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EP0818555 - METHOD FOR VACUUM CARBURIZATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/03]	METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR VACUUM CARBURIZATION AND PRODUCTS OF CARBURIZATION
	[2000/26]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 13.07.2007 Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.07.2008	Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative	published on 20.08.2008 [2008/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states JH Corporation 110, Akita 2-chome, Oguchi-cho Niwa-gun Aichi-ken 480-01 / JP
	[2007/33]
Former [1998/03]	For all designated states JH Corporation 110, Akita 2-chome, Oguchi-cho Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken 480-01 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / KUBOTA, Ken 611, Uedayama 5-chome, Tenpaku-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 468 / JP
	[1998/03]
Representative(s)	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1998/03]	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date	96907675.1	28.03.1996
	[1998/03]
	WO1996JP00807
Priority number, date	JP19950072043	29.03.1995 Original published format: JP 7204395
	[1998/03]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9630556
	Date:	03.10.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/44]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0818555
	Date:	14.01.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0818555
	Date:	11.07.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/28]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0818555
	Date:	15.08.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/33]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	03.10.1996
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.08.1998
Classification	IPC:	C23C8/22	[1998/03]
	CPC:	C23C8/22 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, DE, FR, GB [1998/03]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND ZUR VAKUUMAUFKOHLUNG	[2007/18]
	English:	METHOD FOR VACUUM CARBURIZATION	[2007/18]
	French:	PROCEDE DE CARBURATION	[2007/18]
	Former [1998/03]	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VAKUUMZEMENTIERUNG UND SO HERGESTELLTE PRODUKTE
	Former [1998/03]	METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR VACUUM CARBURIZATION AND PRODUCTS OF CARBURIZATION
	Former [1998/03]	PROCEDE ET EQUIPEMENT DE CEMENTATION, ET PRODUITS DE CETTE OPERATION
Entry into regional phase	23.10.1997	Translation filed
	23.10.1997	National basic fee paid
	23.10.1997	Search fee paid
	23.10.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	23.10.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: No
	13.09.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	23.10.1997	Examination requested [1998/03]
	12.08.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.11.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.11.1999	Request for accelerated examination filed
	22.12.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.04.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.11.2000	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	15.01.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.04.2001	Fee for grant paid
	12.04.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.10.2001 26.10.2001 ADMISSIBLE ALD Vacuum Technologies AG Wilhelm-Rohn-Strasse 35 63450 Hanau / DE Opponent's representative Zapfe, Hans Patentanwalt Postfach 20 01 51 63136 Heusenstamm / DE
		02 06.04.2002 23.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE AICHELIN GesmbH Fabrikgasse, 3 / Postfach 210 A-2340 Mödling / AT Opponent's representative Gahlert, Stefan Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 10 54 62 70047 Stuttgart / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/34]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.10.2001 26.10.2001 ADMISSIBLE ALD Vacuum Technologies AG Wilhelm-Rohn-Strasse 35 63450 Hanau / DE Opponent's representative Zapfe, Hans, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt, Postfach 20 01 51 63136 Heusenstamm / DE
		02 06.04.2002 23.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE AICHELIN GesmbH Fabrikgasse, 3 / Postfach 210 A-2340 Mödling / AT Opponent's representative Gahlert, Stefan Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte Postfach 10 54 62 70047 Stuttgart / DE
	Former [2002/22]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.10.2001 26.10.2001 ADMISSIBLE ALD Vacuum Technologies AG Wilhelm-Rohn-Strasse 35 63450 Hanau / DE Opponent's representative Zapfe, Hans, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt, Postfach 20 01 51 63136 Heusenstamm / DE
		02 06.04.2002 AICHELIN GesmbH Fabrikgasse, 3 / Postfach 210 A-2340 Mödling / AT Opponent's representative Gahlert, Stefan, Dr.-Ing. Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte, Rotebühlstrasse 121 70178 Stuttgart / DE
	Former [2001/49]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.10.2001 26.10.2001 ADMISSIBLE ALD Vacuum Technologies AG Wilhelm-Rohn-Strasse 35 63450 Hanau / DE Opponent's representative Zapfe, Hans, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt, Postfach 20 01 51 63136 Heusenstamm / DE
	16.05.2002	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	25.09.2002	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	30.03.2004	Date of oral proceedings
	27.04.2004	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	27.04.2004	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	05.03.2007	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	09.03.2007	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.04.2007
	09.03.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	02.04.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	18.04.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	28.06.2007	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	28.06.2004	Appeal received No. T0824/04
	23.08.2004	Statement of grounds filed
	05.03.2007	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.03.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.03.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]SU668978 ;
		[X]US4108693 (L HERMITE MATHURIN, et al) [X] 1,3-5 * column 4, lines 42-60 * * column 5, lines 14-47; figure 9 *;
		[X]US5366205 (GANTOIS MICHEL [FR]) [X] 1,3-5 * column 1, lines 37-40 ** column 4, lines 48-53; figure 1 *;
		[X] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 80, no. 10, Database accession no. 80-17823C, XP002073053 & SU668978 A 00000000 (KRYLOV V S) [X] 1,3,5 * abstract *
	International search	[X]JPS5096410 ;
		[X]JPH03215657 (SORO FOR ZU IND SA)
	Examination	SU668978
		US4035204
		- SU-A-668 978 (full text English translation), & SU668978 A 00000000
	Opposition	DE2216688
		GB2261227
		EP0882811
		- ALTENA, E.:"Niederdruck - und Plasmaaufkohlung - Aufkohlungsprozessein Vakuumanlagen", Härterei Technische Mitteilungen (HTM), vol.49, 1994, pages 58 - 63
		- ROMPP CHEMIE LEXIKON, 9th edition, 1995, vol. A-CI, pages 226-227, catchword "Atmosphäre"
		- "CARBURIZING: Processing and Performance", Heat Treatment of Metals,1989.4, pages 89 - 94
		- "Heat Treatment for the 21st Century", Heat Treatment of Metals, 1998.2, pages 33 - 42
		- LIEDTKE, D.: "Einsatzhärten - eine Standortbestimmung", Tagungsband Europäische Tagung "Das Einsatzhärten", 03.-04.04.2003, Zürich (CH), pages 5-10

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