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EP About this file: EP1245261

EP1245261 - Relief valve mechanism for a filter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.03.2006
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.03.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.05.2006  [2006/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CHAMPION LABORATORIES INC.
200 S. 4th Street Albion
Illinois 62806-1313 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/40]For all designated states
CHAMPION LABORATORIES INC.
200 S. 4th Street
Albion, Illinois 62806-1313 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Michels, Larry Dean
2769 East Countryside Lane
Olney, Illinois 62450 / US
02 / Schwarzlose, Richard
315 South Prairie
West Salem, Illinois 62476 / US
03 / Gaither, John D.
R.R. 1, Box 181
West Sales, Illinois 61476 / US
 [2002/40]
Representative(s)Evans, Claire
Marks & Clerk
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/01]Evans, Claire
Edward Evans Barker Clifford's Inn Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BZ / GB
Former [2002/40]Johnson, Terence Leslie
Edward Evans Barker, Clifford's Inn, Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BZ / GB
Application number, filing date02251628.007.03.2002
[2002/40]
Priority number, dateUS2001082026728.03.2001         Original published format: US 820267
US2001004557323.10.2001         Original published format: US 45573
[2002/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1245261
Date:02.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1245261
Date:18.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.05.2002
ClassificationIPC:B01D35/147
[2002/40]
CPC:
B01D27/103 (EP,US); B01D27/106 (EP)
C-Set:
B01D27/103, B01D27/106 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2003/26]
Former [2002/40]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Sicherheitsventil-Mechanismus für einen Filter[2002/40]
English:Relief valve mechanism for a filter[2002/40]
French:Mécanisme de soupape de sureté pour filtre[2002/40]
Examination procedure13.01.2003Examination requested  [2003/12]
23.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.02.2005Fee for grant paid
07.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.02.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XA]JP2000210507  ;
 [A]US2672984  (RUSSELL JOHN K) [A] 11,17* column 4, line 28 - line 56; figure 1 *;
 [A]US4388196  (LUCIA CARROLL J) [A] 11,17 * abstract *;
 [A]US4783271  (SILVERWATER BERNARD F [US]) [A] 11,17 * abstract *;
 [X]US5548893  (KOELFGEN DOUGLAS F [US]) [X] 1,3,8 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0791387  (FILTRAUTO [FR]) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010103), vol. 2000, no. 11, & JP2000210507 A 20000802 (NITTO KOGYO CO LTD;HASHIMOTO SEIMITSU KOGYO KK) [X] 1-10 * abstract * [A] 11-20
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