blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2220278

EP2220278 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF YARN FEED IN A TUFTING MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition procedure closed
Status updated on  20.12.2013
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.03.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 25.04.2018  [2018/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Card-Monroe Corporation
4936 Adams Road Chattanooga
Tennessee 37343 / US
[2010/34]
Inventor(s)01 / CHRISTMAN, William, M.
1910 Crystal Lake Lane
Hixson, TN 37343 / US
 [2010/50]
Former [2010/34]01 / CHRISTMAN, William, M.
5600 Lake Resort Terrace
Chattanooga, TN 37415 / US
Representative(s)Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
PartG mbB
Balanstrasse 57
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/37]Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Balanstrasse 57
81541 München / DE
Former [2010/34]Hofstetter, Alfons J.
Hofstetter, Schurack & Skora Balanstrasse 57
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date08841794.423.10.2008
[2010/34]
WO2008US80946
Priority number, dateUS20070981994P23.10.2007         Original published format: US 981994 P
[2010/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009055560
Date:30.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2220278
Date:25.08.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.04.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2220278
Date:27.04.2011
Language:EN
[2011/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.04.2009
ClassificationIPC:D05C15/18, D05C15/34
[2010/34]
CPC:
D05C15/18 (EP,US); D05C15/34 (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 [2010/34]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR FADENFÜHRUNG BEI EINER TUFTINGMASCHINE[2010/34]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF YARN FEED IN A TUFTING MACHINE[2010/34]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE CONTRÔLER L'ALIMENTATION EN FIL D'UNE MACHINE À TOUFFETER[2010/34]
Entry into regional phase19.05.2010National basic fee paid 
19.05.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
19.05.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.05.2010Examination requested  [2010/34]
05.08.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.11.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2011Fee for grant paid
10.03.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  25.01.2012  16.05.2013  WITHDRAWN
COBBLE BLACKBURN LIMITED
Gate Street
Blackburn BB1 3AH / GB
Opponent's representative
Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2013/51]
Opponent(s)01  25.01.2012  16.05.2013  WITHDRAWN
COBBLE BLACKBURN LIMITED
Gate Street
Blackburn BB1 3AH / GB
Opponent's representative
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2013/25]
Opponent(s)01  25.01.2012  16.05.2013  WITHDRAWN
COBBLE BLACKBURN LIMITED
Gate Street
Blackburn BB1 3AH / GB
Opponent's representative
Draper, Martyn John
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2012/10]
Opponent(s)01  25.01.2012   
COBBLE BLACKBURN LIMITED
Gate Street
Blackburn BB1 3AH / GB
Opponent's representative
Draper, Martyn John
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
05.03.2012Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
05.07.2012Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
07.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
05.09.2013Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
15.09.2013Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2014/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
CZ27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
EE27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
HU27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
MT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
PL27.04.2011
RO27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
SK27.04.2011
TR27.04.2011
BG27.07.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
IE23.10.2011
LU23.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
CH31.10.2012
LI31.10.2012
[2018/17]
Former [2013/45]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
CZ27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
EE27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
HU27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
MT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
PL27.04.2011
RO27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
SK27.04.2011
TR27.04.2011
BG27.07.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
IE23.10.2011
LU23.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
CH31.10.2012
LI31.10.2012
Former [2013/44]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
CZ27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
EE27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
MT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
PL27.04.2011
RO27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
SK27.04.2011
TR27.04.2011
BG27.07.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
IE23.10.2011
LU23.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
CH31.10.2012
LI31.10.2012
Former [2013/33]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
CZ27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
EE27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
MT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
PL27.04.2011
RO27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
SK27.04.2011
BG27.07.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
IE23.10.2011
LU23.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
CH31.10.2012
LI31.10.2012
Former [2013/29]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
CZ27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
EE27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
IT27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
MT27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
PL27.04.2011
RO27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
SK27.04.2011
BG27.07.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
IE23.10.2011
LU23.10.2011
MC31.10.2011
FR02.11.2011
Former [2012/13]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
CZ27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
EE27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
PL27.04.2011
RO27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
SK27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2012/10]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
CZ27.04.2011
DK27.04.2011
EE27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
RO27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
SK27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2012/01]AT27.04.2011
BE27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
NL27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
PL26.09.2011
Former [2011/52]AT27.04.2011
CY27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
PL26.09.2011
Former [2011/50]CY27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
LV27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
SI27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
IS27.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
PL26.09.2011
Former [2011/49]CY27.04.2011
FI27.04.2011
HR27.04.2011
LT27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
GR28.07.2011
ES07.08.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2011/48]LT27.04.2011
SE27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
PT29.08.2011
Former [2011/47]LT27.04.2011
NO27.07.2011
PT29.08.2011
Cited inInternational search[X]US4867080  (TAYLOR BROOKS E [US], et al) [X] 1-14* column 3, line 18 - column 7, line 32; figures 1-11 *;
 [X]US5005498  (TAYLOR BROOKS E [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * column 3, line 22 - column 7, line 36; figures 1-11 *;
 [X]WO9612843  (BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES INC [US]) [X] 1-14 * page 6, paragraph 6 - page 13, paragraph 3; figures 1-5 *;
 [X]GB2319786  (TUFTCO CORP [US]) [X] 1-14 * page 9, paragraph 3 - page 34, paragraph 2; figures 1-14 *;
 [X]US2002037388  (MORGANTE MICHAEL R [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0057]; figures 1-8 *;
 [X]US6550407  (FROST STEVEN [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * column 3, line 47 - column 8, line 21; figures 1-7 *;
 [X]US2003164130  (MORGANTE MICHAEL R [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0112]; figures 1-22 *;
 [X]US2004025767  (CARD ROY T [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0075]; figures 1-10 *;
 [X]GB2392172  (TUFTCO CORP [US]) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0046]; figures 1-11 *;
 [X]WO2004057084  (CARD MONROE CORP [US]) [X] 1-14 * page 8, line 5 - page 36, line 11; figures 1-10 *;
 [X]US6807917  (CHRISTMAN WILLIAM [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * column 4, line 13 - column 16, line 63; figures 1-8 *;
 [X]US2005056197  (CARD ROY T [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0075]; figures 1-10 *;
 [X]US2005204975  (CARD ROY T [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0072]; figures 1-10 *;
 [X]US2006272564  (CARD ROY T [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0074]; figures 1-10 *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.