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EP About this file: EP1500153

EP1500153 - IMPROVED ELECTROLYTE MIXING IN WET CELL BATTERIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.08.2012
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Philadelphia Scientific
207 Progress Drive
Montgomeryville, PA 18936 / US
[2005/04]
Inventor(s)01 / JONES, William
A6 Waters Edge
Ocean Hill Boulevard
Box F
40475 Freeport / BS
 [2011/40]
Former [2005/04]01 / JONES, William
A6 Waters Edge, Ocean Hill Boulevard, Box F
40475 Freeport / BS
Representative(s)Callies, Rainer Michael
Patentanwalt
Fronhof 1
37581 Bad Gandersheim / DE
[2012/26]
Former [2012/06]Callies, Rainer Michael, et al
Patentanwalt
Fronhof 1
37581 Bad Gandersheim / DE
Former [2005/04]Callies, Rainer, et al
Sobisch & Callies Patentanwälte Odastrasse 4 a
37581 Bad Gandersheim / DE
Application number, filing date03747005.116.04.2003
[2005/04]
WO2003US11726
Priority number, dateUS20020372977P16.04.2002         Original published format: US 372977 P
US20020394695P09.07.2002         Original published format: US 394695 P
[2005/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03090306
Date:30.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1500153
Date:26.01.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.10.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1500153
Date:05.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US30.10.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.05.2005
ClassificationIPC:H01M2/38, H01M2/12
[2005/04]
CPC:
H01M50/70 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/04]
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTE ELEKTROLYTMISCHUNG IN NASSZELLENBATTERIEN[2005/04]
English:IMPROVED ELECTROLYTE MIXING IN WET CELL BATTERIES[2005/04]
French:MELANGE AMELIORE D'UN ELECTROLYTE DANS DES ACCUMULATEURS MOUILLES[2005/04]
Entry into regional phase10.11.2004National basic fee paid 
10.11.2004Search fee paid 
10.11.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
10.11.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.11.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
10.11.2004Examination requested  [2005/04]
01.01.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.08.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
18.01.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.08.2011Fee for grant paid
18.08.2011Fee 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  12.04.2006
Opposition(s)06.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
15.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
13.04.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
18.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.200907   M06   Fee paid on   15.10.2009
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.04.2003
AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
FI05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
TR05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
IE16.04.2012
LU16.04.2012
CH30.04.2012
LI30.04.2012
MC30.04.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
FI05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
TR05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
IE16.04.2012
LU16.04.2012
CH30.04.2012
LI30.04.2012
MC30.04.2012
Former [2014/21]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
FI05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
TR05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
IE16.04.2012
CH30.04.2012
LI30.04.2012
MC30.04.2012
Former [2013/29]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
FI05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
IE16.04.2012
CH30.04.2012
LI30.04.2012
MC30.04.2012
Former [2013/22]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
IE16.04.2012
CH30.04.2012
LI30.04.2012
MC30.04.2012
Former [2013/08]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
IE16.04.2012
CH30.04.2012
LI30.04.2012
MC30.04.2012
Former [2013/07]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
CH30.04.2012
LI30.04.2012
MC30.04.2012
Former [2012/50]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
MC30.04.2012
Former [2012/37]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
IT05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
Former [2012/36]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
Former [2012/35]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
Former [2012/34]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
Former [2012/28]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
Former [2012/24]BE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
Former [2012/23]BE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
Former [2012/21]BE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
Former [2012/11]SI05.10.2011
Documents cited:Search   [ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[A]US4221847  (INKMANN MARK S);
 [X]US4308322  (HAMMAR RICHARD H);
 [A]US4603093  (EDWARDS DEAN B [US], et al);
 [A]US5173374  (TIEDEMANN WILLIAM H [US], et al);
 [X]US5665484  (BOLGER JOHN G [US])
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