EP2384168 - ACTIVELY-CONTROLLABLE STERILIZING EXCITATION DELIVERY IMPLANTS [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
Former [2011/45] | SYSTEM, DEVICES, AND METHODS INCLUDING ACTIVELY-CONTROLLABLE STERILIZING EXCITATION DELIVERY IMPLANTS | ||
[2013/35] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.08.2015 Database last updated on 31.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 22.06.2018 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 25.07.2018 [2018/30] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states The Invention Science Fund I, LLC 11235 S.E. 6th Street, Suite 200 Bellevue, WA 98004 / US | [2015/16] |
Former [2011/45] | For all designated states Searete LLC 11235 SE 6th Street Suite 200 Bellevue, WA 98004 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
DACEY, Ralph, G., Jr. 6 Edgewood Drive St. Louis MO 63124 / US | 02 /
DELLA ROCCA, Gregory, J. 2417 Lacewood Drive Columbia MO 65201 / US | 03 /
DOWLING, Joshua, L. 617 Locksley Place Webster Groves MO 63119 / US | 04 /
HYDE, Roderick, A. 9915 -161st Avenue N.E. Redmond WA 98052 / US | 05 /
ISHIKAWA, Muriel, Y. 1185 Hillcrest Avenue Livermore CA 94550-4921 / US | 06 /
KARE, Jordin, T. 908 15th Avenue East Seattle WA 98112 / US | 07 /
LEUTHARDT, Eric, C. 6358 Pershing Ave. St. Louis MO 63130 / US | 08 /
MYHRVOLD, Nathan, P. 11235 SE 6th Street Suite 200 Bellevue WA 98004 / US | 09 /
RIVET, Dennis, J. P.O. Box 854 Portsmouth VA 23705 / US | 10 /
SANTIAGO, Paul 660 South Euclid Avenue CB 8057 St. Louis MO 63110 / US | 11 /
SMITH, Michael, A. 23246 38th Way Phoenix AZ 85050 / US | 12 /
STEWART, Todd, J. C/o Wash. U. Dept. Neuro. Surg. 660 S. Euclid Avenue Campus Box 8057 St. Louis, MO 63110 / US | 13 /
SWEENEY, Elizabeth, A. 702 N. 143rd Street Seattle WA 98133 / US | 14 /
TEGREENE, Clarence, T. 10629 Ne 17th Street Bellevue WA 98004-2834 / US | 15 /
WOOD, Lowell, L., Jr. 989 112th Avenue Ne 2310 Bellevue WA 98004 / US | 16 /
WOOD, Victoria, Y., H. 1185 Hillcrest Avenue Livermore CA 94550-4921 / US | [2011/49] |
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DACEY, Ralph, G., Jr. 6 Edgewood Drive St. Louis MO 63124 / US | ||
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DELLA ROCCA, Gregory, J. 2417 Lacewood Drive Columbia MO 65201 / US | |||
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DOWLING, Joshua, L. 617 Locksley Place Webster Groves MO 63119 / US | |||
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HYDE, Roderick, A. 9915 -161st Avenue N.E. Redmond WA 98052 / US | |||
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ISHIKAWA, Muriel, Y. 1185 Hillcrest Avenue Livermore CA 94550-4921 / US | |||
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KARE, Jordin, T. 908 15th Avenue East Seattle WA 98112 / US | |||
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LEUTHARDT, Eric, C. 6358 Pershing Ave. St. Louis MO 63130 / US | |||
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MYHRVOLD, Nathan, P. 11235 SE 6th Street Suite 200 Bellevue WA 98004 / US | |||
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RIVET, Dennis, J. 625b High Street Portsmouth VA 23704 / US | |||
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SANTIAGO, Paul 660 South Euclid Avenue CB 8057 St. Louis MO 63110 / US | |||
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SMITH, Michael, A. 23246 38th Way Phoenix AZ 85050 / US | |||
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STEWART, Todd, J. C/o Wash. U. Dept. Neuro. Surg. 660 S. Euclid Avenue Campus Box 8057 St. Louis, MO 63110 / US | |||
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SWEENEY, Elizabeth, A. 702 N. 143rd Street Seattle WA 98133 / US | |||
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TEGREENE, Clarence, T. 10629 Ne 17th Street Bellevue WA 98004-2834 / US | |||
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WOOD, Lowell, L., Jr. 989 112th Avenue Ne 2310 Bellevue WA 98004 / US | |||
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WOOD, Victoria, Y., H. 1185 Hillcrest Avenue Livermore CA 94550-4921 / US | Representative(s) | D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2014/41] | Harris, Ian Richard D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | ||
