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EP2404170 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH TO MASS SPECTROMETER INTERFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, MK		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thermo Finnigan LLC
355 River Oaks Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134 / US
[2012/02]
Inventor(s)01 / MCCAULEY, Edward, B.
1206 Tremont Drive
Cedar Park TX 78613 / US
 [2012/02]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2012/02]Frost, Alex John
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
GB-London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date10708845.201.03.2010
[2017/16]
WO2010US25811
Priority number, dateUS2009039957406.03.2009         Original published format: US 399574
[2012/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010101848
Date:10.09.2010
Language:EN
[2010/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2404170
Date:11.01.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.09.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2404170
Date:19.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.09.2010
ClassificationIPC:G01N30/72, H01J49/04, G01N30/30
[2012/02]
CPC:
G01N30/7206 (EP,US); G01N30/30 (EP,US); H01J49/0404 (EP,US);
H01J49/0422 (EP,US); G01N2030/3084 (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 [2012/02]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR EINE GASCHROMATOGRAPH-ZU-MASSENSPEKTROMETER-SCHNITTSTELLE[2012/02]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH TO MASS SPECTROMETER INTERFACE[2012/02]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR UNE INTERFACE ENTRE UN CHROMATOGRAPHE A PHASE GAZEUSE ET UN SPECTROMETRE DE MASSE[2016/43]
Former [2012/02]SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR UNE INTERFACE ENTRE UN CHROMATOGRAPHE GAZEUX ET UN SPECTROMÈTRE DE MASSE
Entry into regional phase27.09.2011National basic fee paid 
27.09.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.09.2011Examination requested  [2012/02]
20.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.02.2017Fee for grant paid
07.02.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.02.2017Receipt 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  14.10.2016
Opposition(s)22.01.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU01.03.2010
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Cited inInternational search[XI]US2008048107  (MCEWEN CHARLES NEHEMIAH [US]) [X] 1-3,5,12-14,19-23 * abstract * * column 5, paragraph 0041 - column 6, paragraph 0048 * * claims 18,24 * * figure 1 * [I] 4,10,11;
 [Y]US6126728  (WALSH GEORGE P [US], et al) [Y] 8,9,17,18,23 * abstract * * column 2, line 17 - line 34; figure 2 * * column 3, line 43 - line 53 * * figure 2 *;
 [A]US5837883  (ITOI HIROTO [JP]) [A] 1,12,19 * abstract * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2004126276  (ILGEN GUNTER [DE], et al) [A] 1,12,19 * the whole document *
 [IY]  - ZIMMERMANN R ET AL, "HYPHENATION OF GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND RESONANCE-ENHANCED LASER MASS SPECTROMETRY (REMPI-TOFMS): A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE", JOURNAL OF HIGH RESOLUTION CHROMATOGRAPHY, WILEY VCH, WEINHEIM, DE LNKD- DOI:10.1002/JHRC.1240200902, (19970901), vol. 20, no. 9, ISSN 0935-6304, pages 461 - 470, XP000720829 [I] 6,7,15,16 * abstract * * figure 4 * [Y] 8,9,17,18,23

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240200902
by applicantUS2008048107
    - F. MUNARI; S. TRESTIANU, "Thermal peak splitting in capillary gas chromatography", JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY, (1983), vol. 279, doi:doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)93646-5, pages 457 - 472, XP026465651

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)93646-5
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