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EP About this file: EP1622485

EP1622485 - FRONT LOCKING DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY ENGAGING A DRAWER TO A DRAWER SLIDE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.08.2012
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
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
Grass GmbH
Grassplatz 1
6973 Höchst / AT
[2006/35]
Former [2006/06]For all designated states
Grass America, Inc.
1202 Highway 66 South
Kernersville, NC 27284 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BOOKER, Todd
120 Carriage House Trail
Garner, NC 27529 / US
02 / DOMENIG, Georg
1110 Whispering Pines Drive
Kernersville, NC 27284 / US
 [2006/06]
Representative(s)Riebling, Peter
Patentanwalt
Postfach 31 60
88113 Lindau / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/40]Riebling, Peter
Patentanwalt Postfach 31 60
88113 Lindau / DE
Former [2006/06]Riebling, Peter
Patentanwalt Postfach 31 60
88113 Lindau / DE
Application number, filing date04752102.613.05.2004
[2006/06]
WO2004US14990
Priority number, dateUS20030470131P13.05.2003         Original published format: US 470131 P
[2006/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004110213
Date:23.12.2004
Language:EN
[2004/52]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1622485
Date:08.02.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1622485
Date:05.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.11.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.11.2008
ClassificationIPC:A47B88/00, A47B88/04
[2009/01]
CPC:
F16F9/0218 (EP,US); A47B88/427 (EP,US); A47B88/437 (EP,US);
A47B88/467 (EP,US); F16F9/54 (EP,US); A47B2088/4015 (EP,US);
A47B2210/0094 (EP,US); A47B2210/0097 (EP,US); F16F2230/0047 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/06]A47B88/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/06]
TitleGerman:FRONTALVERRIEGELUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR DAS LÖSBARE INEINGRIFFBRINGEN EINER SCHUBLADE IN EINEM SCHUBLADENSCHIEBER[2006/06]
English:FRONT LOCKING DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY ENGAGING A DRAWER TO A DRAWER SLIDE[2006/06]
French:DISPOSITIF DE VERROUILLAGE AVANT POUR METTRE EN PRISE DE MANIERE LIBERABLE UN TIROIR AVEC UNE GLISSIERE DE TIROIR[2006/06]
Entry into regional phase22.11.2005National basic fee paid 
22.11.2005Search fee paid 
22.11.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
22.11.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.11.2005Examination requested  [2006/06]
18.12.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.07.2011Fee for grant paid
21.07.2011Fee 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  30.06.2009
Opposition(s)06.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
26.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
24.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
26.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.05.2004
AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
FI05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
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
GB13.05.2012
IE13.05.2012
LU13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
FR31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
[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
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
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
GB13.05.2012
IE13.05.2012
LU13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
FR31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2014/21]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
FI05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
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
GB13.05.2012
IE13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
FR31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2013/29]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
FI05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
GB13.05.2012
IE13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
FR31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2013/23]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
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SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
GB13.05.2012
IE13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
FR31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2013/22]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
ES16.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
GB13.05.2012
IE13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2013/21]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
GB13.05.2012
IE13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2013/20]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
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SI05.10.2011
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BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
IE13.05.2012
CH31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2013/07]AT05.10.2011
BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
CH31.05.2012
LI31.05.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2013/03]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
RO05.10.2011
SE05.10.2011
SI05.10.2011
SK05.10.2011
BG05.01.2012
GR06.01.2012
PT06.02.2012
MC31.05.2012
Former [2012/37]BE05.10.2011
CY05.10.2011
CZ05.10.2011
DK05.10.2011
EE05.10.2011
NL05.10.2011
PL05.10.2011
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[XA]GB2216175  (RIOJA MIGUEL ANGEL) [X] 1,3,8,9 * page 7 - page 10; figures 1-15 *[A] 2,4-7,10;
 [XA]US5632541  (UTHOFF DETLEV [DE]) [X] 1,3,8,9 * column 2, line 38 - column 5, line 19; figures 1-12 * [A] 2,4-7,10
International search[Y]US4423914  (VANDER LEY ROBERT J [US]);
 [Y]US4473262  (STAYE ROSS [CA]);
 [Y]US4494806  (WILLIAMS V HAROLD [US], et al);
 [Y]US4923259  (BARTOK STEPHEN [US]);
 [Y]US4998828  (HOBBS JAMES D [US]);
 [Y]US5281021  (ROECK ERICH [AT], et al);
 [Y]US5564807  (ROECK ERICH [AT], et al);
 [Y]US5580139  (GRABHER KARL-HEINZ [AT])
by applicantUS4473626
 US5281021
 US5580139
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