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EP About this file: EP1882949

EP1882949 - Automated tube capper/decapper [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.11.2010
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited
York Way Royston
Hertfordshire SG8 5WY / GB
[2008/05]
Inventor(s)01 / Owen, Stephen
The Old Station Old North Road
Bourn, Cambridgeshire CB3 7TZ / GB
02 / Owen, Justin
4 Fordham Terrace The Causeway
Therfield, Hertfordshire SG8 9PP / GB
03 / Bargh, Adrian Neil
Glenogle 9 Heathfield
Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5BW / GB
 [2008/05]
Representative(s)Brunner, Michael John
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/05]Brunner, Michael John
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date06117864.626.07.2006
[2008/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1882949
Date:30.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1882949
Date:20.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.02.2007
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/02, B67B7/18
[2008/05]
CPC:
G01N35/026 (EP,US); B01L3/50825 (EP,US); G01N2035/0405 (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,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/05]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zum automatischen Verschliessen und Öffnen von Probenröhrchen[2008/05]
English:Automated tube capper/decapper[2008/05]
French:Appareil pour l'ouverture et la fermeture automatique de tubes d'essai[2008/05]
Examination procedure22.03.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.03.2007Examination requested  [2008/05]
17.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2009Date of oral proceedings
16.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
16.06.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.12.2009Fee for grant paid
04.12.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.10.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.200803   M06   Fee paid on   28.08.2008
31.07.200904   M06   Fee paid on   11.12.2009
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT20.01.2010
BE20.01.2010
CY20.01.2010
CZ20.01.2010
EE20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
IT20.01.2010
LT20.01.2010
LV20.01.2010
PL20.01.2010
RO20.01.2010
SE20.01.2010
SI20.01.2010
SK20.01.2010
TR20.01.2010
BG20.04.2010
GR21.04.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
HU21.07.2010
IE26.07.2010
LU26.07.2010
MC31.07.2010
[2012/47]
Former [2012/44]AT20.01.2010
BE20.01.2010
CY20.01.2010
CZ20.01.2010
EE20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
IT20.01.2010
LT20.01.2010
LV20.01.2010
PL20.01.2010
RO20.01.2010
SE20.01.2010
SI20.01.2010
SK20.01.2010
BG20.04.2010
GR21.04.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
HU21.07.2010
IE26.07.2010
LU26.07.2010
MC31.07.2010
Former [2012/42]AT20.01.2010
BE20.01.2010
CY20.01.2010
CZ20.01.2010
EE20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
IT20.01.2010
LT20.01.2010
LV20.01.2010
PL20.01.2010
RO20.01.2010
SE20.01.2010
SI20.01.2010
SK20.01.2010
BG20.04.2010
GR21.04.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
HU21.07.2010
IE26.07.2010
MC31.07.2010
Former [2011/36]AT20.01.2010
BE20.01.2010
CY20.01.2010
CZ20.01.2010
EE20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
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LT20.01.2010
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PL20.01.2010
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SI20.01.2010
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BG20.04.2010
GR21.04.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
IE26.07.2010
MC31.07.2010
Former [2011/16]AT20.01.2010
BE20.01.2010
CY20.01.2010
CZ20.01.2010
EE20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
IT20.01.2010
LT20.01.2010
LV20.01.2010
PL20.01.2010
RO20.01.2010
SE20.01.2010
SI20.01.2010
SK20.01.2010
BG20.04.2010
GR21.04.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
MC31.07.2010
Former [2011/12]AT20.01.2010
BE20.01.2010
CY20.01.2010
CZ20.01.2010
EE20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
LT20.01.2010
LV20.01.2010
PL20.01.2010
RO20.01.2010
SE20.01.2010
SI20.01.2010
SK20.01.2010
BG20.04.2010
GR21.04.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
MC31.07.2010
Former [2011/03]AT20.01.2010
BE20.01.2010
CY20.01.2010
CZ20.01.2010
EE20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
LT20.01.2010
LV20.01.2010
PL20.01.2010
RO20.01.2010
SE20.01.2010
SI20.01.2010
SK20.01.2010
BG20.04.2010
GR21.04.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
Former [2010/41]AT20.01.2010
FI20.01.2010
LT20.01.2010
LV20.01.2010
PL20.01.2010
SI20.01.2010
ES01.05.2010
IS20.05.2010
PT20.05.2010
Former [2010/33]AT20.01.2010
ES01.05.2010
Former [2010/30]AT20.01.2010
Documents cited:Search[Y]GB2010789  (ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA) [Y] 1-15 * claims 1-3 * * abstract * * figures 1-3,5-9,5a,5b * * page 1, line 5 - line 9 * * page 1, line 126 - page 2, line 32 * * page 2, line 53 - page 3, line 67 * * page 4, line 11 - line 63 *;
 [A]GB2129409  (SHIBUYA KOGYO CO LTD) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * figure 2 * * page 1, line 115 - page 2, line 6 * * page 3, line 53 - line 71 *;
 [A]EP0205803  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1,14,15 * claims 1-7 * * abstract * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US6105343  (GROVE MICHAEL A [US], et al) [A] 1,14,15 * abstract * * claims 1,20 * * figure 1 * * column 2, line 49 - line 65 ** column 3, line 33 - column 4, line 6 *;
 [A]US6216340  (FASSBIND WALTER [CH], et al) [A] 1,14,15 * claims 1,2 * * abstract * * figures 1-3,7-17 * * column 2, line 1 - line 63 * * column 3, line 58 - column 4, line 50 * * column 5, line 4 - line 32 * * column 6, line 13 - line 30 *;
 [A]US2003041560  (KEMNITZ TADEUSZ [US]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0006] - [0010] - [0016] , [0017] , [0057] *;
 [A]WO2005110600  (NUNC AS [DK], et al) [A] 1,14,15 * abstract * * figures 2A,2B,5,12,14A,14B,14C,14D * * page 1, line 21 - page 2, line 23 * * page 4, line 15 - page 5, line 12 * * page 6, line 12 - page 7, line 5 * * page 9, line 28 - page 10, line 8 * * page 10, line 26 - line 31 * * page 12, line 31 - page 13, line 7 *;
 [Y]WO2006029083  (TOMALESKY RICHARD [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * claims 1,7,9-11,22,23,26,27,41,44,46,48-50 * * abstract * * page 2, line 17 - line 21 * * figures 2-6 * * page 3, line 7 - line 11 * * page 4, line 23 - page 5, line 3 * * page 6, line 26 - line 29 * * page 7, line 26 - page 8, line 22 * * page 9, line 7 - page 10, line 14 * * page 11, line 27 - page 12, line 4 * * page 12, line 14 - line 23 *;
 [A]US2006130597  (BERNARD CHRISTOPHER J [US], et al) [A] 1,14,15 * the whole document *
ExaminationGB111011
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 US3483997
 US3589103
 DE2132244
 US4178732
 DE4232619
 WO9508068
 EP0677482
 WO2006072143
 WO2007053853
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 WO2006029083
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