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EP1567922 - IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO VALVES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.08.2010
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.10.2019Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 13.11.2019  [2019/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Luxfer Gas Cylinders Limited
The Victoria 150-182 Harbour City Salford Quays Salford
M50 3SP / GB
[2010/33]
Former [2009/40]For all designated states
F.X.K. PATENTS LIMITED
The Old School House Church Hill AKELEY
Buckinghamshire MK18 5HB / GB
Former [2005/35]For all designated states
F.X.K. PATENTS LIMITED
The Old School House Church Hill AKELEY
Buckinghamshire MK18 5HB / GB
Inventor(s)01 / KAY, Francis Xavier
The Old School House, Church Hill
Akeley, Buckinghamshire MK18 5HB / GB
 [2005/35]
Representative(s)Barton, Matthew Thomas
Forresters IP LLP
Skygarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/39]Barton, Matthew Thomas
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Former [2005/35]Carstairs, James Campbell
Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date03778555.702.12.2003
[2005/35]
WO2003GB05197
Priority number, dateGB2002002829404.12.2002         Original published format: GB 0228294
[2005/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004051388
Date:17.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/25]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1567922
Date:31.08.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.06.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1567922
Date:30.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:G05D16/10
[2005/35]
CPC:
G05D16/0666 (EP,US); G05D16/107 (EP,US); Y10T137/7826 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2006/13]
Former [2005/35]AT,  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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTES VENTIL[2005/35]
English:IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO VALVES[2005/35]
French:AMELIORATIONS RELATIVES A DES VALVES[2005/35]
Entry into regional phase24.06.2005National basic fee paid 
24.06.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
24.06.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.06.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.06.2005Examination requested  [2005/35]
29.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.07.2009Fee for grant paid
30.07.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)01.07.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
15.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
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Former [2011/32]deleted
Former [2011/14]IT02.12.2009
Cited inInternational search[PXL]EP1262402  (F X K PATENTS LTD [GB]) [PXL] 1-3 * column 4, lines 41-48; figure 5 * * Document invalidates priority claimed, since it discloses the subject-matter of claims 1-3, and was filed before application GBA0228294, from which the present application claims priority. *;
 [Y]GB2298026  (KAY FRANCIS XAVIER [GB]) [Y] 1,2 * the whole document *;
 [Y]DE1960320  (CESKOSLOVENSKA AKDEMIE VED) [Y] 1,2 * figure 1 *;
 [Y]FR1252720  (SPIROTECHNIQUE) [Y] 1,2 * page 2, lines 4-21; figures 1,2 *;
 [Y]US4192298  (BELTRANI GIANNI [IT], et al) [Y] 1,2 * column 5, line 59 - column 6, line 46; figure 3 *;
 [A]DE29911365U  (SCHIEFER ROLF [DE]) [A] 1,2 * abstract *
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