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EP About this file: EP1137044

EP1137044 - Time of flight mass spectrometer with selectable drift lenght [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.03.2008
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.08.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 15.09.2010  [2010/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Micromass UK Limited
Atlas Park, Simonsway
Manchester M22 5PP / GB
[2007/20]
Former [2004/06]For all designated states
Micromass UK Limited
Atlas Park, Simonsway
Manchester M22 5PP / GB
Former [2001/39]For all designated states
Micromass Limited
Floats Road, Wythenshawe
Manchester M23 9LZ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Hoyes, John Brian
34 Lea Road
Heaton Moor, Stockport, Cheshire SK4 4JU / GB
 [2001/39]
Representative(s)Jeffrey, Philip Michael
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/39]Jeffrey, Philip Michael
Frank B. Dehn & Co. 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date01302006.005.03.2001
[2001/39]
Priority number, dateGB2000000512503.03.2000         Original published format: GB 0005125
GB2000001393108.06.2000         Original published format: GB 0013931
[2001/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1137044
Date:26.09.2001
Language:EN
[2001/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1137044
Date:14.09.2005
[2005/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1137044
Date:16.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.07.2005
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/40
[2001/39]
CPC:
H01J49/406 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2006/49]
Former [2001/39]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Flugzeitmassenspektrometer mit auswählbarer Driftlänge[2001/39]
English:Time of flight mass spectrometer with selectable drift lenght[2001/39]
French:Spectromètre à temps de vol à longueur de dérive sélectionnable[2001/39]
Examination procedure28.10.2005Examination requested  [2005/52]
03.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.09.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.01.2007Fee for grant paid
17.01.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.02.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT16.05.2007
BE16.05.2007
CH16.05.2007
CY16.05.2007
DK16.05.2007
FI16.05.2007
IT16.05.2007
LI16.05.2007
NL16.05.2007
TR16.05.2007
SE16.08.2007
GR17.08.2007
ES27.08.2007
PT16.10.2007
FR11.01.2008
[2010/37]
Former [2009/33]AT16.05.2007
BE16.05.2007
CH16.05.2007
CY16.05.2007
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FI16.05.2007
IT16.05.2007
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GR17.08.2007
ES27.08.2007
PT16.10.2007
FR11.01.2008
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FR11.01.2008
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ES27.08.2007
Former [2008/04]AT16.05.2007
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Former [2007/48]CH16.05.2007
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LI16.05.2007
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ES27.08.2007
Former [2007/47]ES27.08.2007
Documents cited:Search[DA]GB2080021  (WOLLNIK HERMANN) [DA] 1,15 * the whole document *;
 [DA]SU1725289  (INST YADERNOJ FIZ AN KAZSSR [SU]) [DA] 1,15 * the whole document * * see p. 7, par. 4 of GB 2 403 063 for english summary *;
 [A]US6013913  (HANSON CURTISS D [US]) [A] 1,15 * column 3, line 23 - column 4, line 20 * * figures 5,8 *;
 [L]GB2403063  (VERENTCHIKOV ANATOLI NICOLAI [RU]) [L] 1,15 * figure 2 ** page 7, paragraph 4 *;
 [A]  - CHING-SHEN SU, "MULTIPLE REFLECTION TYPE TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER WITH TWO SETS OF PARALLEL-PLATE ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY AND ION PROCESSES, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO. AMSTERDAM, NL, (19890301), vol. 88, no. 1, ISSN 0168-1176, pages 21 - 28, XP000013172 [A] 1,15 * page 26 - page 27 * * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(89)80039-4
 [DA]  - WOLLNIK H ET AL, "TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS WITH MULTIPLY REFLECTED ION TRAJECTORIES", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY AND ION PROCESSES, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO. AMSTERDAM, NL, (19900416), vol. 96, no. 3, ISSN 0168-1176, pages 267 - 274, XP000117152 [DA] 1,15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(90)85127-N
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