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EP2456559 - ROTARY TUMBLER AND METAL RECLAIMER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.09.2020 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.10.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 21.05.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 25.05.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Didion Manufacturing Company 7000 West Geneva Drive Riverside Industrial Centre St. Peters Missouri 63376 / US
	[2019/47]
Former [2012/22]	For all designated states Didion Manufacturing Company 7000 West Geneva Drive Riverside Industrial Centre St. Peters Missouri 63376 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Didion, Michael S. 227 Ohmes Road St. Peters, Missouri 63376 / US
	[2012/22]
Representative(s)	Forrest, Stuart, et al WP Thompson 138 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BT / GB
	[2019/47]
Former [2012/22]	Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen W.P. Thompson & Co 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Application number, filing date	10802538.8	15.07.2010
	[2019/47]
	WO2010US01995
Priority number, date	US20090460524	21.07.2009 Original published format: US 460524
	[2012/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2011011045
	Date:	27.01.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2456559
	Date:	30.05.2012
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.01.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2012/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2456559
	Date:	20.11.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	27.01.2011
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.08.2017
Classification	IPC:	B02C17/16	[2012/22]
	CPC:	B22C5/085 (EP,KR,US); B02C17/002 (EP,KR,US); B02C17/06 (EP,KR,US); B02C17/16 (KR); B02C17/1825 (EP,KR,US); B02C17/183 (EP,KR,US); (+) B02C23/08 (KR); B22D31/007 (EP,KR,US); Y10S241/10 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2012/22]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	DREHTAUMLER UND RÜCKGEWINNUNGSEINHEIT DAFÜR	[2012/22]
	English:	ROTARY TUMBLER AND METAL RECLAIMER	[2012/22]
	French:	TUMBLER ROTATIF ET RÉCUPÉRATEUR DE MÉTAUX	[2012/22]
Entry into regional phase	17.01.2012	National basic fee paid
	17.01.2012	Search fee paid
	17.01.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.01.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.01.2012	Examination requested [2012/22]
	01.03.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.07.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.06.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	14.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.10.2019	Receipt 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 24.05.2018
Opposition(s)	21.08.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.07.2012	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.07.2013	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.07.2015	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 08
	11.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 09
	15.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	15.07.2010
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MK	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	15.07.2020
	LU	15.07.2020
	CH	31.07.2020
	LI	31.07.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	15.07.2010
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	15.07.2020
	LU	15.07.2020
	CH	31.07.2020
	LI	31.07.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	15.07.2020
	LU	15.07.2020
	CH	31.07.2020
	LI	31.07.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	15.07.2020
	LU	15.07.2020
	CH	31.07.2020
	LI	31.07.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	LU	15.07.2020
	CH	31.07.2020
	LI	31.07.2020
Former [2021/15]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/26]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/24]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	20.02.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3998262 (DIDION CHARLES J) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0219869 (DIDION MFG CO [US]) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO8904719 (EXTEC SCREENS & CRUSHERS LTD [GB]) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5267603 (DIDION CHARLES J [US]) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0755735 (DIDION MFG CO [US]) [A] 1-8 * column 1, line 47 - column 8, line 35 * * figure 1 *;
		[A]JP2005313021 (NETSUKOO KK) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[AP]US2009283237 (MUSSCHOOT THOMAS PAUL [US], et al) [AP] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[A] - "AUSLEERTROMMEL MIT ZUSATZLICHER VORPUTZWIRKUNG DURCH PUTZSTERNE", GIESSEREI, GIESSEREI VERLAG, DUSSELDORF, DE, (19891113), vol. 76, no. 23, ISSN 0016-9765, page 817/818, XP000104784 [A] 1-7 * the whole document *
	International search	[Y]US2751115 (KINDSETH HAROLD V);
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		[A]US5267603 (DIDION CHARLES J [US]);
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	by applicant	US3998262
		EP0755735

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