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EP About this file: EP3680744

EP3680744 - SOLENOID VALVE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.04.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  12.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SMC Corporation
14-1, Sotokanda 4-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0021 / JP
[2020/29]
Inventor(s)01 / KURATA, Toshinori
c/o SMC Corporation
Tsukuba Technical Center
2-2, Kinunodai 4-chome
Tsukubamirai-shi, Ibaraki 300-2493 / JP
02 / KUBO, Hiroshi
c/o SMC Corporation
Tsukuba Technical Center
2-2, Kinunodai 4-chome
Tsukubamirai-shi, Ibaraki 300-2493 / JP
 [2024/10]
Former [2020/29]01 / KURATA, Toshinori
c/o SMC Corporation
Tsukuba Technical Center
2-2, Kinunodai 4-chome, Tsukubamirai-shi
Ibaraki, 300-2493 / JP
02 / KUBO, Hiroshi
c/o SMC Corporation
Tsukuba Technical Center
2-2, Kinunodai 4-chome, Tsukubamirai-shi
Ibaraki, 300-2493 / JP
Representative(s)Keil & Schaafhausen Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Bockenheimer Landstraße 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/29]Keil & Schaafhausen Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Friedrichstraße 2-6
60323 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Application number, filing date20150428.907.01.2020
[2020/29]
Priority number, dateJP2019000304311.01.2019         Original published format: JP 2019003043
[2020/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3680744
Date:15.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3680744
Date:06.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:G05D16/20
[2020/29]
CPC:
G05D16/2095 (EP); F15B13/0426 (KR); F16K1/00 (CN);
F15B1/26 (US); F15B13/021 (US); F15B13/043 (KR);
F16K27/003 (US); F16K31/02 (KR); F16K31/06 (US);
F16K31/126 (CN); F16K31/42 (CN); F16K37/005 (CN);
G05B11/28 (KR); G05B11/30 (KR); G05D16/2024 (EP);
G05D7/0635 (KR); F15B2211/427 (US); F15B2211/575 (KR) (-)
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 [2021/07]
Former [2020/29]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:MAGNETVENTILSYSTEM[2020/29]
English:SOLENOID VALVE SYSTEM[2020/29]
French:SYSTÈME D'ÉLECTROVANNE[2020/29]
Examination procedure08.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/07]
08.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.11.2023Fee for grant paid
28.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
30.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
NL06.03.2024
SE06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
[2024/41]
Former [2024/37]BG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
SE06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/36]BG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/35]BG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/34]BG06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[I]EP2592519  (FESTO AG & CO KG [DE]) [I] 1* paragraph [0019]; figure 1 *;
 [I]US2015211552  (BURGETT ERIC JACOB [US], et al) [I] 1,2,4-6 * paragraph [0029]; figure 5 *
by applicantJP2005157644
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