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EP About this file: EP2077447

EP2077447 - System and method for determining cumulative tow gap width [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.08.2019
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.09.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
[2018/41]
Former [2009/28]For all designated states
THE BOEING COMPANY
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Englebart, Roger W.
7504 Nottingham
St. Louis, Missouri 63119-3343 / US
02 / Hannebaum, Reed
2 Kil-Mar Woods
Bellevue, Illinois 62223 / US
03 / Rector, Eric
1337 Old Dingledine Road
St. Charles, Missouri 63304 / US
04 / Haywood, Jeffrey
28 Westhaven Meadows Drive
Belleville, Illinois 62220 / US
 [2009/28]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/41]Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2009/28]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date08254166.524.12.2008
[2009/28]
Priority number, dateUS2008096839502.01.2008         Original published format: US 968395
[2009/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2077447
Date:08.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2077447
Date:10.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2009
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/89, G01N21/892, G01B11/02, G01B11/04, B29C70/38, B64F5/00, // G01N21/84
[2018/17]
CPC:
G01N21/892 (EP,US); B29C70/38 (EP,US); B64F5/00 (EP,US);
G01B11/022 (EP,US); G01B11/046 (EP,US); G01N21/8901 (EP,US);
G01N2021/8472 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/28]G01N21/892, G01B11/02, B29C70/38, B64F5/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/41]
Former [2009/28]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:System und Verfahren zum Bestimmen einer kumulativen Kabelspaltbreite[2009/28]
English:System and method for determining cumulative tow gap width[2009/28]
French:Système et procédé pour déterminer la largeur de fente de remorquage cumulatif[2009/28]
Examination procedure24.12.2008Examination requested  [2009/28]
26.01.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.04.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.08.2018Fee for grant paid
28.08.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.08.2018Receipt 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  26.01.2010
Opposition(s)11.07.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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 [X]US7193696  (ENGELBART ROGER W [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * column 1, lines 47-62; figures 1-4,8,10 * * column 5, lines 9-65 * * column 8, lines 34-55 * * column 9, lines 50-53 * * column 10, line 14 * * column 11, line 61 - column 14, line 53 * * column 16, lines 4-52 *;
 [X]US2006109454  (ENGELBART ROGER W [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] , [0012] , [0013] , [0029] - [0038] - [0051] , [0055] , [0060] , [0069] - [0087]; figures 1-3,9 *;
 [A]US2007271064  (WALTON STEVEN R [US]) [A] 2,3 * paragraphs [0003] , [0005] , [0008] - [0017] - [0047] , [0051] - [0060] - [0065] , [0093] - [0097]; figures 1,12 *;
 [A]US2007229805  (ENGELBART ROGER W [US], et al) [A] 2,3 * paragraph [0025]; figure 3 *;
 [A]US2007097359  (ENGELBART ROGER W [US], et al) [A] 2,3 * paragraphs [0018] - [0020]; figure 2 *;
 [A]US2007280501  (WALTON STEVEN R [US]) [A] 2,3 * paragraphs [0019] , [0024] , [0029] - [0034] - [0037]; figure 2 *
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