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EP3967435 - WELDING DEVICE FOR NON-CIRCULAR PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR NON-CIRCULAR PLATE STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.12.2023
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.12.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 07.08.2024 [2024/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.
14-15, Botan 3-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8482 / JP
[2022/11]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMADA, Keisuke
c/o MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., 14-15, Botan 3-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8482 / JP
02 / TERADA, Tetsuji
c/o MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., 14-15, Botan 3-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8482 / JP
03 / MIYAZAKI, Daisuke
c/o MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., 14-15, Botan 3-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8482 / JP
04 / SHUDAI, Hideki
c/o MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., 14-15, Botan 3-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8482 / JP
 [2022/11]
Representative(s)Regimbeau
20, rue de Chazelles
75847 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
[2022/11]
Application number, filing date19933030.911.06.2019
[2022/11]
WO2019JP23031
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020250295
Date:17.12.2020
Language:JA
[2020/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3967435
Date:16.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3967435
Date:24.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:B23K9/29, B23K9/16, B23K9/00, B23K9/028, B23K9/167, B23K101/14
[2022/24]
CPC:
B23K9/167 (EP,US); B23K9/29 (KR); B23K9/0026 (EP,US);
B23K37/047 (KR); B23K9/028 (EP); B23K9/16 (KR);
B23K2101/14 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/11]B23K9/29, B23K9/16
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 [2022/11]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHWEISSVORRICHTUNG FÜR UNRUNDE PLATTE UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR UNRUNDE PLATTENSTRUKTUR[2022/11]
English:WELDING DEVICE FOR NON-CIRCULAR PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR NON-CIRCULAR PLATE STRUCTURE[2022/11]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SOUDAGE DESTINÉ À UNE PLAQUE NON CIRCULAIRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE STRUCTURE DE PLAQUE NON CIRCULAIRE[2022/11]
Entry into regional phase07.12.2021Translation filed 
07.12.2021National basic fee paid 
07.12.2021Search fee paid 
07.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/11]
12.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.12.2023Fee for grant paid
15.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]SU1303317  ;
 [Y]JPS6478677  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND) [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * figures 1-7 *;
 [Y]US5084603  (BERNUCHON ROLAND L G [FR], et al) [Y] 1,5,8-15 * column 1, lines 6-11 * * column 1, line 46 - column 2, line 15 * * column 2, line 40 - column 4, line 8 * * figures 1-6 *;
 [A]JPH0760445  (NIPPON F A TECHNOL KK, et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract ** figures 1-5 *;
 [A]JPH1190685  (KOBE STEEL LTD) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * figures 1-12 *;
 [Y]EP3456458  (MAEKAWA SEISAKUSHO KK [JP]) [Y] 1-15 * paragraphs [0001] , [0006] - [0008] - [0018] - [0090] * * figures 1-11 *;
 [Y]  - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, (19870415), vol. 1987, no. 47, Database accession no. 1987-333399, XP002806374 & SU1303317 A1 19870415 (ALEKSEEV A P) [Y] 1,5,8-10,13-15 * abstract * * figures 1-4 *
International search[YA]JPS6478677  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND) [Y] 8-9, 11-14 * , claims, fig. 1-5 (Family: none) * [A] 1-7, 10, 15;
 [YA]JPH1190685  (KOBE STEEL LTD) [Y] 14 * , fig. 1-9 (Family: none) *[A] 1-13, 15;
 [YA]JP2014524840  (EINAV, O.) [Y] 1-9, 11-15 * , paragraphs [0063], [0067], [0086], [0104], [0113]-[0115], fig. 1, 8-10 * [A] 10;
 [YA]WO2018066137  (MAEKAWA SEISAKUSHO KK [JP]) [Y] 1-9, 11-15 * , paragraphs [0021]-[0058], fig. 1-11 * [A] 10
by applicantJP5690532B
 WO2018066137
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