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EP2556176 - ULTRASONIC DEGASSING OF MOLTEN METALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.01.2021 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.10.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 24.02.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL, MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Southwire Company, LLC One Southwire Drive Carrollton, GA 30119-4400 / US
	[2014/27]
Former [2013/07]	For all designated states Southwire Company One Southwire Drive Carrollton, Georgia 30119-4400 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Gill, Kevin, S 180 Muse Bridge Road Carrollton, GA 30116 / US
	02 / Rundquist, Victor, F 498 Shirey Dairy Road Carrollton, GA 30116 / US
	[2013/07]
Representative(s)	Ström & Gulliksson AB P.O. Box 4188 203 13 Malmö / SE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/11]	Ström & Gulliksson AB P O Box 4188 203 13 Malmö / SE
Former [2013/07]	Ström & Gulliksson AB Box 4188 203 13 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date	11724834.4	08.04.2011
	[2020/11]
	WO2011US31781
Priority number, date	US20100322324P	09.04.2010 Original published format: US 322324 P
	[2013/07]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2011127402
	Date:	13.10.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/41]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2556176
	Date:	13.02.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/07]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2556176
	Date:	11.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/11]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	13.10.2011
Classification	IPC:	C22B9/02, C22B9/05, C22B21/06, C21C7/072, G01N29/24, F27D3/16	[2019/42]
	CPC:	C21C7/072 (EP,KR,US); C22B9/02 (EP,KR,US); C22B9/00 (US); C22B21/06 (EP,KR,US); C22B21/064 (EP,US); C22B9/026 (EP,US); (+) C22B9/05 (EP,KR,US); F27D3/16 (EP,US); F27D2003/166 (EP,US); F27D2003/169 (EP,US); Y02P10/20 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2013/07]	C22B9/02, C22B9/05, C22B21/06, C21C7/072, G01N29/24
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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2013/07]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ULTRASCHALL-ENTGASUNG VON METALLSCHMELZEN	[2019/42]
	English:	ULTRASONIC DEGASSING OF MOLTEN METALS	[2013/07]
	French:	DÉGAZAGE ULTRASONIQUE DE MÉTAUX EN FUSION	[2019/42]
	Former [2013/07]	ULTRASCHALLENTGASUNG VON GESCHMOLZENEN METALLEN
	Former [2013/07]	DÉGAZAGE ULTRASONIQUE DE MÉTAUX FONDUS
Entry into regional phase	30.10.2012	National basic fee paid
	30.10.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.10.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.10.2012	Examination requested [2013/07]
	14.05.2013	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.02.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.06.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.01.2020	Fee for grant paid
	29.01.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	29.01.2020	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 27.02.2017
Opposition(s)	14.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	08.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	11.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AL	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/27]	CY	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
Former [2021/04]	HR	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
Former [2020/48]	HR	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	HR	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	HR	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
Cited in	International search	[Y]US4287755 (MANSFIELD THOMAS L) [Y] 19-25 * column 2 - column 5; figures 1-3; claim 1 *;
		[Y]JPS6146368 (NIPPON STEEL CORP) [Y] 19-21 * abstract *;
		[X]JPH01127624 (KAWASAKI STEEL CO) [X] 1-3,11-13,16-18 * abstract *;
		[Y]WO2009111536 (RUNDQUIST VICTOR F [US], et al) [Y] 19-25* figures 1-3; claims 1-8 *;
		[XY]US7682556 (HAN QINGYOU [US], et al) [X] 1-18,26-28 * column 2 - column 6; figures 1-4; claims 1-10 * [Y] 19-25
	by applicant	US2009224443
		US20110322324

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