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EP About this file: EP2461900

EP2461900 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING MATERIALS, INCLUDING SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Innovative Processing Technologies Inc.
911 Queensbridge Drive
Mississauga, ON L5C 3M8 / CA
[2012/24]
Inventor(s)01 / KHAN, Mohammad Ibraheem
911 Queensbridge Drive
Mississauga Ontario L5C 3M8 / CA
02 / ZHOU, Yunhong Norman
503 Havendale Place
Waterloo Ontario N2T 2T3 / CA
 [2012/24]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/24]Evans, Huw David Duncan, et al
Chapman Molony
Cardiff Business Technology Centre
Senghennydd Road
Cardiff, South Wales
CF24 4AY / GB
Application number, filing date10805921.306.08.2010
WO2010CA01219
Priority number, dateUS20090232243P07.08.2009         Original published format: US 232243 P
US20100292367P05.01.2010         Original published format: US 292367 P
[2012/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011014962
Date:10.02.2011
Language:EN
[2011/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2461900
Date:13.06.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.02.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA10.02.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.2017
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/12, B29C71/04, C21D9/00, C22F1/00
[2012/24]
CPC:
C22F1/006 (EP,IL,US); B23K26/0006 (EP,IL,US); B23K26/062 (IL,US);
B23K26/0622 (EP,IL,US); B23K26/355 (EP,IL,US); B23K26/40 (EP,IL,US);
B23K26/402 (IL,US); B23K26/50 (IL,US); B23K26/53 (EP,IL,US);
B23K26/60 (EP,IL,US); B29C35/0266 (EP,IL,US); B29C71/04 (EP,IL,US);
C22B9/223 (EP,IL,US); C22C19/007 (EP,IL,US); C22F1/10 (EP,IL,US);
B23K2103/42 (EP,IL,US); B23K2103/50 (EP,IL,US); B29C2035/0838 (EP,IL,US);
C21D2201/01 (EP,IL,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2012/24]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR VERARBEITUNG VON MATERIALIEN, DARUNTER FORMSPEICHERNDEN MATERIALIEN[2012/24]
English:METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING MATERIALS, INCLUDING SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS[2012/24]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE TRAITEMENT DE MATÉRIAUX, Y COMPRIS DES MATÉRIAUX À MÉMOIRE DE FORME[2012/24]
Entry into regional phase06.03.2012National basic fee paid 
06.03.2012Search fee paid 
06.03.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
06.03.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/24]
29.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
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  18.01.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
11.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
24.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
10.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
28.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 12
11.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 13
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 14
11.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 15
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 [Y]WO2006125413  (EMAG LASER TEC GMBH [DE], et al) [Y] 7 * abstract *;
 [XYI]  - Peter Wirth, "Einführung in die industrielle Lasermaterialbearbeitung", Einführung in die industrielle Lasermaterialbearbeitung, Hamburg, (20040430), page 48-53,66-69,72,73,92-101, XP055377610 [X] 1-3,9-11,15 * figures 3.3-1 * * last paragraph on page 49 * * chapter 3.3.3 on page 51 * * chapter 4.3 on page 67,68 * * chapter 4.3.2 on page 72,73 * * chapter 5.1.3.2 on pages 94-96 * * page 95, lines 7,12 * * page 96, lines 1-9 * * page 100, lines 1-10 * * page 49, line 5 * [Y] 6,7,14 [I] 4
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.MRA2008243
 [Y]  - Matthew J. Donachie, "Corrosion Resistance", TITANIUM: A TECHNICAL GUIDE, Materials Park, Ohio, ASM International, (20001231), pages 125 - 126, ISBN 978-0-87170-686-7, XP055377672 [Y] 6 * page 125, column 1, lines 16-42 * * page 126, paragraph "Alloying Additions and Corrosion" *
 [IY]  - POTLURI N B, "JOINING OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS", WELDING JOURNAL, AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, MIAMI, FL, US, (19990301), vol. 78, no. 3, ISSN 0043-2296, pages 39 - 42, XP000803933 [I] 5,8,12 * page 40, column 1, paragraph 3rd * * page 41, column 2, paragraph 4th * [Y] 14
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