Former [2011/45] | Harris, Ian Richard D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | Application number, filing date | 09830731.7 | 03.12.2009 | WO2009US06393 | Priority number, date | US20090380553 | 27.02.2009 Original published format: US 380553 | US20080315880 | 04.12.2008 Original published format: US 315880 | US20080315881 | 04.12.2008 Original published format: US 315881 | US20080315884 | 04.12.2008 Original published format: US 315884 | US20080315882 | 04.12.2008 Original published format: US 315882 | US20080315885 | 04.12.2008 Original published format: US 315885 | US20080315883 | 04.12.2008 Original published format: US 315883 | US20090592976 | 03.12.2009 Original published format: US 592976 | [2011/45] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2010065135 | Date: | 10.06.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/23] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2384168 | Date: | 09.11.2011 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.06.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2011/45] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2384168 | Date: | 08.10.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/41] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 10.06.2010 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 18.12.2012 | Classification | IPC: | A61F2/54, A61N1/20, A61L2/18 | [2013/03] | CPC: |
A61F2/30 (EP,US);
A61F2/02 (US);
A61F2/481 (EP,US);
A61F2/482 (EP,US);
A61L2/0011 (US);
A61L2/03 (EP,US);
A61N1/205 (EP,US);
A61F2002/009 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30087 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3067 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30677 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3068 (EP,US);
A61F2002/3084 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30932 (EP,US);
A61F2250/0002 (EP,US);
A61F2250/0068 (EP,US);
A61F2310/00616 (EP,US);
A61L2/0023 (EP,US);
A61L2/0029 (EP,US);
A61L2/0088 (EP,US);
A61L2/025 (EP,US);
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Former IPC [2011/45] | A61F2/54 | Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2014/41] | Extension states | AL | Not yet paid | BA | Not yet paid | RS | Not yet paid | Title | German: | AKTIV KONTROLLIERBARE STERILISIERENDE ERREGUNGSABGABE-IMPLANTATE | [2013/35] | English: | ACTIVELY-CONTROLLABLE STERILIZING EXCITATION DELIVERY IMPLANTS | [2013/35] | French: | IMPLANTS DE DISTRIBUTION D'EXCITATION STÉRILISANTS À COMMANDE ACTIVE | [2013/35] |
Former [2011/45] | SYSTEM, VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN MIT AKTIV KONTROLLIERBAREN STERILISIERENDEN ERREGUNGSABGABE-IMPLANTATEN | ||
Former [2011/45] | SYSTEM, DEVICES, AND METHODS INCLUDING ACTIVELY-CONTROLLABLE STERILIZING EXCITATION DELIVERY IMPLANTS | ||
Former [2011/45] | SYSTÈME, DISPOSITIFS ET PROCÉDÉS COMPRENANT DES IMPLANTS DE DISTRIBUTION D'EXCITATION STÉRILISANTS À COMMANDE ACTIVE | Entry into regional phase | 01.07.2011 | National basic fee paid | 01.07.2011 | Search fee paid | 01.07.2011 | Designation fee(s) paid | 01.07.2011 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 01.07.2011 | Examination requested [2011/45] | 04.07.2013 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 18.09.2013 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 03.01.2014 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 16.05.2014 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 23.07.2014 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 01.09.2014 | Fee for grant paid | 01.09.2014 | Fee 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 18.09.2013 | Opposition(s) | 09.07.2015 | No opposition filed within time limit [2015/38] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 07.12.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 07.12.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 06.12.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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