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EP About this file: EP3954493

EP3954493 - PROCESSING DEVICE FOR AND PROCESSING METHOD OF PROCESSING AN OBJECT BY PROCESSING LIGHT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/07]MACHINING SYSTEM, MACHINING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONNECTING DEVICE, AND END EFFECTOR DEVICE
[2024/28]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.06.2024
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.09.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikon Corporation
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
[2022/07]
Inventor(s)01 / Sato, Shinji
c/o NIKON CORPORATION
Intellectual Property Division
15-3, Konan 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-6290 / JP
 [2022/07]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/07]
Application number, filing date19924157.112.04.2019
[2022/07]
WO2019JP15966
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020208808
Date:15.10.2020
Language:JA
[2020/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3954493
Date:16.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.10.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:B23K26/08, B23K26/0622, B23K26/082, B23K26/12, B23K26/362, B23K26/40, B23K37/02, // B23K101/00, B23K101/18, B23K101/34, B23K103/00
[2023/01]
CPC:
B23K37/0247 (EP); B25J9/1641 (US); B23K26/0622 (EP);
B23K26/082 (EP); B23K26/0884 (EP); B23K26/127 (EP);
B23K26/362 (EP); B23K26/40 (EP); B23K37/0205 (EP);
B25J11/0075 (US); B25J9/1664 (US); B23K2101/006 (EP);
B23K2101/18 (EP); B23K2101/34 (EP); B23K2103/42 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/07]B23K26/08
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 [2022/07]
TitleGerman:BEARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN ZUR BERBEITUNG EINES OBJEKTS DURCH BEARBEITUNGLICHT[2024/28]
English:PROCESSING DEVICE FOR AND PROCESSING METHOD OF PROCESSING AN OBJECT BY PROCESSING LIGHT[2024/28]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT POUR LE TRAITEMENT D'UN OBJET PAR UNE LUMIÈRE DE TRAITEMENT[2024/28]
Former [2022/07]BEARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, BEARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, ROBOTERSYSTEM, VERBINDUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND ENDEFFEKTORVORRICHTUNG
Former [2022/07]MACHINING SYSTEM, MACHINING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONNECTING DEVICE, AND END EFFECTOR DEVICE
Former [2022/07]SYSTÈME D'USINAGE, PROCÉDÉ D'USINAGE, SYSTÈME ROBOTISÉ, DISPOSITIF DE CONNEXION ET DISPOSITIF EFFECTEUR TERMINAL
Entry into regional phase09.11.2021Translation filed 
09.11.2021National basic fee paid 
09.11.2021Search fee paid 
09.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
09.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/07]
08.06.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE19636458  (SCHWEISTECHNISCHE LEHR UND VER [DE]);
 [A]US2014005831  (NADERER RONALD [AT], et al);
 [Y]KR101789673B  (KOREA INST IND TECH [KR]);
 [A]CN107962591  (HARBIN INST TECHNOLOGY);
 [A]DE102017206968  (4JET MICROTECH GMBH & CO KG [DE])
International search[A]JP2003071760  (RICOH KK) [A] 1-44, 46-57, 59, 62-66, 69* , paragraphs [0034]-[0065], fig. 1-5 (Family: none) *;
 [XA]JP2014508051  (FERROBOTICS COMPLIANT ROBOT TECHNOLOGY GMBH) [X] 59, 62-66, 69, 1-44, 46-57 * , paragraphs [0013]-[0038], fig. 1-7 & US 2014/000055831 A1, paragraphs [0022]-[0048], fig. 1-7 & EP 2686142 A1 & DE 102011006679 A1 & CN 103429400 A & KR 10-2014-0026382 A * [A] ;
 [A]JP2018183853  (SUMITOMO RIKO CO LTD) [A] 1-44, 46-57, 59, 62-66, 69 * , paragraphs [0034]-[0063], fig. 1-6 (Family: none) *
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 US2017044002
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