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EP About this file: EP1768782

EP1768782 - COOLING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.05.2009
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, TR		published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastrasse 27c
80686 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/51]For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastrasse 27c
80686 München / DE
Former [2008/27]For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastrasse 27c
80686 München / DE
Former [2007/14]For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung der angewand ten Forschung e.v.
Hansastrasse 27c
80686 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / OH, Young-Joo
Bayernstrasse 14
66111 Saarbrücken / DE
02 / FUHR, Günter
Eintrachtstrasse 2
13187 Berlin / DE
03 / ZIMMERMANN, Heiko c/o IBMT
Fraunhofer Institut Biomedizinische Technik
Ensheimer Strasse 48 66386 St Ingbert / DE
04 / SCHÖN, Uwe
Schachenweg 5
66540 Neunkirchen / DE
 [2007/29]
Former [2007/14]01 / OH, Young-Joo
Grossherzog-Friedrich-Str. 125A
66121 Saarbrücken / DE
02 / FUHR, Günter
Kavalierstrasse 15
13187 Berlin / DE
03 / ZIMMERMANN, Heiko
Untere Kaiser Strasse 42
66386 St. Ingbert / DE
04 / SCHÖN, Uwe
Schachenweg 5
66540 Neunkirchen / DE
Representative(s)Beier, Ralph
V. Bezold & Partner
Patentanwälte - PartG mbB
Akademiestraße 7
80799 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/14]Beier, Ralph
v. Bezold & Partner Patentanwälte Akademiestrasse 7
80799 München / DE
Application number, filing date05716364.424.03.2005
[2007/14]
WO2005EP03162
Priority number, dateDE2004103482719.07.2004         Original published format: DE102004034827
[2007/14]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006007884
Date:26.01.2006
Language:DE
[2006/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1768782
Date:04.04.2007
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.01.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1768782
Date:02.07.2008
Language:DE
[2008/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.01.2006
ClassificationIPC:B01L1/00, B01L7/02, B25J21/02, F25D23/06, F25D3/10
[2007/14]
CPC:
B01L1/00 (EP,US); B01L7/02 (EP,US); F25D29/001 (EP,US);
F25D3/102 (EP,US); B01L2200/147 (EP,US); B01L2300/1838 (EP,US);
B01L2300/1844 (EP,US); B01L2300/1894 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2007/14]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KUHLEINRICHTUNG FÜR BIOLOGISCHE PROBEN[2007/14]
English:COOLING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES[2007/14]
French:DISPOSITIF DE REFROIDISSEMENT POUR ECHANTILLONS BIOLOGIQUES[2007/14]
Entry into regional phase12.07.2006National basic fee paid 
12.07.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
12.07.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.07.2006Examination requested  [2007/14]
11.04.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.04.2008Fee for grant paid
25.04.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.04.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
12.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
LT02.07.2008
RO02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
TR02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
GR03.10.2008
IS02.11.2008
HU03.01.2009
MC31.03.2009
[2011/43]
Former [2011/32]EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
LT02.07.2008
RO02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
GR03.10.2008
IS02.11.2008
HU03.01.2009
MC31.03.2009
Former [2010/52]EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
LT02.07.2008
RO02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
GR03.10.2008
IS02.11.2008
MC31.03.2009
Former [2009/48]EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
LT02.07.2008
RO02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
IS02.11.2008
MC31.03.2009
Former [2009/27]EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
LT02.07.2008
RO02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
IS02.11.2008
Former [2009/22]EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
LT02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
IS02.11.2008
Former [2009/17]FI02.07.2008
LT02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
IS02.11.2008
Former [2009/10]LT02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
IS02.11.2008
Former [2008/48]SI02.07.2008
Cited inInternational search[A]US4455842  (GRANLUND DAVID J [US]) [A] 3 * column 4, lines 12-20 *;
 [A]US4680945  (HOFFMEISTER DIETRICH [DE]) [A] 1-20 * column 1, line 1 - column 3, line 5 *;
 [X]EP0301168  (CRYOGENICS INT INC [US]) [X] 1,2,4-12,14-20 * column 6, line 15 - column 8, line 5; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US5601143  (BINDER PETER M [DE]) [A] 1-20 * column 4, lines 1-56 *;
 [X]US2003066639  (WANG JENG-YAU [TW], et al) [X] 1,4-7,9-20 * paragraphs [0005] , [0006] , [0022]; figures 1-3; claim 4 *;
 [A]US2003140648  (HATTORI WATARU [JP]) [A] 1-20* the whole document *
ExaminationWO2005010499
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