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EP3770126 - FURNACE GAS FEEDING DEVICE, OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.12.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip12.03.2024Change: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[2021/04]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIKAWA, Satoshi
c/o Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 5-33,
Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
02 / TSUNEISHI, Katsuyuki
c/o Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 5-33,
Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
 [2021/04]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2021/04]
Application number, filing date19771167.422.03.2019
[2021/04]
WO2019JP12189
Priority number, dateJP2018005722723.03.2018         Original published format: JP 2018057227
[2021/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019182136
Date:26.09.2019
Language:JA
[2019/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3770126
Date:27.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.09.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.11.2021
ClassificationIPC:C03B37/027
[2021/04]
CPC:
C03B37/029 (EP,US); C03B37/0256 (KR,RU); C03B37/027 (KR,RU);
C03B2205/81 (EP); C03B2205/91 (US); C03B2205/98 (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 [2021/04]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUM ZUFÜHREN VON OFENGAS, VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER OPTISCHEN FASER UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER OPTISCHEN FASER[2021/04]
English:FURNACE GAS FEEDING DEVICE, OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD[2021/04]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ALIMENTATION DE GAZ DE FOUR, DISPOSITIF DE PRODUCTION DE FIBRE OPTIQUE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE FIBRE OPTIQUE[2021/04]
Entry into regional phase21.09.2020Translation filed 
21.09.2020National basic fee paid 
21.09.2020Search fee paid 
21.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
21.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/04]
01.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
15.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US4988374  (HARDING IAN D [GB], et al) [X] 1,3,5,6 * column 2, lines 48-66; figure 1 * [I] 2;
 [A]US2005115278  (MATTILA TIMO [FI]) [A] 2 * paragraph [0025]; figure 2 *;
 [A]CN203212462U  (JIANGSU FASTEN PHOTONICS CO LTD) [A] 3* paragraph [0008]; figure 1 *
International search[X]JPS52119546U  (FUJIKURA CABLE LTD.) [X] 1-3, 5, 6* , specification, page 2, line 14 to page 4, line 2 from the bottom, fig. 1, 4 (Family: none) *;
 [X]JPH01192741  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES) [X] 1-6 * , page 3, lower right column, line 8 to page 5, lower left column, line 10, fig. 1, 2 (Family: none) *;
 [X]US2004050112  (BAE SANG-JOON [KR], et al) [X] 1-3, 5, 6 * , abstract, paragraphs [0036]-[0039], fig. 1, 2 & KR 10-2004-0020648 A *
by applicantJPS62260731
 JP2007070189
 JP2012056815
 JP2018057227
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