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EP1201343 - Turbine bucket with turbulated cooling passage and electrode for electochemical machining. [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/18]Electrochemical machining process, electrode therefor and turbine bucket with turbulated cooling passage
[2007/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.05.2009
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 29.07.2009  [2009/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/18]For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Johnson, Robert Alan
308 Wild Horse Creek Drive
Simpsonville, South Carolina 29680 / US
02 / Lee, Ching-Pang
12 Camargo Pines Lane
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 / US
03 / Wei, Bin
8 Danforth Road
Mechanicville, New York 12118 / US
04 / Wang, Hsin-Pang
773 Riverview Road
Rexford, New York 12148 / US
 [2002/18]
Representative(s)Goode, Ian Roy, et al
London Patent Operation
General Electric International, Inc.
15 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6LU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/31]Goode, Ian Roy, et al
London Patent Operation General Electric International, Inc. 15 John Adam Street London
WC2N 6LU / GB
Former [2002/18]Goode, Ian Roy, et al
GE LONDON PATENT OPERATION, Essex House, 12/13 Essex Street
London WC2R 3AA / GB
Application number, filing date01308777.016.10.2001
[2002/18]
Priority number, dateUS2000068857916.10.2000         Original published format: US 688579
[2002/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1201343
Date:02.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/18]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1201343
Date:28.04.2004
[2004/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1201343
Date:25.06.2008
Language:EN
[2008/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.03.2004
ClassificationIPC:B23H9/14, B23H9/10, F01D5/14, B23P15/02
[2002/18]
CPC:
B23H9/14 (EP,US); B23H3/04 (EP,US); B23H9/10 (EP,US);
F05B2260/222 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   SE [2005/03]
Former [2002/18]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Gasturbinenschaufeln mit turbulent durchströmten Kühlungskanälen und Elektrode zur elektrochemischen Bearbeitung[2008/26]
English:Turbine bucket with turbulated cooling passage and electrode for electochemical machining.[2007/46]
French:Aubes de turbines avec des passages de refroidissemnet avec écoulement turbulent et électrode pour usinage par électrochimie[2008/26]
Former [2002/18]Elektrochemisches Bearbeitungsverfahren, Elektrode dafür, und Gasturbinenschaufeln mit turbulent durchströmten Kühlungskanälen
Former [2002/18]Electrochemical machining process, electrode therefor and turbine bucket with turbulated cooling passage
Former [2002/18]Procédé d'usinage par électrochimie, électrode pour le procédé, et aubes de turbines avec des passages de refroidissemnet avec écoulement turbulent
Examination procedure28.10.2004Examination requested  [2004/53]
15.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.03.2008Fee for grant paid
26.03.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.03.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/23]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
09.04.2008Request for further processing filed
09.04.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
02.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
31.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3984911  (KRUG MANFRED, et al) [A] 1-9* abstract *;
 [A]US5306401  (FIERKENS RICHARD H J [NL], et al) [A] 1-9 * abstract *;
 [X]US5695322  (JACOBSON CRAIG ROBERT [US], et al) [X] 10 * abstract * * column 2, line 58 - column 3, line 5 * * column 5, line 20 - column 6, line 5 * * column 7, line 37 - column 8, line 24 *;
 [X]US5738493  (LEE CHING-PANG [US], et al) [X] 10 * abstract * * column 2, line 23 - line 64 *
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