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EP3505896 - DIAPHRAGM PRODUCING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/27]DIAPHRAGM, PRESSURE SENSOR USING DIAPHRAGM, AND DIAPHRAGM PRODUCING METHOD
[2020/06]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.08.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  31.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
[2019/27]
Inventor(s)01 / KOBAYASHI, Tomoo
c/o Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
02 / SUGAWARA, Ryo
c/o Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
 [2019/27]
Representative(s)Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES / GB
[2019/27]
Application number, filing date19152399.228.07.2017
[2019/27]
Priority number, dateJP2016023075929.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016230759
[2019/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3505896
Date:03.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3505896
Date:22.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01L9/00
[2019/27]
CPC:
G01L9/0044 (EP,US); G01L7/082 (KR,US); G01L9/0051 (CN);
B23K20/023 (US); G01L7/022 (KR); G01L9/0055 (EP,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]
Former [2019/27]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:MEMBRANHERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/06]
English:DIAPHRAGM PRODUCING METHOD[2020/06]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE DIAPHRAGME[2020/06]
Former [2019/27]MEMBRAN, DRUCKSENSOR MIT VERWENDUNG DER MEMBRAN UND MEMBRANHERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN
Former [2019/27]DIAPHRAGM, PRESSURE SENSOR USING DIAPHRAGM, AND DIAPHRAGM PRODUCING METHOD
Former [2019/27]DIAPHRAGME, CAPTEUR DE PRESSION UTILISANT LE DIAPHRAGME ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE DIAPHRAGME
Examination procedure09.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/38]
09.08.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.03.2020Fee for grant paid
09.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17183825.3  / EP3327417
Opposition(s)25.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.07.2017
AL22.04.2020
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Documents cited:Search[XI]JPH0931577  (SEIKO INSTR INC) [X] 1 * abstract * * paragraphs [0006] - [0009] - [ 0011] * * claims 2, 3 * * figure 1 * [I] 2,3;
 [AD]JP2011164072  (SEIKO INSTR INC) [AD] 2,3 * paragraph [0015] *
ExaminationEP2759607
by applicantJP2011164072
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