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EP3805751 - ROTOR TOOTH CRACK INSPECTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.04.2024
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.07.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.02.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.03.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.04.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2021/15]
Inventor(s)01 / OYA, Takashi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3,
Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / UCHIMURA, Masanori
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3,
Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2021/15]01 / OYA Takashi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3,
Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / UCHIMURA Masanori
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3,
Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2021/15]
Application number, filing date18919477.225.05.2018
[2021/15]
WO2018JP20150
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019225003
Date:28.11.2019
Language:JA
[2019/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3805751
Date:14.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.11.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01N29/04, G01N29/26, G01N29/07, H02K15/02, G01N29/06
[2021/24]
CPC:
G01N29/262 (EP); H02K15/02 (EP,US); G01N29/041 (US);
G01N29/043 (EP); G01N29/069 (EP); G01N29/07 (EP);
G01N29/26 (EP); H02K1/26 (US); G01N2291/106 (EP);
G01N2291/2693 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/15]G01N29/04, G01N29/26
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 [2021/15]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR INSPEKTION VON ROTORZAHNRISSEN[2021/15]
English:ROTOR TOOTH CRACK INSPECTION METHOD[2021/15]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'INSPECTION DE FISSURE DE DENT DE ROTOR[2021/15]
Entry into regional phase09.09.2020Translation filed 
09.09.2020National basic fee paid 
09.09.2020Search fee paid 
09.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
09.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/15]
08.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.06.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
13.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
04.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.04.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
12.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]  - LONDERGAN M B ET AL, "Generator rotor tooth top cracking. Experience and diagnosis", PWR - DESIGN, REPAIR, AND REFURBISHMENT OF STEAM TURBINES; 1991 INTERNATIONAL JOINT POWER GENERATION CONFERENCE; 19911006 TO 19911010; SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, POWER DIVISION, US, (19911006), vol. 13, ISBN 978-0-7918-0820-7, pages 71 - 78, XP009526985 [A] 1,2 * abstract * * Part "Thru-Ring UT Inspection Methods" *
International search[A]US4457176  (SCHOLZ ARTHUR [CH]) [A] 1-2* (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH02150766  (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 1-2 * , page 1, lower right column to page 2, upper right column, fig. 8 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2001099817  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [Y] 1-2 * , paragraphs [0031], [0056], fig. 5, 8 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2001116728  (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-2 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]US2006236768  (BENTZEL EDWARD L [US]) [A] 1-2 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]US2006236767  (BENTZEL EDWARD L [US]) [A] 1-2 * (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2007116894  (GEN ELECTRIC) [A] 1-2 * & US 2007/0089517 A1 & EP 1777513 A1 & CN 1967207 A *;
 [Y]JP2010008212  (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 1-2 * , paragraphs [0001]-[0007], [0010], [0040]-[0045], [0056]-[0058], fig. 1-3, 10-17 & US 2009/0320600 A1, paragraphs [0001]-[0010], [0013], [0064]-[0068], [0079]-[0081], fig. 1-3, 10-17 & FR 2933190 A & CN 101614704 A & ZA 200903197 A & AU 2009201801 A *;
 [Y]JP2017138315  (SIEMENS ENERGY INC) [Y] 2 * , paragraphs [0002]-[0006] & US 2017/0219533 A1, paragraphs [0002]-[0006] & DE 102016226161 A & FR 3047319 A *
by applicantJPS62291560
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