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EP1392200
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| EP1392200 - METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ARTIFICIAL JOINTS BY THE APPLICATION OF GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM TECHNOLOGY [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
| Former [2004/10] | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ARTIFICIAL JOINTS BY THE APPLICATION OF GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM TECHNOLOGY | ||
| [2011/24] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.08.2012 Database last updated on 06.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 17.08.2012 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 19.09.2012 [2012/38] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Exogenesis Corporation 10 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US | [2010/21] |
| Former [2010/18] | For all designated states Exogenesis Corporation 30 Washington Street Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 / US | ||
| Former [2007/25] | For all designated states TEL Epion Inc. 37 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US | ||
| Former [2004/10] | For all designated states Epion Corporation 37 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
BLINN, Stephen, M. c/o Epion Corporation Billerica, MA 01821 / US | 02 /
ZIDE, Barry, c/o Epion Corporation 37 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US | 03 /
DIFILIPPO, Vincent, c/o Epion Corporation 37 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US | [2011/41] |
| Former [2004/10] | 01 /
BLINN, Stephen, M. c/o Epion Corporation Billerica, MA 01821 / US | ||
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ZIDE, Barry, c/o Epion Corporation 37 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US | |||
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DIFILIPPO, Vincent, c/o Epion Corporation 37 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US | Representative(s) | Casey, Lindsay Joseph, et al FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 / IE | [N/P] |
| Former [2004/10] | Casey, Lindsay Joseph, et al F. R. Kelly & Co. 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 / IE | Application number, filing date | 02769393.6 | 09.05.2002 | [2004/10] | WO2002US14658 | Priority number, date | US20010289737P | 09.05.2001 Original published format: US 289737 P | [2004/10] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO02089702 | Date: | 14.11.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/46] | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1392200 | Date: | 03.03.2004 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.11.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2004/10] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1392200 | Date: | 12.10.2011 | Language: | EN | [2011/41] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 27.12.2002 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.04.2007 | Classification | IPC: | A61F2/00, C23C14/04, C23C14/48, H01J37/317 | [2007/22] | CPC: |
A61F2/30767 (EP,US);
C23C14/048 (EP,US);
C23C14/48 (EP,US);
H01J37/317 (EP,US);
A61F2/3094 (EP,US);
A61F2/32 (EP,US);
A61F2/34 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30673 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30685 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30934 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3611 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00029 (EP,US);
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| Former IPC [2004/10] | A61F2/00 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2011/41] |
| Former [2004/10] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR | Title | German: | VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER EFFIZIENZ KÜNSTLICHER GELENKE DURCH ANWENDUNG DER GASCLUSTER-IONENSTRAHL-TECHNOLOGIE | [2011/24] | English: | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ARTIFICIAL JOINTS BY THE APPLICATION OF GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM TECHNOLOGY | [2011/24] | French: | PROCEDE AMELIORANT L'EFFICACITE DES ROTULES ARTIFICIELLES PAR APPLICATION DE LA TECHNIQUE DES FAISCEAUX D'AGREGATS DE GAZ IONISES | [2011/24] |
| Former [2004/10] | VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER EFFIZIENZ KÜNSTLICHER GELENKE DURCH ANWENDUNG DER GASCLUSTER-IONENSTRAHL-TECHNOLOGIE | ||
| Former [2004/10] | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ARTIFICIAL JOINTS BY THE APPLICATION OF GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Former [2004/10] | PROCEDE ET SYSTEME AMELIORANT L'EFFICACITE DES ROTULES ARTIFICIELLES PAR APPLICATION DE LA TECHNIQUE DES FAISCEAUX D'AGREGATS DE GAZ IONISES | Entry into regional phase | 09.12.2003 | National basic fee paid | 09.12.2003 | Search fee paid | 09.12.2003 | Designation fee(s) paid | 09.12.2003 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 06.12.2002 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US | 09.12.2003 | Examination requested [2004/10] | 06.09.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 27.06.2008 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 12.08.2008 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 20.02.2009 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.05.2009 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 26.08.2009 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 25.09.2009 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 10.05.2010 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 14.07.2010 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 10.12.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 07.04.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.05.2011 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 10.05.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.07.2011 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 30.08.2011 | Fee for grant paid | 30.08.2011 | 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 06.09.2007 | Opposition(s) | 13.07.2012 | No opposition filed within time limit [2012/38] | Request for further processing for: | The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report | 27.06.2008 | Request for further processing filed | 27.06.2008 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 14.07.2008 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 01.06.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 31.05.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 31.05.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 31.05.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 28.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 27.05.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 25.05.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 25.05.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 10 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [XY]US5462362 (YUHTA TOSHIO [JP], et al) [X] 16-20 * figure 7; claims 1,7,9 * [Y] 5-10; | [A]JPH1066721 (SHOWA GOMME KK, et al) [A] 1-10,16-20* the whole document *; | [XAY]WO0106538 (EPION CORP [US]) [X] 1-3 * figure 1; claims 25,27 * [A] 4 [Y] 5-10; | [XY]US6207282 (DEGUCHI MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1-4 * column 1, line 54 - line 61; figures 1,2 * * column 4, line 46 - line 67 * * column 6, line 14 - line 25 * [Y] 5-10; | [PXA]WO0204696 (EPION CORP [US]) [PX] 1-3,5 * page 4, line 28 - page 7, line 9; figure 1; claim 20 * [PA] 4,6-10; | [XA] - IKUYA NISHIMURA ET AL, "MODIFICATION OF THE FRICTIONAL SURFACES OF ARTIFICIAL JOINTS", ASAIO JOURNAL, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS / ASAIO, HAGERSTOWN, MD, US, (19930701), vol. 39, no. 3, ISSN 1058-2916, pages M762 - M766, XP000412648 [X] 16-20 * abstract * [A] 1-10 | [A] - YAMADA I ET AL, "SURFACE PROCESSING BY GAS CLUSTER ION BEAMS AT THE ATOMIC (MOLECULAR) LEVEL", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PART A, AVS /AIP, MELVILLE, NY, US, (19960501), vol. 14, no. 3, PART 1, ISSN 0734-2101, pages 781 - 785, XP000620549 [A] 1-10 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.580389 | International search | [X]US5814194 (DEGUCHI MASAHIRO [JP], et al); | [X]US6207282 (DEGUCHI MASAHIRO [JP], et al); | [AP]US6375790 (FENNER DAVID B [US]); | [AP]US6331227 (DYKSTRA JERALD P [US], et al) | by applicant | WO0204696 |