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EP About this file: EP2142341

EP2142341 - EXHAUST CHECK VALVE AND PISTON RETURN SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.09.2012
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
3600 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60026 / US
[2010/02]
Inventor(s)01 / ADAMS, Joseph, S.
3600 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60026 / US
 [2010/02]
Representative(s)Gevers & Orès
Immeuble le Palatin 2
3 Cours du Triangle
CS 80165
92939 Paris La Défense Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2011/44]Bloch & Bonnétat
23bis, rue de Turin
75008 Paris / FR
Former [2010/02]Bloch & Bonnétat
23bis, rue de Turin
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date08732747.424.03.2008
[2010/02]
WO2008US57983
Priority number, dateUS20070896957P26.03.2007         Original published format: US 896957 P
US2008007313929.02.2008         Original published format: US 73139
[2010/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008118838
Date:02.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2142341
Date:13.01.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.10.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2142341
Date:02.11.2011
Language:EN
[2011/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.10.2008
ClassificationIPC:B25C1/08, F02B63/02, F02B71/04
[2010/02]
CPC:
B25C1/08 (EP,US); F01L21/00 (EP,US); F01L3/20 (EP,US);
F01L9/16 (EP,US)
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 [2010/02]
TitleGerman:AUSLASSRÜCKSCHLAGVENTIL UND KOLBENRÜCKSTELLSYSTEM[2010/02]
English:EXHAUST CHECK VALVE AND PISTON RETURN SYSTEM[2010/02]
French:SYSTÈME DE RETOUR DE PISTON ET DE SOUPAPE DE SÛRETÉ D'ÉCHAPPEMENT[2010/02]
Entry into regional phase26.10.2009National basic fee paid 
26.10.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
26.10.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.10.2009Examination requested  [2010/02]
10.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.05.2011Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.05.2011
16.05.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.05.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
15.09.2011Fee for grant paid
15.09.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  10.02.2010
Opposition(s)03.08.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.03.2008
AT02.11.2011
CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
FI02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
MT02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
TR02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
IE24.03.2012
LU24.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT02.11.2011
CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
FI02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
MT02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
TR02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
IE24.03.2012
LU24.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2014/21]AT02.11.2011
CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
FI02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
MT02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
TR02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
IE24.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2013/35]AT02.11.2011
CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
FI02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
MT02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
IE24.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2013/29]AT02.11.2011
CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
FI02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
IE24.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2013/08]AT02.11.2011
CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
IE24.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2013/07]AT02.11.2011
CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2012/47]CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2012/36]CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
RO02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
SK02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/35]CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
EE02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
BG02.02.2012
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/34]CY02.11.2011
CZ02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/28]CY02.11.2011
HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/27]HR02.11.2011
LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/26]LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
PL02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/24]LT02.11.2011
LV02.11.2011
SE02.11.2011
SI02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/23]LT02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
GR03.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
PT02.03.2012
Former [2012/21]LT02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
IS02.03.2012
Former [2012/20]LT02.11.2011
NO02.02.2012
Cited inInternational search[X]US4665868  (ADAMS JOSEPH S [CA]) [X] 1-10 * column 3, line 4 - line 10 *;
 [X]US6116489  (BRANSTON PAUL GORDON [CA]) [X] 1* column 6, line 56 - line 65 *;
 [X]US2001006045  (THIELEKE JOACHIM [DE], et al) [X] 1 * paragraph [0047] *;
 [X]US2006065219  (HERTLEIN PETER [CH], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0027]; figure 4 *
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