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EP1430160 - METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM AND TITANIUM USING CALCIUM HEXABORIDE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/26]METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM AND TITANIUM USING SILICON HEXABORIDE, CALCIUM HEXABORIDE, SILICON TETRABORIDE, AND CALCIUM TETRABORIDE
[2006/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.06.2007
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT
published on 07.11.2007  [2007/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Saffil Limited
Pilkington-Sullivan Site, Tanhouse Lane Widnes
Cheshire WA8 0RY / GB
[2006/32]
Former [2004/26]For all designated states
Saffil Limited
Pilkington-Sullivan Site, Tanhouse Lane
Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0RY / GB
Inventor(s)01 / WEAVER, Samuel, C.
642 Barbrow Lane
Knoxville, TN 37032 / US
 [2004/26]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/26]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date02801979.223.09.2002
[2004/26]
WO2002IB04269
Priority number, dateUS2001096152324.09.2001         Original published format: US 961523
US2002014132008.05.2002         Original published format: US 141320
[2004/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03035919
Date:01.05.2003
Language:EN
[2003/18]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1430160
Date:23.06.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.05.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1430160
Date:09.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.11.2003
ClassificationIPC:C22C32/00, A01L3/00, A01L1/00, C22C29/14, G11B5/82
[2004/26]
CPC:
C22C29/14 (EP,US); C22C32/0073 (EP,US); G11B5/73913 (EP,US);
G11B5/73919 (EP,US); Y10T428/12007 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2004/26]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE MIT METALLISCHER MATRIX AUS AL, MG OR TI MIT CALCIUM HEXABORID[2006/13]
English:METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM AND TITANIUM USING CALCIUM HEXABORIDE[2006/13]
French:COMPOSITES A MATRICE METALLIQUE D'ALUMINIUM, DE MAGNESIUM ET DE TITANE PRODUITS A BASE D'HEXABORURE DE CALCIUM,[2006/13]
Former [2004/26]VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE MIT METALLISCHER MATRIX AUS AL, MG OR TI MIT CALCIUM HEXABORID, SILIZIUM HEXABORID, CALCIUM TETRABORID ODER SIILIZIUM TETRABORID
Former [2004/26]METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES OF ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM AND TITANIUM USING SILICON HEXABORIDE, CALCIUM HEXABORIDE, SILICON TETRABORIDE, AND CALCIUM TETRABORIDE
Former [2004/26]COMPOSITES A MATRICE METALLIQUE D'ALUMINIUM, DE MAGNESIUM ET DE TITANE PRODUITS A BASE D'HEXABORURE DE SILICIUM, D'HEXABORURE DE CALCIUM, DE TETRABORURE DE SILICIUM ET DE TETRABORURE DE CALCIUM
Entry into regional phase22.04.2004National basic fee paid 
22.04.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
22.04.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.04.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
21.04.2004Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.04.2004Examination requested  [2004/26]
22.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.07.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.02.2006Date of oral proceedings
03.03.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.2006Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.06.2006Fee for grant paid
22.06.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP06016026.4  / EP1728887
Opposition(s)10.05.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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[2007/45]
Former [2007/39]IT09.08.2006
Cited inInternational search[A]US1913373  (DE GOLYER ANTHONY G) [A] 1* page 1, line 58 - line 70 *;
 [A]US4513824  (FORD DONALD F [US]) [A] 10 * column 1, line 31 - line 35 *;
 [XD]US5573607  (WEAVER SAMUEL C [US]) [XD] 4-6 * abstract *;
 [XA]US6200526  (FOX RICHARD T [US], et al) [X] 12,14,32-44 * column 3, line 15 - column 4, line 55 * * column 9, line 61 - column 10, line 10 * [A] 13,15;
 [A]US2001010870  (SONG XING [US], et al) [A] 32,33 * paragraph [0008] *;
 [E]US2002153144  (WEAVER SAMUEL C [US]) [E] 1-3,7-11 * abstract *;
 [X]  - ANTONY, K.C. ET AL., "Metallurgical Stability of several Boride Dispersions Systems", U.S. AT. ENERGY COMM. (1960), GEAP-3530, 25 PP., (1960), pages 1 - 25, XP002232325 [X] 1-3,7-9 * abstract *
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