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EP0333872 - Gripper for a robot [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1989/39]	FORCE DETECTION APPARATUS USING RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND ITS APPLICATION
	[1995/34]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.06.1996 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state State(s) deleted from list of lapses: CH, LI	published on 02.01.2008 [2008/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states WACOH CORPORATION 73, Sugaya 4-chome Ageo-shi Saitama 362 / JP
	[1990/04]
Former [1989/39]	For all designated states OKADA, Kazuhiro 73, Sugaya 4-chome Ageo-shi, Saitama 362 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / * * *
	[1995/34]
Former [1989/39]	01 / see applicant ...
Representative(s)	Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch Patentanwälte Destouchesstrasse 68 80796 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1989/39]	Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch Winzererstrasse 106 D-80797 München / DE
Application number, filing date	88908323.4	14.09.1988
	[1989/39]
	WO1988JP00930
Priority number, date	JP19870234589	18.09.1987 Original published format: JP 23458987
	JP19870234590	18.09.1987 Original published format: JP 23459087
	JP19880025320	05.02.1988 Original published format: JP 2532088
	JP19880144380	11.06.1988 Original published format: JP 14438088
	[1989/39]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO8902587
	Date:	23.03.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/07]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0333872
	Date:	27.09.1989
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.03.1989 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1989/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0333872
	Date:	23.08.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	23.03.1989
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.09.1991
Classification	IPC:	G01L1/18, G01L5/16, G01B21/20, B25J13/08	[1989/39]
	CPC:	B25J15/0009 (EP,US); B25J13/085 (EP,US); G01L1/18 (EP,US); G01L5/162 (EP,US); G01P2015/084 (EP,US); Y10S294/907 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI [1989/39]
Title	German:	Greifer für Roboter	[1995/34]
	English:	Gripper for a robot	[1995/34]
	French:	Pince du robot	[1995/34]
	Former [1989/39]	KRAFTMESSGERÄT MIT WIEDERSTANDSELEMENT SOWIE DESSEN ANWENDUNG
	Former [1989/39]	FORCE DETECTION APPARATUS USING RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND ITS APPLICATION
	Former [1989/39]	DISPOSITIF DE DETECTION DE FORCE UTILISANT UN ELEMENT RESISTANT ET SON APPLICATION
File destroyed:	20.04.2002
Entry into regional phase	17.05.1989	Translation filed
	17.05.1989	National basic fee paid
	17.05.1989	Search fee paid
	17.05.1989	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.05.1989	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.05.1989	Examination requested [1989/39]
	28.09.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.01.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.02.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.06.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.07.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	27.01.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.03.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	10.11.1994	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination {1}
	30.01.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.05.1995	Fee for grant paid
	09.05.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	24.05.1996	No opposition filed within time limit [1996/33]
Request for further processing for:	13.01.1995	Request for further processing filed
	13.01.1995	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	30.01.1995	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.09.1990	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.09.1991	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.09.1992	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.09.1993	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.09.1994	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	23.08.1995
	IT	23.08.1995
	DE	24.11.1995
	[2008/01]
Former [2002/24]	CH	23.08.1995
	FR	23.08.1995
	IT	23.08.1995
	LI	23.08.1995
	DE	24.11.1995
Former [2000/52]	CH	23.08.1995
	IT	23.08.1995
	LI	23.08.1995
	DE	24.11.1995
Former [2000/50]	IT	23.08.1995
	CH	23.10.1995
	LI	23.10.1995
	DE	24.11.1995
Former [1999/42]	IT	23.08.1995
	DE	24.11.1995
Former [1996/14]	DE	24.11.1995
Documents cited:	Search	[X]JP60190828 ;
		[X]JP57190241 ;
		[Y]JP6184711 ;
		[Y]JP61223626 ;
		[Y]JP59155734 ;
		[Y]JP60161539 ;
		US4454771 [ ] (SHIMAZOE MICHITAKA [JP], et al)
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 10, no. 45 (P-430)[2102], 21st February 1986; & JP-A-60 190 828 (FUJITA KOGYO K.K.) 28-09-1985, & JP60190828 A 00000000
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 7, no. 38 (P-176)[1183], 16th February 1983; & JP-A-57 190 241 (KIYOUWA DENGIYOU K.K.) 22-11-1982, & JP57190241 A 00000000
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTSOF JAPAN, vol. 10, no. 256 (P-493)[2312], 2nd September 1986; & JP-A-61 84 711 (FUJITSU LTD) 30-04-1986, & JP6184711 A 00000000
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 11, no. 58 (P-550)[2505], 21st February 1987; & JP-A-61 223 626 (NEC CORP.) 04-10-1986, & JP61223626 A 00000000
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 9, no. 6 (P-326)[1729], 11th January 1985; & JP-A-59 155 734 (NIPPON DENKI K.K.) 04-09-1984, & JP59155734 A 00000000
		[Y] - N.T.I.S. TECHNICAL NOTES, no. 2, part F, February 1986, page 188, Springfield, Virginia, US; "Force sensor for large robot arms"
		[Y] - TRANSDUCERS '85, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLID-STATE SENSORS AND ACTUATORS, 1985, pages 30-32; K. PETERSON et al.: "A force sensing chip designed for robotic and manufacturing automation applications"
		[Y] - PROCEEDINGS IECON'86, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION, Milwaukee, WI, 29th September - 3rd October 1986, pages 544-548; M. SUZUKI et al.: "Three kinds of dexterous hands for digitally controlled master-slave manipulator"
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 10, no. 3 (P-418)[2060], 8th January 1986; & JP-A-60 161 539 (FUJI DENKI SOUGOU KENKYUSHO K.K.) 23-08-1985, & JP60161539 A 00000000
	International search	[Y]JPS4529076B ;
		[Y]JPS60129635 (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO);
		[X]JPS61105435 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
		[Y]JPS61223626 (NEC CORP);
		[P]JPS6372536U
	Examination	US3509583
		FR2265135
		DE3008441
		DE3226386
		EP0133997

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