blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1835622

EP1835622 - Systems and methods for providing power to ultrasonic welding probes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  05.07.2019
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.08.2019  [2019/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dukane IAS, LLC
2900 Dukane Drive
St. Charles, IL 60174 / US
[2016/20]
Former [2007/38]For all designated states
DUKANE CORPORATION
2900 Dukane Drive
St. Charles, IL 60174 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Johansen, David K.
1112 Patton Avenue
Lake in The Hills IL 60156 / US
02 / Leonard, Charles L.
1005 Heatherton Drive
Naperville IL 60563 / US
03 / Klinstein, Leo
4287 Linden Tree Lane
Glenview IL 60025 / US
04 / Jurkowski, William E.
1550 Hyatt Drive
Wheaton IL 60187 / US
05 / Re, Joseph
371 Kromray Road
Lemont IL 60439 / US
 [2007/38]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/38]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date06027086.529.12.2006
[2007/38]
Priority number, dateUS20050754681P29.12.2005         Original published format: US 754681 P
[2007/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1835622
Date:19.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1835622
Date:28.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:B06B1/02
[2010/52]
CPC:
B06B1/0261 (EP,US); B29C65/08 (EP,US); B29C66/3022 (EP);
B29C66/8322 (EP); B29C66/847 (EP); B29C66/8748 (EP);
B29C66/924 (EP,US); B29C66/962 (EP,US); B29C66/949 (EP,US);
B29C66/9592 (EP,US); B29L2031/30 (EP,US); B29L2031/753 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/38]H03L5/02
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 [2016/23]
Former [2007/38]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:Systeme und Verfahren zur Bereitstellung von Energie für eine Ultraschallschweißsonde[2007/38]
English:Systems and methods for providing power to ultrasonic welding probes[2007/38]
French:Systèmes et procédés d'alimentation de sondes de soudage aux ultrasons[2007/38]
Examination procedure26.04.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.04.2016Examination requested  [2016/23]
21.03.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.01.2019
28.01.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
14.03.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/32]
24.03.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/32]
Divisional application(s)EP19174217.0  / EP3566783
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  21.03.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
11.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
10.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
13.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[XA]US4973876  (ROBERTS ALLAN J [US]) [X] 1,2,6 * abstract * * column 1, line 29 - line 46 * * column 4, line 15 - column 5, line 20 * [A] 3-5;
 [A]US6827247  (FAN LIMING [SG], et al) [A] 1-6 * abstract ** columns 1, 2 *
ExaminationEP0829735
 US2004152982
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.