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EP1468728 - Apparatus for controlling the movement of a liquid on a nanostructured or microstructured surface [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  14.01.2011
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.01.2011Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 16.02.2011  [2011/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/36]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill NJ 07974-0636 / US
Former [2004/43]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Kornblit, Avinoam
432 Dennison Street
Highland Park New Jersey, 08904 / US
02 / Kroupenkine, Timofei Nikita
22 Red Hill Road
Warren New Jersey, 07059 / US
03 / Mandich, Mary Louise
1037 Vosseller Avenue
Martinsville New Jersey, 07059 / US
04 / Schneider, Tobias Manuel
1M Hainbach 17
35043 Marburg / DE
05 / Taylor, Joseph Ashley
7C Stone Hill Road, Apt. C
Springfield Union, NJ 07081 / US
06 / Yang, Shu
118 Gales Drive Apt. 4
New Providence New Jersey, 07974 / US
 [2004/52]
Former [2004/43]01 / Kornblit, Avinoam
432 Dennison Street
Highland Park New Jersey, 08904 / US
02 / Kroupenkine, Timofei Nikita
22 Red Hill Road
Warren New Jersey, 07059 / US
03 / Mandich, Mary Louise
1037 Vosseller Avenue
Martinsville New Jersey, 07059 / US
04 / Schneider, Tobias Manuel
1M Hainbach 17
35043 Marburg / DE
05 / Taylor, Joseph Ashley
2546 Runyon Circle
Orlando Florida, 32837 / US
06 / Yang, Shu
118 Gales Drive Apt. 4
New Providence New Jersey, 07974 / US
Representative(s)Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Ltd
Patent Business
c/o Nokia
125 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1NQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/46]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield
EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2006/09]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Lucent Technologie NS UK Limited 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Former [2004/43]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr.
Lucent Technologies NS UK Ltd 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date04015736.424.02.2004
[2004/43]
Priority number, dateUS2003040315931.03.2003         Original published format: US 403159
[2004/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1468728
Date:20.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/43]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1468728
Date:27.10.2004
[2004/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/00, B01L3/00, B81B1/00
[2004/43]
CPC:
B01J19/0093 (EP,US); F01P11/0238 (KR); B01F25/43161 (EP,US);
B01F25/4317 (EP,US); B01F25/431971 (EP,US); B01F33/3031 (EP,US);
B01L3/50273 (EP,US); B01L3/502746 (EP,US); B01L3/5088 (EP,US);
B81B1/00 (EP,US); B82Y30/00 (EP,US); F01P11/029 (KR);
G01N21/4788 (EP,US); G01N21/552 (EP,US); B01J2219/00783 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00833 (EP,US); B01J2219/00853 (EP,US); B01L2300/089 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0896 (EP,US); B01L2300/166 (EP,US); B01L2300/168 (EP,US);
B01L2400/0406 (EP,US); B01L2400/0415 (EP,US); B01L2400/0688 (EP,US);
B01L2400/082 (EP,US); B01L2400/088 (EP,US); B41J2002/14395 (EP,US);
B81B2203/0361 (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 [2004/43]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur kontrollierten Bewegung von einer Flüssigkeit auf einer nano- bzw. mikrostrukturierten Oberfläche[2004/43]
English:Apparatus for controlling the movement of a liquid on a nanostructured or microstructured surface[2004/43]
French:Dispositif de controle du movement d'un liquide sur une surface nanoestructurée ou microstructurée[2004/43]
Examination procedure19.07.2004Examination requested  [2004/43]
04.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.07.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.09.2010Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2011/07]
01.10.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2011/07]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04250982.8  / EP1473079
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 (EP20040250982) is  29.03.2005
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
18.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
28.02.201007   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP1120164  (ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0020]; figures 2,3; claim 1 *;
 [X]US2002125192  (LOPEZ GABRIEL P [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0076] * * paragraph [0081] * * paragraph [0083] * * claims 1,4,5 *;
 [PX]WO03103835  (AAMIC AB [SE], et al) [PX] 1,2* figures 1,12,13; claims 1,11,18 *;
 [A]  - WASHIZU M, "ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION OF LIQUID DROPLETS FOR MICROREACTOR APPLICATIONS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (199807), vol. 34, no. 4, ISSN 0093-9994, pages 732 - 737, XP000848012 [A] 1,2 * page 733 - page 734; figures 4,5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/28.703965
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