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EP About this file: EP1597011

EP1597011 - A METHOD OF HARD-FACING A STEEL MEMBER AND A HARD-FACED STEEL MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/47]A STEEL MEMBER AND A METHOD OF HARD-FACING THEREOF
[2011/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.08.2012
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
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
Bradken Resources Pty Limited
2 Maud Street
Mayfield West, New South Wales 2304 / AU
[2005/47]
Inventor(s)01 / MUIR, Darren
15 Ethel Street
Belmont South, New South Wales 2280 / AU
02 / MCCRACKEN, John
90 Stonehaven Parade
Kinross, WA 6028 / AU
 [2005/47]
Representative(s)Every, David Aidan, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester, M1 4HD / GB
[2011/38]
Former [2005/47]Every, David Aidan, et al
MARKS & CLERK, Sussex House, 83-85 Mosley Street
Manchester M2 3LG / GB
Application number, filing date04714692.326.02.2004
[2005/47]
WO2004AU00245
Priority number, dateAU2003090088326.02.2003         Original published format: AU 2003900883
[2005/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004076116
Date:10.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1597011
Date:23.11.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.09.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1597011
Date:12.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU10.09.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2007
ClassificationIPC:B23K5/18, B23K9/04, C23C4/18, C23C26/02, C23C30/00, C21D9/00
[2007/22]
CPC:
B23K9/044 (EP,US); C21D1/25 (EP,US); C23C26/02 (EP,US);
C23C30/00 (EP,US); C23C4/18 (EP,US); C21D2211/008 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12965 (EP,US); Y10T428/12972 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/47]B23K5/18, B23K9/04, C23C4/18, C23C26/02, C23C30/00
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 [2005/47]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM HARTBESCHICHTEN EINES STAHLBAUTEILS UND EIN HARTBESCHICHTETES STAHLBAUTEIL[2011/16]
English:A METHOD OF HARD-FACING A STEEL MEMBER AND A HARD-FACED STEEL MEMBER[2011/16]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE RECHARGEMENT DUR D'UNE PIÈCE EN ACIER ET PIÈCE OBTENUE PAR UN TEL PROCÉDÉ[2011/16]
Former [2005/47]STAHLGLIED UND VERFAHREN ZUM HARTBESCHICHTEN DAVON
Former [2005/47]A STEEL MEMBER AND A METHOD OF HARD-FACING THEREOF
Former [2005/47]ELEMENT EN ACIER ET PROCEDE DE SURFA AGE DE RENFORT DE CET ELEMENT
Entry into regional phase01.09.2005National basic fee paid 
01.09.2005Search fee paid 
01.09.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
01.09.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.12.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
26.08.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.09.2005Examination requested  [2005/47]
19.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.02.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.03.2011Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.03.2011
23.03.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
20.04.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.08.2011Fee for grant paid
23.08.2011Fee 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  19.02.2008
Opposition(s)13.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
13.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
16.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.02.2004
AT12.10.2011
BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE26.02.2012
LU26.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT12.10.2011
BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE26.02.2012
LU26.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2014/21]AT12.10.2011
BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE26.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/08]AT12.10.2011
BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE26.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/07]AT12.10.2011
BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/49]BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/42]BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/37]BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/36]BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/35]BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/34]BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/28]BE12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/24]BE12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/23]BE12.10.2011
NL12.10.2011
GR13.01.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/21]BE12.10.2011
Documents cited:Search[XA]US4101318  (RUDY ERWIN) [X] 1,3 * column 12 *[A] 4-10,14-20,27-32;
 [Y]JPS60216990  (NIPPON KOKAN KK, et al) [Y] 18-23,31-33 * abstract *;
 [XY]GB2311085  (SMITH INTERNATIONAL [US]) [X] 1,2,11-13,24-26 * page 1, paragraphs 3,4 * * page 5, paragraph 1 * * page 5, paragraph 6 - page 6, paragraph 2 * * page 8; table 1 * [Y] 14-23,27-30;
 [X]US6146476  (BOYER RONALD E [US]) [X] 1,11,24,26 * column 2, lines 23-39 *;
 [XY]US6374704  (SCOTT DANNY EUGENE [US], et al) [X] 1,3-10,24 * column 3, lines 21-30 * * column 4, lines 32-48 * [Y] 14-23,27-33
International search[X]JPH1085933  ;
 [X]JPS62188728  ;
 [X]SU834152  ;
 [X]US4101318  (RUDY ERWIN);
 [A]US4376793  (JACKSON HEWY E);
 [X]US4726432  (SCOTT DANNY E [US], et al);
 [X]US4873150  (DOI MASAYUKI [JP], et al);
 [A]US6280370  (FALKENHAGEN TIMOTHY STUART [AU]);
 [X]US6374704  (SCOTT DANNY EUGENE [US], et al);
 [X]US6414258  (AMANO MASAHARU [JP]);
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1998, no. 24, Database accession no. 1998265693, XP002904852 & JPH1085933 A 19980407 (NIPPON STEEL CORP)
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1987, no. 38, Database accession no. 1987268926, XP002904853 & JPS62188728 A 19870818 (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK)
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1982, no. 12, Database accession no. 1982-23725E, XP002904854 & SU834152 B 19810531 (AZOV-CHERNOMORSK)
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