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EP1773455 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTENUATING COMPRESSOR NOISE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.09.2017
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Carefusion 203, Inc.
3750 Torrey View Court
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
[2010/30]
Former [2007/16]For all designated states
Pulmonetic Systems, Inc.
17400 Medina Road, Suite 100
Plymouth. MN 55447 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DEVRIES, Douglas, F.
5812 N.E. Arrowhead Drive
Kenmore, Washington 98028 / US
02 / WILLIAMS, Malcolm, R.
P.O. Box 134
San Clemente, California 92674 / US
 [2007/16]
Representative(s)Richards, John
Ladas & Parry LLP
Temple Chambers
3-7 Temple Avenue
London EC4Y 0DA / GB
[2016/44]
Former [2010/46]Richards, John
Ladas & Parry LLP Dachauerstrasse 37
80335 München / DE
Former [2007/16]Gervasi, Gemma
Notarbartolo & Gervasi GmbH, Bavariaring 21
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date05777464.829.07.2005
[2007/16]
WO2005US27057
Priority number, dateUS2004091274704.08.2004         Original published format: US 912747
US2005008831623.03.2005         Original published format: US 88316
[2007/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006017398
Date:16.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/07]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1773455
Date:18.04.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.02.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1773455
Date:02.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US01.11.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.11.2008
ClassificationIPC:F16M13/00, F01N1/00
[2008/10]
CPC:
A61M16/0057 (EP,US); A61M16/0063 (EP,US); F04C29/061 (EP,US);
F04C29/065 (EP,US); A61M16/0066 (EP,US); A61M16/0069 (EP,US);
A61M2205/42 (EP,US); F04C18/126 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/16]A62B7/00, A61M16/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/44]
Former [2007/16]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DÄMPFUNG VON KOMPRESSORSCHALL[2007/16]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTENUATING COMPRESSOR NOISE[2007/16]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'ASSOURDISSEMENT DES COMPRESSEURS[2007/16]
Entry into regional phase27.02.2007National basic fee paid 
27.02.2007Search fee paid 
27.02.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
27.02.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.01.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.02.2007Examination requested  [2007/16]
09.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.09.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.07.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
10.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.09.2016Fee for grant paid
19.09.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.09.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16192373.5  / EP3153762
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  09.03.2009
Opposition(s)03.08.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
14.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
12.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
13.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
10.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
14.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
10.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.07.2005
AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CY02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
MC02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
TR02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
IE29.07.2017
LU29.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
FR31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]HU29.07.2005
AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CY02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
MC02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
IE29.07.2017
LU29.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
FR31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2019/31]HU29.07.2005
AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
MC02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
IE29.07.2017
LU29.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
FR31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2019/30]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
MC02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
IE29.07.2017
LU29.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
FR31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2018/34]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
IE29.07.2017
LU29.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
FR31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2018/29]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
CH31.07.2017
FR31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2018/21]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2017/52]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SI02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
Former [2017/38]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
BG02.02.2017
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
Former [2017/37]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
IT02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
Former [2017/36]AT02.11.2016
BE02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
SK02.11.2016
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
Former [2017/35]AT02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
EE02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
RO02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
Former [2017/34]AT02.11.2016
CZ02.11.2016
DK02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
Former [2017/26]AT02.11.2016
ES02.11.2016
FI02.11.2016
LT02.11.2016
LV02.11.2016
NL02.11.2016
PL02.11.2016
SE02.11.2016
GR03.02.2017
IS02.03.2017
PT02.03.2017
Former [2017/12]LV02.11.2016
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH07133774  (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-11,17-20 * abstract *;
 [A]DE19920279  (SACHSENRING MASCHB GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-11,17-20* the whole document *;
 [XY]US6164412  (ALLMAN JAMES R [US]) [X] 1-3,5-11 * column 4, line 65 - column 5, line 8; figure 1 * [Y] 4,17-19;
 [XY]DE19930635  (MANNESMANN REXROTH AG [DE]) [X] 1-3,5-7 * column 2, line 44 - column 3, line 36; figures 2,4a * [Y] 4,17-19
International search[Y]US6164412  (ALLMAN JAMES R [US]);
 [Y]US6764534  (MCCOMBS NORMAN R [US], et al);
 [Y]US3459395  (SCOTTO DOMINICK P);
 [Y]US6354558  (LI WENLONG [US])
ExaminationUS4164266
 FR2663547
by applicantUS6164412
 DE19930635
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.