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

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
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: EP2505782

EP2505782 - Plasma actuated vortex generators [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.05.2015
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lockheed Martin Corporation
6801 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817 / US
[2012/40]
Inventor(s)01 / McClure, Paul D.
3309 Grants Landing
Fort Worth, TX 76179 / US
02 / Finley, Dennis B.
9414 Gimmee Court
Granbury, TX 76049 / US
03 / Macheret, Sergey
39929 Pampas Street
Palmdale, CA 93551 / US
 [2012/40]
Representative(s)Barker, Rosemary Anne, et al
HGF Limited
4th Floor, Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
[2014/30]
Former [2014/07]Barker, Rosemary Anne, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote LLP
4th Floor, Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
Former [2012/40]Harrison Goddard Foote
4th Floor
Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
Application number, filing date11190780.425.11.2011
[2012/40]
Priority number, dateUS20111307354928.03.2011         Original published format: US201113073549
[2013/13]
Former [2012/40]US2011007354928.03.2011
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2505782
Date:03.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2505782
Date:23.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:F02C7/04, B64C23/00, B64C23/06, F01D5/14, F03D1/06
[2014/10]
CPC:
B64C23/005 (EP,US); B64C23/06 (EP,US); F02C7/04 (EP,US);
F03D1/0675 (EP,US); B64C2230/12 (EP,US); B64C2230/26 (EP,US);
F05B2240/122 (US); F05B2240/3062 (EP); F05D2240/127 (EP,US);
F05D2270/172 (EP,US); Y02E10/72 (EP,US); Y02T50/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/40]F01D5/14, B64C23/00, B64C23/06
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/40]
TitleGerman:Plasmabetätigte Wirbelerzeuger[2012/40]
English:Plasma actuated vortex generators[2012/40]
French:Générateurs de vortex à activation de plasma[2012/40]
Examination procedure28.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.03.2013Examination requested  [2013/19]
12.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.06.2014Fee for grant paid
16.06.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.06.2014Receipt 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  12.06.2013
Opposition(s)24.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
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.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.11.2011
AL23.07.2014
AT23.07.2014
BE23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
MK23.07.2014
MT23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
SM23.07.2014
TR23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE25.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
[2018/46]
Former [2018/31]HU25.11.2011
AT23.07.2014
BE23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
MK23.07.2014
MT23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
SM23.07.2014
TR23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE25.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
Former [2016/33]HU25.11.2011
AT23.07.2014
BE23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
MT23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
SM23.07.2014
TR23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE25.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
Former [2016/32]HU25.11.2011
AT23.07.2014
BE23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
SM23.07.2014
TR23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE25.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
Former [2016/22]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
SM23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE25.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
Former [2015/50]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE25.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
Former [2015/46]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE25.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
Former [2015/33]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
Former [2015/32]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
Former [2015/30]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
LU25.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
Former [2015/23]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/22]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/12]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
HR23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RS23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/10]ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
NO23.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
Former [2015/08]LT23.07.2014
Documents cited:Search[XA]WO2010014924  (BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC [US], et al) [X] 1,12,15 * page 2, line 4 - page 5, line 8; figures 1-5 * [A] 2-11,13,14,16;
 [A]EP1995173  (BOEING CO [US]) [A] 1,12,15 * column 3, paragraph 19 - column 6, paragraph 31; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]DE102006028614  (DEUTSCH ZENTR LUFT & RAUMFAHRT [DE]) [A] 1,12,15 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2010308177  (MCCLURE PAUL D [US], et al) [A] 1,12,15 * the whole document *
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.