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
Register Forum

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: EP2373986

EP2373986 - MAGNETIC INSPECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  16.11.2018
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip16.11.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 19.12.2018  [2018/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NDT Technologies, Inc.
1726 Ellington Road
South Windsor, Connecticut 06074 / US
[2011/41]
Inventor(s)01 / WEISCHEDEL, Herbert, R.
125 Mohegan Trail
South Windsor, Connecticut 06074 / US
 [2011/41]
Representative(s)OK pat AG
Industriestrasse 47
6300 Zug / CH
[N/P]
Former [2011/41]OK pat AG
Chamerstrasse 50
6300 Zug / CH
Application number, filing date09836822.815.12.2009
WO2009US67970
Priority number, dateUS2008033658517.12.2008         Original published format: US 336585
[2011/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2010077840
Date:08.07.2010
Language:EN
[2010/27]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2373986
Date:12.10.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.07.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR21.10.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:G01N27/82, G01R33/12, G01N27/72
[2011/41]
CPC:
G01N27/9006 (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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR 
TitleGerman:MAGNETISCHES INSPEKTIONSGERÄT[2011/41]
English:MAGNETIC INSPECTION DEVICE[2011/41]
French:DISPOSITIF D'INSPECTION MAGNÉTIQUE[2011/41]
Entry into regional phase06.07.2011National basic fee paid 
06.07.2011Search fee paid 
06.07.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
06.07.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.07.2011Examination requested  [2011/41]
09.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.10.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.02.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.06.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/51]
02.08.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2018/51]
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  29.06.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
22.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
22.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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.
Documents cited:Search[XYI]DE597671  (FRANZ UNGER DR) [X] 1-5,7,12 * page 1, line 65 - page 2, line 5; figures 1,2 * [Y] 6,8,13-16 [I] 9-11;
 [XYI]JPH0772122  (BABCOCK HITACHI KK) [X] 1-5,7,12 * abstract * [Y] 6,13-16 [I] 8-11;
 [X]SU1302150  (INST SVERKHTVERDYKH MAT [SU], et al) [X] 1-3,7,9 * the whole document *;
 [XYI]US5502382  (ANDO SEIGO [JP], et al) [X] 1-5,7,12 * column 11, lines 24-49; figures 13,14 * [Y] 6,13-16 [I] 8-11;
 [Y]US5751144  (WEISCHEDEL HERBERT R [US]) [Y] 6 * column 4, line 41 - column 6, line 53; figure 1a *;
 [Y]US6492808  (SUKHORUKOV VASILY VASILIEVICH [RU], et al) [Y] 13-16 * column 4, lines 23-36; figures 2a,2b *;
 [Y]US2003011363  (WAYMAN MALCOLM [GB], et al) [Y] 8,13-16 * paragraphs [0026] - [0031]; figure 3 *;
 [A]  - H.R. WEISCHEDEL, "In-service inspection of wire ropes: state of the art", MINING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, (19900701), vol. 11, no. 1, doi:10.1016/0167-9031(90)80008-5, ISSN 0167-9031, pages 85 - 93, XP055156482 [A] 1-16 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-9031(90)80008-5
International search[Y]JPH0772122  (BABCOCK HITACHI KK);
 [Y]US2003011363  (WAYMAN MALCOLM [GB], et al);
 [A]US5804964  (HAMELIN MICHEL [CA], et al);
 [A]US5751144  (WEISCHEDEL HERBERT R [US]);
 [A]JPH05164745  (NIPPON KOKAN KK);
 [A]WO2008093410  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP], et al)
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.