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EP About this file: EP1198279

EP1198279 - FILTRATION MEDIA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/17]FILTRATION MEDIA AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE SAME
[2004/24]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2007
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2008Change - applicantpublished on 24.09.2008  [2008/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
401 North Lake Street
Neenah, WI 54956 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]For all designated states
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
401 North Lake Street
Neenah WI 54956 / US
Former [2006/16]For all designated states
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
401 North Lake Street Neenah
Wisconsin 54956-0349 / US
Former [2002/17]For all designated states
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
401 North Lake Street
Neenah, Wisconsin 54956-0349 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MIDKIFF, David, Grant
1975 S. Thompson Road
Alpharetta, GA 30004 / US
02 / LASSIG, John Joseph
2740 Merrilaw Lane
Cumming Georgia 30040 / US
 [2002/17]
Representative(s)Schuster, Thomas
Grünecker Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/17]Schuster, Thomas, Dipl.-Phys.
Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date00947585.621.07.2000
[2002/17]
WO2000US19934
Priority number, dateUS19990145038P22.07.1999         Original published format: US 145038 P
US2000058858306.06.2000         Original published format: US 588583
[2002/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0107143
Date:01.02.2001
Language:EN
[2001/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1198279
Date:24.04.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1198279
Date:19.04.2006
Language:EN
[2006/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.02.2001
ClassificationIPC:B01D39/08, B01D39/16, B01D39/18
[2002/17]
CPC:
B01D39/163 (EP,US); B01D39/18 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/20]
Former [2002/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:FILTERMEDIEN[2004/24]
English:FILTRATION MEDIA[2004/24]
French:MILIEUX DE FILTRATION[2004/24]
Former [2002/17]FILTERMEDIEN UND GEGENSTÄNDE DIE DIESE FILTERMEDIEN ENTHALTEN
Former [2002/17]FILTRATION MEDIA AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE SAME
Former [2002/17]MILIEUX DE FILTRATION ET ARTICLES INCORPORANT CES ELEMENTS
Entry into regional phase16.01.2002National basic fee paid 
16.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
16.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.02.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
16.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/17]
30.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.10.2004Fee for grant paid
18.10.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.01.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
04.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
09.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
08.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT19.04.2006
[2007/35]
Cited inInternational search[XD]US4041203  (BROCK ROBERT J, et al) [XD] 1,2,4-6,8 * column 1, line 67 - column 2, line 16; examples I,IV; claim 1 * * column 2, line 63 - column 3, line 53 *;
 [X]EP0397403  (PALL CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,4,5,7,8,13,14,17,18 * page 12, lines 1-16 * * page 14, line 23 - page 15, line 18; figure 1 *;
 [X]JPH0515584
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1993, no. 09, Database accession no. 1993-070226, XP002153014 & JPH0515584 A 19930126 (NISSHIN FLOUR MILLING CO) [X] 1 * abstract *
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