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EP1423674 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESIDUAL SEAL FORCE OF SEALED CONTAINERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.02.2013 Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.03.2018	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 25.04.2018 [2018/17]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Genesis Machinery Products 400 Eagleview Boulevard Suite 100 Exton, PA 19341-1138 / US
	[2012/16]
Former [2004/23]	For all designated states Genesis Machinery Products 400 Eagleviev Boulevard, Suite 100 Exton, PA 19341-1138 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / SMITH, Bruce 1051 Farmview Drive West Chester, PA 19382 / US
	02 / STALNAKER, Thomas, A. 1091 South New Street West Chester, PA 19382 / US
	[2004/23]
Representative(s)	Neunert, Peter Andreas Patentanwälte Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner Am Riettor 5 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/16]	Neunert, Peter Andreas Patentanwälte Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner Am Riettor 5 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
Former [2004/23]	Neunert, Peter Andreas Patentanwälte Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner Am Riettor 5 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
Application number, filing date	02763514.3	13.08.2002
	[2004/23]
	WO2002US26949
Priority number, date	US20010949297	07.09.2001 Original published format: US 949297
	[2004/23]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03031944
	Date:	17.04.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1423674
	Date:	02.06.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.04.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/23]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1423674
	Date:	18.04.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	17.04.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.11.2006
Classification	IPC:	G01L5/00	[2006/52]
	CPC:	G01L5/0038 (EP,US); G01N3/08 (KR); G01N2203/0019 (EP,US); G01N2203/0218 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2004/23]	G01N3/08
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR [2004/23]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER RESTDICHTKRAFT ABGEDICHTETER BEHÄLTER	[2004/23]
	English:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESIDUAL SEAL FORCE OF SEALED CONTAINERS	[2004/23]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE DETERMINATION DE LA FORCE DE SCELLEMENT RESIDUELLE DE CONTENANTS HERMETIQUEMENT FERMES	[2004/23]
Entry into regional phase	05.03.2004	National basic fee paid
	05.03.2004	Search fee paid
	05.03.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.03.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.03.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	05.03.2004	Examination requested [2004/23]
	23.10.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.02.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.06.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.10.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.04.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.08.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.11.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.03.2012	Fee for grant paid
	07.03.2012	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 23.10.2008
Opposition(s)	21.01.2013	No opposition filed within time limit [2013/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	05.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	18.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	20.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	19.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	22.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.2006	05 M06 Fee paid on 05.09.2006
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	TR	18.04.2012
	BG	18.07.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	ES	29.07.2012
	LU	13.08.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
	[2016/42]
Former [2014/27]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	TR	18.04.2012
	BG	18.07.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	ES	29.07.2012
	LU	13.08.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2014/21]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	TR	18.04.2012
	BG	18.07.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	ES	29.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/34]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	BG	18.07.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	ES	29.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/22]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	ES	29.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/20]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/16]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/10]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	CZ	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	SK	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
Former [2013/09]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	EE	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
Former [2013/08]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	DK	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	NL	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
Former [2013/07]	AT	18.04.2012
	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
Former [2013/04]	BE	18.04.2012
	CY	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
Former [2013/01]	CY	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
	PT	20.08.2012
Former [2012/50]	CY	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
	GR	19.07.2012
Former [2012/49]	CY	18.04.2012
	FI	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
Former [2012/48]	FI	18.04.2012
	SE	18.04.2012
Documents cited:	Search	[XAY]US4511044 (CONNOR JOHN T [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * column 4, line 59 - line 62 * * column 5, line 27 - column 6, line 40 * * column 7, line 15 - column 11, line 30 * [A] 2-15,17-29 [Y] 16;
		[XAY]DE19614475 (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [X] 1 * abstract * * column 2, line 12 - column 4, line 25 * [A] 2-15,17-29[Y] 16
	International search	[X]US4511044 (CONNOR JOHN T [US], et al)
	by applicant	US4511044
		DE19614475

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