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EP About this file: EP1993344

EP1993344 - FLEXIBLE CUTTING PLATFORM TO FOLLOW GROUND CONTOUR IN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.04.2018
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.05.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 / US
[2017/24]
Former [2008/48]For all designated states
DEERE & COMPANY
One John Deere Place
Moline, Illinois 61265 / US
Inventor(s)01 / COERS, Bruce, Alan
5016 290th Street North
Hillsdale, IL 61257 / US
02 / JENSEN, Roderick, James
980 North Shore Drive
Moline, IL 61265 / US
03 / CHANEY, Mark, Michael
17 Mary Lane Court
Geneseo, IL 61254 / US
04 / WATTS, Bradley, James
613 Fox Ridge Road
Eldridge, IA 52748 / US
 [2008/48]
Representative(s)Holst, Sönke
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
Global Intellectual Property Services
John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
[2017/24]
Former [2008/48]Holst, Sönke
Deere & Company European Office Global Intellectual Property Services John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
Application number, filing date07751206.921.02.2007
[2008/48]
WO2007US04432
Priority number, dateUS2006036603502.03.2006         Original published format: US 366035
[2008/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007106299
Date:20.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/38]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1993344
Date:26.11.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.09.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1993344
Date:14.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US29.11.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:A01D75/28, A01D41/14, A01D61/00
[2012/35]
CPC:
A01D41/14 (EP,US); A01D61/002 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/48]A01D75/28
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 [2017/24]
Former [2008/48]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:FLEXIBLE SCHNEIDEPLATTFORM ZUR VERFOLGUNG EINER GRUNDKONTUR IN EINER LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHEN ERNTEMASCHINE[2008/48]
English:FLEXIBLE CUTTING PLATFORM TO FOLLOW GROUND CONTOUR IN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE[2008/48]
French:PLATE-FORME DE COUPE SOUPLE SUIVANT LE CONTOUR DU SOL DANS UNE MOISSONNEUSE AGRICOLE[2008/48]
Entry into regional phase02.10.2008National basic fee paid 
02.10.2008Search fee paid 
02.10.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
02.10.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.2008Examination requested  [2008/48]
08.01.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.04.2017Fee for grant paid
28.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.04.2017Receipt 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  05.01.2017
Opposition(s)15.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
18.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
18.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
17.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
17.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
26.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
26.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
17.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.02.2007
AT14.06.2017
CY14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
PT14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
TR14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
GB21.02.2018
IE21.02.2018
LU21.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]HU21.02.2007
AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
PT14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
TR14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
GB21.02.2018
IE21.02.2018
LU21.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2020/15]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
TR14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
GB21.02.2018
IE21.02.2018
LU21.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2019/13]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
GB21.02.2018
IE21.02.2018
LU21.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2019/09]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
IE21.02.2018
LU21.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2018/52]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
LU21.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2018/51]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2018/44]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
MC14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
Former [2018/39]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SI14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
Former [2018/21]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
DK14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
Former [2018/11]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
PL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
IS14.10.2017
Former [2018/10]AT14.06.2017
CZ14.06.2017
EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
RO14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
SK14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
Former [2018/09]EE14.06.2017
ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
Former [2017/52]ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
LV14.06.2017
NL14.06.2017
SE14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
Former [2017/50]ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
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SE14.06.2017
BG14.09.2017
GR15.09.2017
Former [2017/49]ES14.06.2017
FI14.06.2017
LT14.06.2017
GR15.09.2017
Documents cited:Search[A]CA2307176  (MACDON IND LTD [CA]) [A] 1-15 * page 12, line 11 - page 16, line 20 * * figures 1,3,5 *;
 [A]WO02102138  (MACDON IND LTD [CA]) [A] 1-15 * page 14 - page 17 * * figures 1-6 *
International search[X]US5005343  (PATTERSON ROGER L [CA]);
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 [Y]US4938010  (GUINN RONALD K [US], et al)
by applicantUS6202397
 CA2307176
 WO02102138
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