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EP About this file: EP3957431

EP3957431 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW CONTAINER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.01.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
1-1-13 Shimbashi
Minato-ku
Tokyo 1050004 / JP
[2022/08]
Inventor(s)01 / SEO, Nobushiro
c/o Nikkei Research & Development Center
NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
1-34-1, Kambara
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-3203 / JP
02 / OIKAWA, Keita
c/o Nikkei Research & Development Center
NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
1-34-1, Kambara
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-3203 / JP
03 / YOSHIDA, Ryo
c/o Nikkei Research & Development Center
NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
1-34-1, Kambara
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-3203 / JP
 [2022/32]
Former [2022/08]01 / SEO, Nobushiro
c/o Nikkei Research & Development Center, NIPPON
LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD., 1-34-1, Kambara
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-3203 / JP
02 / OIKAWA, Keita
c/o Nikkei Research & Development Center, NIPPON
LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD., 1-34-1, Kambara
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-3203 / JP
03 / YOSHIDA, Ryo
c/o Nikkei Research & Development Center, NIPPON
LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD., 1-34-1, Kambara
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-3203 / JP
Representative(s)Kiwit, Benedikt
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Karlstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/08]Kiwit, Benedikt
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date20809380.707.02.2020
[2022/08]
WO2020JP04920
Priority number, dateJP2019009348317.05.2019         Original published format: JP 2019093483
JP2019009348417.05.2019         Original published format: JP 2019093484
[2022/08]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020235149
Date:26.11.2020
Language:JA
[2020/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3957431
Date:23.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.11.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:B23K20/12, B23K20/16, B23K20/233
[2023/27]
CPC:
B23K20/128 (EP); B23K20/125 (KR); B23K20/1225 (US);
B23K20/1255 (US); B23K20/127 (KR); B23K20/22 (KR);
B23K2101/12 (EP,KR); B23K2103/10 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/08]B23K20/12
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 [2022/08]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES HOHLEN BEHÄLTERS[2022/08]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW CONTAINER[2022/08]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR PRODUIRE UN RÉCIPIENT CREUX[2022/08]
Entry into regional phase15.11.2021Translation filed 
15.11.2021National basic fee paid 
15.11.2021Search fee paid 
15.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
15.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/08]
13.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
03.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2000237881  (SHOWA ALUMINUM CORP) [A] 1-11 * abstract * * claims 1-5 * * figures 5,6,7 *;
 [A]CN105108311  (HE FENG, et al) [A] 1-11* abstract *;
 [A]EP3260230  (NIPPON LIGHT METAL CO [JP]) [A] 1-11 * abstract * * claim 1 * * claim 3 * * figures 3-4 *
International search[A]US2003075584  (SARIK DANIEL J [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * , paragraphs [0025]-[0030], fig. 2, 3 *;
 [A]JP2006061983  (SHOWA DENKO KK) [A] 1-11 * , paragraphs [0033]-[0036], fig. 1-3 *;
 [A]WO2016132768  (NIPPON LIGHT METAL CO [JP]) [A] 1-11* , paragraphs [0021]-[0037], fig. 1-3 *
by applicantJP2007083242
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