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EP About this file: EP4242390

EP4242390 - FLUSH TOILET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.08.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Amendment by applicant 
24.05.2024Change - designated statespublished on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TOTO LTD.
1-1, Nakashima 2-chome
Kokurakita-ku
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 802-8601 / JP
[2023/37]
Inventor(s)01 / KITAMURA, Masaki
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 802-8601 / JP
02 / YAMAKAWA, Satoshi
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 802-8601 / JP
03 / MIZOGUCHI, Kazuyoshi
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 802-8601 / JP
04 / KASHIRAJIMA, Shu
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 802-8601 / JP
 [2023/37]
Representative(s)Bandpay & Greuter
11 rue Christophe Colomb
75008 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2023/37]Bandpay & Greuter
30, rue Notre-Dame des Victoires
75002 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date23177160.128.10.2015
[2023/37]
Priority number, dateJP2014023163714.11.2014         Original published format: JP 2014231637
[2023/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4242390
Date:13.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4242390
Date:22.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.2023
ClassificationIPC:E03D11/08
[2023/37]
CPC:
E03D11/08 (EP,US)
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 [2024/26]
Former [2023/37]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:SPÜLTOILETTE[2023/37]
English:FLUSH TOILET[2023/37]
French:CHASSE D'EAU[2023/37]
Examination procedure05.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/37]
22.05.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.05.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15191970.1  / EP3020880
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
05.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
05.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
05.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
05.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
05.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
31.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US1117089  (RATCLIFFE WILLIAM A [US]) [A] 1 * figure 2 *;
 [A]US1391477  (HINSDALE WINFIELD E, et al) [A] 1 * figure 1 *;
 [A]US1529819  (FLEET OSCAR B VAN) [A] 1 * figure 2 *;
 [A]US1755040  (FRANK WALLACE) [A] 1 * figure 1 *;
 [A]WO2012026331  (LIXIL CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1* figure 1 *;
 [A]US2013047328  (YAMASAKI YU [JP], et al) [A] 1-4 * figures 2,3,5-7 *;
 [A]CA2881752  (LIXIL CORP [JP]) [A] 1-4 * figure 2 *;
 [A]CN104047351  (KOHLER CO) [A] 1 * figure 1 *
by applicantJP4941796B
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