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EP4352004 - CONTROL OF CHAIN HOIST [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.09.2025
Database last updated on 24.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.06.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.03.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.11.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip20.03.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 22.04.2026 [2026/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konecranes Global Corporation
Koneenkatu 8
05830 Hyvinkää / FI
[2024/16]
Inventor(s)01 / PORMA, Mikko
05830 Hyvinkää / FI
02 / HEINONEN, Tomi
05830 Hyvinkää / FI
03 / VÄISÄNEN, Ari
05830 Hyvinkää / FI
 [2024/16]
Representative(s)Kolster Oy Ab
Salmisaarenaukio 1
P.O. Box 204
00181 Helsinki / FI
[2024/16]
Application number, filing date22804119.016.05.2022
[2024/16]
WO2022FI50326
Priority number, dateFI2021000557617.05.2021         Original published format: FI 20215576
[2024/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022243600
Date:24.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4352004
Date:17.04.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.11.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4352004
Date:15.10.2025
Language:EN
[2025/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:FI24.11.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.10.2024
ClassificationIPC:B66D1/48, B66D1/40, B66C13/04, B66D3/18, B66D3/26
[2024/47]
CPC:
B66D3/18 (EP); B66D1/485 (EP,FI,US); B66C13/04 (FI);
B66D1/40 (FI); B66D3/26 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2024/16]B66D1/48, B66D1/40, B66C13/04
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 [2024/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STEUERUNG EINES KETTENZUGES[2024/16]
English:CONTROL OF CHAIN HOIST[2024/16]
French:COMMANDE DE PALAN À CHAÎNE[2024/16]
Entry into regional phase14.12.2023National basic fee paid 
14.12.2023Search fee paid 
14.12.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
14.12.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.03.2023Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: FI
14.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/16]
16.04.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.06.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.09.2025Fee for grant paid
05.09.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.09.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL15.10.2025
[2026/17]
Documents cited:Search  No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[X] US2005110451  (SCHRODER EBERHARD et al.) [X] 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13 * whole document, especially paragraphs [0014], [0038] and [0057]; figure 3 *
 [YXY] FI124581  (KONECRANES OYJ et al.) [Y] 2, 4, 5, 9, 11,12 * ) page 3, lines 1-18; page 5, line 33 - page 6, line 6; figure 3 *[X] 1, 6, 7, 8 [Y] 2, 4, 5, 9, 11,12
 [A] EP1652810  (SINTOKOGIO LTD et al.) [A] 1-13 * whole document, especially paragraphs [0008], [0009], [0012] and [0041]-[0048]; figures 2-5 *
 [A] US5377296  (GREENWAY MALCOLM E et al.) [A] 1-13 * ) column 1, lines 44-56; column 2, lines 4-6 *
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