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EP About this file: EP4242146

EP4242146 - POWDER SUPPLY APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.09.2025
Database last updated on 10.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.05.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.08.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip12.09.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 15.10.2025  [2025/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tsukasa Co., Ltd.
178 Nakauma-cho
Handa-shi, Aichi 475-8550 / JP
[2023/37]
Inventor(s)01 / SEKI Tomonori
Handa-shi, Aichi 475-8550 / JP
 [2023/37]
Representative(s)Zacco Sweden AB
P.O. Box 5581
Löjtnantsgatan 21
114 85 Stockholm / SE
[2025/42]
Former [2023/37]AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date21889163.801.11.2021
[2023/37]
WO2021JP40286
Priority number, dateJP2020018401803.11.2020         Original published format: JP 2020184018
[2023/37]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022097610
Date:12.05.2022
Language:JA
[2022/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4242146
Date:13.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4242146
Date:15.10.2025
Language:EN
[2025/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.05.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.04.2024
ClassificationIPC:G01G19/30, G01G19/34, B65G65/00, B65G65/32
[2024/18]
CPC:
B65G65/005 (EP,US); B65G65/40 (KR); B65G65/32 (EP,US);
G01G19/306 (EP); G01G19/346 (EP); B65G2201/0235 (KR);
B65G2201/04 (EP); B65G2201/042 (KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/37]B65G65/40, B65G65/42
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 [2023/37]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PULVERZUFUHRVORRICHTUNG[2023/37]
English:POWDER SUPPLY APPARATUS[2023/37]
French:APPAREIL D'ALIMENTATION EN POUDRE[2023/37]
Entry into regional phase22.02.2023Translation filed 
22.02.2023National basic fee paid 
22.02.2023Search fee paid 
22.02.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.02.2023Examination requested  [2023/37]
03.10.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.10.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.05.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.09.2025Fee for grant paid
08.09.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.09.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI] WO2013038394  (WEICOM S R L et al.) [X] 1,3-4 * page 1, line 5 - line 9 * * page 3, line 31 - page 4, line 7 * * page 4, line 15 - page 5, line 26 * * figures 1-5 *[I] 2
International search[Y] JP2001130748  (TSUKASA IND et al.) [Y] 1-4 * paragraphs [0011]-[0012], [0015]-[0021], fig. 1-6 *
 [Y] JPH06174537  (YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-4 * paragraphs [0007]-[0012], fig. 1 *
 [Y] JP2000136025  (DAIWA SEIKO INC et al.) [Y] 2-4 * paragraphs [0005]-[0006], [0010], fig. 1 *
 [Y] JP2014232006  (YAMATO SCALE CO LTD et al.) [Y] 4 * paragraphs [0057], [0061], fig. 1 *
 [Y] JP2014055775  (SATO NOKI CHUZO KK et al.) [Y] 4 * paragraphs [0011]-[0013], fig. 2 *
 [A] JP2005007387  (JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD et al.) [A] 1-4
by applicantJP2001201393
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