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EP1218152 - PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OR WELDING A WORKPIECE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.04.2005
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.04.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.06.2005  [2005/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HYPERTHERM, INC.
P.O. Box 5010, Etna Road
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/27]For all designated states
HYPERTHERM, INC.
P.O. Box 5010, Etna Road
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SANDERS, Nicholas, A.
Glen Ridge Road
Norwich, VT 05055 / US
02 / COUCH, Richard, W.
29 Lyme Road
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
03 / YANG, Yong
8 Camp Brook Dr.
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
04 / LU, Zhipeng
22 Rennie Road
Hanover, NH 93755 / US
05 / DEAN, Robert C.
P.O. Box 318, 5 Penny Lane
Norwich, VT 05055 / US
06 / WOODS, Kenneth, J.
225 Slayton Hill Road
Lebanon, NH 03755 / US
07 / HACKETT, Charles, M.
12 Ridge Road
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
08 / SOBR, John
141 Slayton Hill Road
Lebanon, NH 03766 / US
09 / CONNALLY, William J.
P.O. Box 1577, 12 Mill Pond Lane
Grantham, NH 03753 / US
 [2002/40]
Former [2002/27]01 / SANDERS, Nicholas, A.
Glen Ridge Road
Norwich, VT 05055 / US
02 / COUCH, Richard, W.
29 Lyme Road
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
03 / YANG, Yong
34 Lebanon Street No. 6
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
04 / LU, Zhipeng
22 Rennie Road
Hanover, NH 93755 / US
05 / DEAN, Robert C.
P.O. Box 318, 5 Penny Lane
Norwich, VT 05055 / US
06 / WOODS, Kenneth, J.
225 Slayton Hill Road
Lebanon, NH 03755 / US
07 / HACKETT, Charles, M.
12 Ridge Road
Hanover, NH 03755 / US
08 / SOBR, John
141 Slayton Hill Road
Lebanon, NH 03766 / US
09 / CONNALLY, William J.
P.O. Box 1577, 12 Mill Pond Lane
Grantham, NH 03753 / US
Representative(s)Trueman, Lucy Petra
Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/27]Trueman, Lucy Petra
Barker Brettell, 138 Hagley Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date00963648.120.09.2000
[2002/27]
WO2000US25745
Priority number, dateUS19990155078P21.09.1999         Original published format: US 155078 P
[2002/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0121362
Date:29.03.2001
Language:EN
[2001/13]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1218152
Date:03.07.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.03.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1218152
Date:16.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:B26F1/00
[2002/27]
CPC:
B26F3/004 (EP,US); B26F3/00 (KR); B23K28/00 (EP,US);
B26F3/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/25]
Former [2002/27]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM SCHNEIDEN ODER SCHWEISSEN EINES WERKSTÜCKES[2002/27]
English:PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OR WELDING A WORKPIECE[2002/27]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE DECOUPAGE OU DE MOULAGE D'UNE PIECE A USINER[2002/27]
Entry into regional phase17.04.2002National basic fee paid 
17.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
17.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.04.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
17.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/27]
21.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
12.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2004Fee for grant paid
25.03.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP04007551.7  / EP1439041
Opposition(s)17.03.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[YD]US5288960  (ROTHE RUEDIGER [DE], et al) [YD] 1-4,6-10,13-15,17,18,23-27,34,36-38,40-43,45,46,50,51 * the whole document *;
 [Y]EP0919317  (APUNEVICH ALEKSANDR I [RU], et al) [Y] 1-4,6-10,13-15,17,18,23-27,34,36-38,40-43,45,46,50,51 * the whole document *;
 [XA]RU2116171  ;
 [A]DE19507700  (UNIV MAGDEBURG TECH [DE]) [A] 1,22 * abstract *;
 [A]US3567898  (FEIN SAMUEL) [A] 11,12,35 * abstract *;
 [A]US4691090  (GARLANOV DIMO T [BG], et al) [A] 48,49 * abstract *
 [XA]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2000, no. 04, Database accession no. 2000-051231, XP002152445 & RU2116171 C 19980727 (SOLODOV B M) [X] 1,23 * abstract * [A] 32,33
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