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EP About this file: EP3674552

EP3674552 - BEARING APPARATUS AND VACUUM PUMP APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.01.2023
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.08.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.04.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  29.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC, TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ebara Corporation
11-1 Haneda
Asahi-cho
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 144-8510 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2020/27]For all designated states
Ebara Corporation
11-1 Haneda Asahi-cho Ohta-ku
Tokyo 144-8510 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NAGAYAMA, Masami
EBARA CORPORATION
11-1, Haneda Asahi-cho, Ota-ku
Tokyo, 144-8510 / JP
 [2020/27]
Representative(s)Schmidbauer, Andreas Konrad
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
[2020/27]
Application number, filing date19218921.520.12.2019
[2020/27]
Priority number, dateJP2018024732028.12.2018         Original published format: JP 2018247320
JP2019020527713.11.2019         Original published format: JP 2019205277
[2020/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3674552
Date:01.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/27]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3674552
Date:18.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3674552
Date:09.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:F04C18/12, F04C25/02, F04D19/04, F04D29/063, F16N7/36, F16C33/66, F04D29/059
[2020/27]
CPC:
F16C33/6666 (EP); F16C35/04 (CN,KR); F01C21/02 (EP);
F04C18/12 (EP); F04C25/02 (EP,KR); F04C29/00 (CN);
F04C29/02 (CN); F04D19/04 (EP); F04D29/059 (EP);
F04D29/063 (EP); F16C33/6637 (KR); F16C33/6659 (EP);
F16C33/76 (EP,KR); F16N7/366 (EP); F04C2210/22 (KR);
F04C2220/10 (KR); F04C2220/30 (EP); F04C2240/50 (EP,CN,KR);
F16C2300/34 (EP); F16C2360/42 (EP); F16C2360/43 (KR);
F16C35/042 (EP); F16N2210/14 (EP); F16N2210/16 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/21]
Former [2020/27]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:LAGERVORRICHTUNG UND VAKUUMPUMPENVORRICHTUNG[2020/27]
English:BEARING APPARATUS AND VACUUM PUMP APPARATUS[2020/27]
French:APPAREIL DE PALIER ET APPAREIL DE POMPE À VIDE[2020/27]
Examination procedure16.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/21]
16.04.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.08.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.11.2021Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
14.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.02.2022Fee for grant paid
01.02.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP21211686.7  / EP3981985
EP21211707.1  / EP3981986
Opposition(s)12.12.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.12.2019
AL09.03.2022
AT09.03.2022
CY09.03.2022
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TR09.03.2022
BG09.06.2022
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IS09.07.2022
PT11.07.2022
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