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EP About this file: EP1753563

EP1753563 - MELTING APPARATUS AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.04.2013
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hindenlang GmbH
Neurott 1
74931 Lobbach / DE
[2012/30]
Former [2010/50]For all designated states
Advanced Magnesium Technologies Pty Ltd.
Office 10 Level 8 139 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000 / AU
Former [2008/26]For all designated states
Advanced Magnesium Technologies Pty Ltd.
Suite 5 Level 4 350 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000 / AU
Former [2007/08]For all designated states
Advanced Magnesium Technologies Pty Ltd.
5th Floor 30 Little Crib Street
Milton QLD 4068 / AU
Inventor(s)01 / BAEKKEDAL, Dag c/-Nordiske Industriovner A/S
Stenrudveien 9
N-2335 Stange / NO
02 / BOLSTAD, Jan August
Vesterasvej 3
N-3960 Stathelle / NO
03 / MCGLADE, Paul
GPO Box 668
Brisbane, Queensland 4001 / AU
04 / CALVI, John Adrian
13 Haigh Street
Bentleigh East
Melbourne, Victoria 3165 / AU
 [2012/24]
Former [2007/08]01 / BAEKKEDAL, Dag c/-Nordiske Industriovner A/S
Stenrudveien 9
N-2335 Stange / NO
02 / BOLSTAD, Jan August
Vesterasvej 3
N-3960 Stathelle / NO
03 / MCGLADE, Paul
GPO Box 668
Brisbane, Queensland 4001 / AU
04 / CALVI, John Adrian
13 Haigh Street, Bentleigh East
Melbourne, Victoria 3165 / AU
Representative(s)Ullrich & Naumann PartG mbB
Schneidmühlstrasse 21
69115 Heidelberg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/30]Ullrich & Naumann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schneidmühlstrasse 21
69115 Heidelberg / DE
Former [2012/24]Ward, David Ian
Marks & Clerk LLP
Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street
Queensway, Birmingham
B1 1TT / GB
Former [2007/08]Ward, David Ian
Marks & Clerk, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street, Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT / GB
Application number, filing date05714326.530.03.2005
[2007/08]
WO2005AU00457
Priority number, dateAU2004090167930.03.2004         Original published format: AU 2004901679
[2007/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005095026
Date:13.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1753563
Date:21.02.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1753563
Date:13.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/24]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP1753563
Date:25.07.2012
[2012/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU13.10.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.04.2007
ClassificationIPC:F27D27/00
[2012/11]
CPC:
F27D27/00 (EP,US); B22D23/06 (EP,US); F27B14/08 (EP,US);
Y10S266/90 (EP)
Former IPC [2007/08]B22D23/06, B22D21/04, B22D41/62, F27D23/04, F27B14/08
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/08]
TitleGerman:SCHMELZVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN[2007/08]
English:MELTING APPARATUS AND METHOD[2007/08]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE FUSION[2007/08]
Entry into regional phase05.10.2006National basic fee paid 
05.10.2006Search fee paid 
05.10.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
05.10.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.10.2006Examination requested  [2007/08]
21.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.03.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.05.2012Fee for grant paid
03.05.2012Fee 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  21.10.2008
Opposition(s)14.03.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200905   M06   Fee paid on   12.05.2009
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.03.2005
BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
DK13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
NL13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
TR13.06.2012
BG13.09.2012
GR14.09.2012
ES24.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
PT15.10.2012
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
DK13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
NL13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
TR13.06.2012
BG13.09.2012
GR14.09.2012
ES24.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
PT15.10.2012
Former [2013/34]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
DK13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
NL13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
BG13.09.2012
GR14.09.2012
ES24.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
PT15.10.2012
Former [2013/22]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
DK13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
NL13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
ES24.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
PT15.10.2012
Former [2013/21]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
DK13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
NL13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
PT15.10.2012
Former [2013/15]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
NL13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
PT15.10.2012
Former [2013/13]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
PT15.10.2012
Former [2013/11]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
IT13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
Former [2013/10]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
CZ13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
RO13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
SK13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
IS13.10.2012
Former [2013/09]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
EE13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
Former [2013/07]BE13.06.2012
CY13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
Former [2012/51]CY13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
SI13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
Former [2012/50]CY13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
GR14.09.2012
Former [2012/49]CY13.06.2012
FI13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
Former [2012/48]FI13.06.2012
LT13.06.2012
Former [2012/47]LT13.06.2012
Documents cited:Search[Y]US3997336  (VAN LINDEN JAN H L, et al) [Y] 1-17 * figures 1-6; claims 1-22 *;
 [Y]JPS6299423  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [Y] 1-17 * abstract *;
 [Y]US6068812  (AREAUX LARRY D [US], et al) [Y] 1-17 * figures 1-6; claims 1-9 *;
 [Y]US6074455  (VAN LINDEN JAN H L [US], et al) [Y] 1-17* figures 1-6; claims 1-26 *;
 [Y]EP1229250  (THUT BRUNO H [US]) [Y] 1-17 * figures 1-18; claims 1-26 *;
 [Y]US2003197313  (AREAUX LARRY D [US], et al) [Y] 1-17 * figures 1-14; claims 1-16 *
International search[X]US3935003  (STEINKE THEODORE D, et al);
 [X]US4322245  (CLAXTON RAYMOND J);
 [A]US4572485  (ENGELBERG FRANZ [DE], et al);
 [X]US4931091  (WAITE PETER D [CA], et al);
 [X]EP0418481  (VHG GIESSEREI UND HUETTENWERKS [DE]);
 [X]US5908488  (SCHROEDER DOMINIK [DE], et al);
 [X]US5984999  (AREAUX LARRY D [US]);
 [XP]CA2451735  (RAUCH FERTIGUNGSTECHNIK GMBH I [AT])
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