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EP About this file: EP0068508

EP0068508 - Methanol fuel cell [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.07.1987
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.1987No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.09.1987 [1987/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1983/01]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kawana, Hidejiro
1047-92, Moriyama-cho
Hitachi-shi Ibaraki-ken / JP
02 / Horiba, Tatsuo
3-17-2-402, Moriyama-cho
Hitachi-shi Ibaraki-ken / JP
03 / Iwamoto, Kazuo
5-32-7, Kuji-cho
Hitachi-shi Ibaraki-ken / JP
04 / Fujita, Kazunori
2650-24, Muramatsu Tohkai-mura
Naka-gun Ibaraki-ken / JP
05 / Tamura, Kohki
6-17-3, Kuji-cho
Hitachi-shi Ibaraki-ken / JP
[1983/01]
Representative(s)Strehl, Peter, et al
Patentanwälte
Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1983/01]Strehl, Peter, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Strehl Schübel-Hopf Groening u. Partner Postfach 22 14 55
D-80504 München / DE
Application number, filing date82105839.330.06.1982
[1983/01]
Priority number, dateJP1981010259630.06.1981         Original published format: JP 10259681
JP1981013029221.08.1981         Original published format: JP 13029281
[1983/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0068508
Date:05.01.1983
Language:EN
[1983/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0068508
Date:06.07.1983
Language:EN
[1983/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0068508
Date:24.09.1986
Language:EN
[1986/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.05.1983
ClassificationIPC:H01M8/08, H01M2/16
[1983/01]
CPC:
H01M8/1009 (EP,US); H01M8/0289 (EP,US); H01M8/08 (EP,US);
Y02E60/50 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   NL [1983/01]
TitleGerman:Methanol-Brennstoffzelle[1983/01]
English:Methanol fuel cell[1983/01]
French:Pile à combustible dans laquelle le combustible est le méthanol[1983/01]
File destroyed:15.01.2000
Examination procedure06.07.1983Examination requested  [1983/38]
27.07.1984Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.1984Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.01.1985Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
09.04.1985Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.1985Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
25.03.1986Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.1986Fee for grant paid
20.06.1986Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.06.1987No opposition filed within time limit [1987/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.1984Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.1985Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.1986Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[AD]US4262063  (KUDO TETSUICHI, et al);
 [A]US4086401  (SUNDBERG ERIK G, et al)
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