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EP About this file: EP2038085

EP2038085 - WIRE WITH FLUX FOR BRAZING AND SOLDERING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/13]FILLER METAL WITH FLUX FOR BRAZING AND SOLDERING AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME
[2018/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.07.2020
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.03.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.03.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MT		published on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bellman-melcor Development, Llc
7575 W. 183rd Street
Tinley Park, IL 60477 / US
[2019/37]
Former [2009/13]For all designated states
Bellman-melcor Development, Llc
7575 W. 183rd Street
Tinley Park, IL 60477 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CAMPBELL, Steven
11729 Sundance Trail
Mokena, IL 60448 / US
02 / SCOTT, John
616 Central Street
New Lenox, IL 60451 / US
 [2009/13]
Representative(s)Lee, Nicholas John, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[2019/37]
Former [2013/09]Lee, Nicholas John, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [2009/13]Maggs, Michael Norman, et al
Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date07762314.824.05.2007
[2009/13]
WO2007US69636
Priority number, dateUS20060808416P25.05.2006         Original published format: US 808416 P
US2007075304524.05.2007         Original published format: US 753045
[2009/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007140236
Date:06.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2038085
Date:25.03.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.12.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2038085
Date:11.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.12.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.2012
ClassificationIPC:B23K35/40, C22F1/16
[2018/46]
CPC:
C22F1/165 (EP,US); B23K35/40 (EP,US); B23K35/406 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12222 (EP,US); Y10T428/12229 (EP,US); Y10T428/12306 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12319 (EP,US); Y10T428/12361 (EP,US); Y10T428/12569 (EP,US);
Y10T428/22 (EP,US); Y10T428/2902 (EP,US); Y10T428/2913 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2933 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/13]B23K35/02
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/37]
Former [2009/13]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  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:FLUSSMITTELDRAHT ZUM HART- UND WEICHLÖTEN UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2018/46]
English:WIRE WITH FLUX FOR BRAZING AND SOLDERING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME[2018/46]
French:FIL D'APPORT AVEC FLUX POUR BRASAGE ET BRASAGE TENDRE ET PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION DE CELUI-CI[2018/46]
Former [2009/13]ZUSATZWERKSTOFF MIT FLUSSMITTEL ZUM HART- UND WEICHLÖTEN UND HERSTELLUNGS- UND VERWENDUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Former [2009/13]FILLER METAL WITH FLUX FOR BRAZING AND SOLDERING AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME
Former [2009/13]MÉTAL D'APPORT AVEC FLUX POUR BRASAGE ET BRASAGE TENDRE ET PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION ET D'UTILISATION DE CELUI-CI
Entry into regional phase19.12.2008National basic fee paid 
19.12.2008Search fee paid 
19.12.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
19.12.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.12.2008Examination requested  [2009/13]
11.07.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.03.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
22.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2019Fee for grant paid
15.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.07.2019Receipt 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  24.03.2016
Opposition(s)15.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
26.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
25.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
16.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
12.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
10.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
20.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
31.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 13
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201711   M06   Fee paid on   22.11.2017
31.05.201812   M06   Fee paid on   11.09.2018
31.05.201913   M06   Fee paid on   31.07.2019
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.05.2007
AT11.09.2019
CY11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
MC11.09.2019
MT11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
GB24.05.2020
IE24.05.2020
LU24.05.2020
BE31.05.2020
CH31.05.2020
LI31.05.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2021/24]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
MC11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
GB24.05.2020
IE24.05.2020
LU24.05.2020
BE31.05.2020
CH31.05.2020
LI31.05.2020
Former [2021/22]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
MC11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
GB24.05.2020
IE24.05.2020
LU24.05.2020
CH31.05.2020
LI31.05.2020
Former [2021/20]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
MC11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
IE24.05.2020
LU24.05.2020
CH31.05.2020
LI31.05.2020
Former [2021/15]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
MC11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
LU24.05.2020
CH31.05.2020
LI31.05.2020
Former [2021/12]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
MC11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
CH31.05.2020
LI31.05.2020
Former [2021/08]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
CH31.05.2020
LI31.05.2020
Former [2020/37]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
SI11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
Former [2020/36]AT11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
Former [2020/26]AT11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
PT13.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
RO11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
PT13.01.2020
Former [2020/22]EE11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
PT13.01.2020
Former [2020/20]FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
NL11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
Former [2020/12]FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
LV11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
Former [2020/10]FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
SE11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
Former [2020/09]FI11.09.2019
LT11.09.2019
Former [2020/08]LT11.09.2019
Documents cited:Search[XI] GB692710  (THESSCO IND RES LTD et al.) [X] 1-4,7-11,13,14 * page 1, lines 9-15 * * page 1, lines 49-83 * * page 2, lines 14-90 * * page 3, lines 76-103 * * page 3, lines 114-119 * * page 4, lines 4-17 * * page 4, lines 27-70 * * page 7, line 91 - page 8, line 30 * * figures 1-20 *[I] 5,6,12,15
 [X] DE1298967  (LAUBMEYER et al.) [X] 1,8,9 * the whole document *
 [X] DE8910519  (FONTARGEN GMBH, 6719 EISENBERG, DE) [X] 1,7 * page 1, lines 10-12 * * page 2, line 20 - page 3, line 13 * * page 2, line 34 - page 5, line 11 * * figures 1-8 *
 [X] GB1481140  (INST ELEKTROSWARKI PATONA et al.) [X] 8 * page 1, lines 14-35 * * page 1, line 61 - page 2, line 94 * * page 3, lines 21-35 * * page 3, line 62 - page 4, line 7 * * figures 1-15 *
 [X] JPS58375  (HITACHI LTD et al.) [X] 1 * abstract * * figures 1-3 *
International search[X] US400869   [X]
 [Y] US6264062  (LACK CRAIG D et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US3620869  (STUMP PAUL W et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US6432221  (SESEKE-KOYRO ULRICH et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US5781846  (JOSSICK JAMES L et al.) [Y]
 [Y] US6713593  (REE MOON-HOR et al.) [Y]
by applicantUS5781846
 GB692710
 DE8910519
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