215 (EP);
B01D2325/02 (EP); B01D2325/0281 (EP,US); B01D2325/38 (EP,KR);
B29K2027/18 (US); C08J2327/18 (EP,KR,US); Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/43]C08J9/00, B01D71/36
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 [2019/43]
TitleGerman:PORÖSE MEMBRAN AUS POLYTETRAFLUORETHYLEN UND WASSERDICHTE ATMUNGSAKTIVE MEMBRAN UND WASSERDICHTES ATMUNGSAKTIVES ELEMENT DAMIT[2019/43]
English:POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE POROUS MEMBRANE, AND WATERPROOF BREATHABLE MEMBRANE AND WATERPROOF BREATHABLE MEMBER USING SAME[2019/43]
French:MEMBRANE POREUSE EN POLYTÉTRAFLUOROÉTHYLÈNE, MEMBRANE RESPIRANTE ÉTANCHE À L'EAU ET ÉLÉMENT RESPIRANT ÉTANCHE À L'EAU L'UTILISANT[2019/43]
Entry into regional phase10.07.2019Translation filed 
10.07.2019National basic fee paid 
10.07.2019Search fee paid 
10.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
10.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/43]
07.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
09.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
20.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4482516  (BOWMAN JEFFERY B [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 4, lines 1-14 * * tables 1, 4, 5 *;
 [A]US5708044  (BRANCA PHILLIP A [US]) [A] 1-6 * column 1, lines 62-65 * * table 2 * * claims 1, 7 *;
 [X]US5814405  (BRANCA PHILLIP A [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * figures 3, 4 * * examples 1-5; table 1 *;
 [A]JP2002035558  (NITTO DENKO CORP) [A] 1-8 * abstract * * figures 1-3 * * table 1 ** claim 1 *;
 [X]JP2007314713  (FUTAMURA CHEMICAL CO LTD) [X] 1,7,8 * abstract * * paragraph [0052] * * Comparative Examples 1, 2, 4;; examples 2, 4-8, 10-12; table 4 *;
 [X]US2009277141  (ABE YUICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-5 * figures 1-5 * * claims 1, 5, 6 *;
 [X]  - HUANG J ET AL, "Study of a new novel process for preparing and co-stretching PTFE membrane and its properties", EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL, PERGAMON PRESS LTD. OXFORD, GB, (20040401), vol. 40, no. 4, doi:10.1016/J.EURPOLYMJ.2003.11.015, ISSN 0014-3057, pages 667 - 671, XP004495763 [X] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2003.11.015
International search[A]JPH07508548  (E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) [A] 1-8 * & US 5721283 A & US 5840775 A & US 5939198 A & EP 647250 A1 & CN 1088152 A & CN 1261604 A & CN 100384890 C *;
 [A]JPH07292144  (DAIKIN IND LTD) [A] 1-8 * & US 5834528 A & EP 707033 A1 & CN 1129456 A & KR 10-0385598 B *;
 [A]JPH09156007  (JAPAN GORE TEX INC) [A] 1-8 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2003326661  (KOMATSU SEIREN CO) [A] 1-8 * (Family: none) *;
 [XY]JP2007314713  (FUTAMURA CHEMICAL CO LTD) [X] 1, 5 * , paragraph [0065], comparative example 4, tables 3, 4 (Family: none) * [Y] 7-8;
 [A]JP2013067076  (NITTO DENKO CORP) [A] 1-8 * (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2014184418  (NITTO DENKO CORP) [Y] 7-8 * , claims, paragraphs [0001] - [0004] & US 2014/0283691 A1, claims, paragraphs [0002] - [0005] & EP 2783844 A1 & CN 104080305 A & KR 10-2014-0116823 A *;
 [Y]JP2015111816  (NITTO DENKO CORP) [Y] 7-8 * , claim 4, paragraphs [0002] - [0003] & US 2016/0228826A1, claim4, paragraphs [0002], [0003] & EP 3065518 A1 & CN 105659714 A & KR 10-2016-0078391 A *;
 [A]JP2015127023  (NITTO DENKO CORP) [A] 1-8 * & US 2016/0325238 A1 & EP 3088072 A1 & KR 10-2016-0102223 A & CN 105848766 A *;
 [Y]JP2015205979  (NITTO DENKO CORP) [Y] 7-8 * , paragraphs [0002]-[0003], [0034] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2016155286  (SANKEI GIKEN:KK) [A] 1-8 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]WO2016149400  (SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES BV [NL], et al) [A] 1-8* (Family: none) *
by applicantJPS5022881
 JP2013229281
 JP2015109206
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