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EP About this file: EP1554441

EP1554441 - TOILET ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  15.09.2006
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 29.10.2008  [2008/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
American Standard International Inc.
15 West 54th Street
New York, New York 10019 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/29]For all designated states
American Standard International Inc.
15 West 54th Street
New York, New York 10019 / US
Inventor(s)01 / JENSEN, Robert, M.
399 Dunham's Corner Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816 / US
02 / PROKOPENKO, Aleksandr, V.
13 Buttonwood Drive
Bordentown, NJ 03505 / US
 [2005/29]
Representative(s)Müller, Karl-Ernst, et al
Patentanwälte
Becker & Müller
Turmstrasse 22
40878 Ratingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]Müller, Karl-Ernst, et al
Patentanwälte Becker & Müller Turmstrasse 22
40878 Ratingen / DE
Former [2005/29]Müller, Karl-Ernst, et al
Turmstrasse 22
40878 Ratingen / DE
Application number, filing date03791724.221.08.2003
[2005/29]
WO2003US26287
Priority number, dateUS2002023197730.08.2002         Original published format: US 231977
[2005/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004020753
Date:11.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/11]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1554441
Date:20.07.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.03.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.05.2004
ClassificationIPC:E03D11/08
[2005/29]
CPC:
E03D11/08 (EP,US); E03D11/00 (KR); E03D1/34 (EP,US);
E03D11/02 (EP,US); E03D2201/30 (EP,US); E03D2201/40 (EP,US)
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 [2005/29]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TOILETTENANORDNUNG[2005/29]
English:TOILET ASSEMBLY[2005/29]
French:BLOC W.-C.[2005/29]
Entry into regional phase24.02.2005National basic fee paid 
24.02.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
24.02.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/29]
28.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.09.2006Application withdrawn by applicant  [2006/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.200503   M06   Fee paid on   20.10.2005
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Cited inInternational search[X]US705319  (BUSH HIRAM T [US]) [X] 1-8,10-18 * the whole document *;
 [X]US1785198  (KELSO HOWARD F) [X] 1-11,13-18 * page 1, line 56 - page 2, line 54; figures 1,2 *;
 [XY]JPH08120740  ;
 [XY]US6145138  (NAKAMURA KENICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-8,10,12,14,18-20 * the whole document * [Y] 21-23,25-30,32-39;
 [X]US4197599  (TSAI KUO L [TW]) [X] 1-8,18-20 * column 2, line 14 - column 3, line 2; figures 1,3 *;
 [X]GB504872  (TWYFORDS LTD, et al) [X] 1-6,10-12 * the whole document *;
 [X]US5926863  (ARITA KINYA [JP], et al) [X] 1-8,14,18,19,21,22,24-27,31,32,34-36,38,39 * column 4, line 15 - column 10, line 14; figure 4 *;
 [X]US6115853  (SHIBATA SHINJI [JP], et al) [X] 1-8,18-22,24-36,38,39 * page 38, line 33 - line 67; figures 32,33 *;
 [X]EP0747545  (AMERICAN STANDARD INC [US]) [X] 1-6 * column 2, line 55 - column 4, line 30; figure 5 *;
 [X]US4246666  (STANSBURY JR BENJAMIN H) [X] 1 * column 4, line 32 - column 5, line 10; figure 6 *;
 [X]WO9531617  (MERLIN SERVICES PTY LTD [AU], et al) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
 [X]US5502845  (HAYASHI RYOSUKE [JP], et al) [X] 21,22,25-36,38,39 * abstract *;
 [X]US1928717  (CAMPUS CESARE C) [X] 21,22,25-36,38,39 * figure 4 *;
 [E]WO03014483  (CAROMA IND LTD [AU], et al) [E] 21,22,25-27,32-36,38,39 * page 5, line 13 - line 27; figure 1 *
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960930), vol. 1996, no. 09, & JP08120740 A 19960514 (INAX CORP) [X] 1-8,11,12,14,15,18 * abstract * [Y] 21-23,25-30,32-39
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