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EP About this file: EP0275197

EP0275197 - Stepping motor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  10.01.1996
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.01.1996Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 21.02.1996 [1996/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited
7-12, Toranomon 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1988/29]For all designated states
Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited
7-12, Toranomon 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mizutani, Minoru c/o Oki Electric
Industry Co. Ltd. 7-12, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
02 / Hayashi, Kuniharu c/o Oki Electric
Industry Co. Ltd. 7-12, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
03 / Kikuchi, Hiroshi c/o Oki Electric
Industry Co. Ltd. 7-12, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
04 / Chiba, Naoki
Tohoku Oki Electic Co. Ltd. 1 Tate Sasakino
Fukushima-Shi Fukushima-Ken / JP
[1988/29]
Representative(s)Boydell, John Christopher, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1988/29]Boydell, John Christopher, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 Serjeants' Inn Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1LL / GB
Application number, filing date88300270.113.01.1988
[1988/29]
Priority number, dateJP1987000291814.01.1987         Original published format: JP 291887
[1988/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0275197
Date:20.07.1988
Language:EN
[1988/29]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0275197
Date:15.03.1989
Language:EN
[1989/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0275197
Date:27.01.1993
Language:EN
[1993/04]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0275197
Date:21.02.1996
[1996/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.01.1989
ClassificationIPC:H02K37/14
[1988/29]
CPC:
H02K37/14 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   NL [1988/29]
TitleGerman:Schrittschaltmotor[1988/29]
English:Stepping motor[1988/29]
French:Moteur pas à pas[1988/29]
Examination procedure05.09.1989Examination requested  [1989/44]
13.06.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.05.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.07.1992Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.08.1992Fee for grant paid
06.08.1992Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.10.1993  02.12.1993  ADMISSIBLE
Fa. Berger Lahr GmbH
Breslauerstrasse 7
77933 Lahr / DE
Opponent's representative
Maucher Jenkins Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Urachstraße 23
79102 Freiburg / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1993/50]
Opponent(s)01  20.10.1993  02.12.1993  ADMISSIBLE
Fa. Berger Lahr GmbH
Breslauerstrasse 7
77933 Lahr / DE
Opponent's representative
Patentanwälte Dipl.-Ing. Hans Schmitt Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Maucher
Dreikönigstrasse 13
D-79102 Freiburg / DE
07.12.1993Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
06.04.1994Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
06.09.1994Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
25.01.1995Reply to a communication from the opposition division
30.05.1995Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
09.06.1995Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.09.1995Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
04.12.1995Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.01.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
08.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 04
20.12.1991Renewal fee patent year 05
19.12.1992Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]GB1129522  (CONS ELECTRONICS IND);
 [A]US3549918  (CROYMANS JACQUES JOHANNES HEND, et al);
 [A]DE2613038  (FUJU ELECTROCHEMICAL CO)
    [ ] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 248 (E-431)(2304), 26th August 1986 JP-A-61 76059
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN
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