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EP1957956 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING PIGMENT DISPERSION QUALITY BY PAINT DRAWDOWN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.05.2017
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip19.05.2017No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.06.2017  [2017/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Chemours Company TT, LLC
116 Pine Street
3rd Floor, Suite 320
Harrisburg, PA 17101 / US
[2016/30]
Former [2016/28]For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
Former [2008/34]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CANNING, Robert Vincent, Jr.
519 Sawmill Bridge Lane
Bear, Delaware 19701 / US
02 / MEHR, Scott Richard
755 Billy Wynn Road
Dickson, Tennessee 37055 / US
03 / RUBIN, Barry
99 Fox Valley Lane
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania 19342 / US
04 / SIMPSON, Thomas William, III
1813 Galey Street
Boothwyn, Pennsylvania 19061 / US
05 / STILWELL, Douglas Ray
7 Lilac Court
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 / US
 [2008/34]
Representative(s)Hughes, Andrea Michelle, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[2016/28]
Former [2008/34]Hughes, Andrea Michelle, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date06847552.408.12.2006
[2008/34]
WO2006US47161
Priority number, dateUS2005029895809.12.2005         Original published format: US 298958
[2008/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007067801
Date:14.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/24]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1957956
Date:20.08.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1957956
Date:13.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/28]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP1957956
Date:14.09.2016
[2016/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.02.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/55, G01N1/28, G01N15/00, G01N15/14, G01N21/84, G01N33/32, G01N21/94, G06T7/00
[2016/03]
CPC:
G01N21/94 (EP,US); G01N1/2813 (EP,US); G01N33/32 (EP,US);
G06T7/0004 (EP,US); G01N2015/0092 (EP,US); G01N2015/1486 (EP,US);
G06T2207/30108 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/10]G01N21/55, G01N1/28, G01N15/14, G01N21/84, G01N21/88, G01N21/94, G06T7/00, G01N15/02, G01N33/32
Former IPC [2009/13]G01N21/55
Former IPC [2008/34]G01N15/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2016/28]
Former [2010/07]DE,  GB 
Former [2008/34]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR QUANTIFIZIERUNG EINER PIGMENTDISPERSIONSQUALITÄT DURCH FARBABBAU[2008/34]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING PIGMENT DISPERSION QUALITY BY PAINT DRAWDOWN[2008/34]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE QUANTIFICATION DE QUALITÉ DE DISPERSION DE PIGMENT PAR SOUTIRAGE DE PEINTURE[2008/34]
Entry into regional phase16.06.2008National basic fee paid 
16.06.2008Search fee paid 
16.06.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
16.06.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/34]
10.07.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
15.09.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
05.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.01.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.04.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
28.04.2016Fee for grant paid
28.04.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.05.2016Request for correction of the decision to grant filed
06.06.2016Information about intention to grant a patent
06.06.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  04.01.2016
Opposition(s)18.04.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.06.2008Renewal 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
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