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EP2803951 - Topology determination for bulk materials [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.01.2021
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse 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
VEGA Grieshaber KG
Hauptstr. 1 - 5
77709 Wolfach / DE
[2014/47]
Inventor(s)01 / Welle, Roland
Kinzigstraße 20
77756 Hausach / DE
02 / Griessbaum, Karl
Hauptstr. 32
77796 Mühlenbach / DE
03 / Fehrenbach, Josef
Schlattstr. 1
77716 Haslach / DE
 [2014/47]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/09]Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
Former [2014/47]Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
Engineering
Elisenhof
Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date13168357.517.05.2013
[2014/47]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2803951
Date:19.11.2014
Language:DE
[2014/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2803951
Date:26.02.2020
Language:DE
[2020/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.10.2013
ClassificationIPC:G01F23/284, G01S13/42
[2014/47]
CPC:
G01F23/284 (EP,US); G01S13/02 (US); G01S13/42 (EP,US);
G01S13/88 (EP,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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/09]
Former [2014/47]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 
TitleGerman:Topologiebestimmung für Schüttgüter[2014/47]
English:Topology determination for bulk materials[2014/47]
French:Détermination de la topologie pour des matériaux en vrac[2014/47]
Examination procedure22.04.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2015Examination requested  [2015/13]
03.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.01.2020Fee for grant paid
10.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.01.2020Receipt 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  03.12.2018
Opposition(s)27.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
30.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4219814  (JOHNSON HENRY C [US]) [X] 1,3,4,6-8,11-13 * column 2, line 60 - line 66; figure 1 *;
 [XI]DE3735905  (HIPP JOHANN F [DE]) [X] 1,3-6,9-13 * column 1, line 9 - line 20 * * column 2, line 5 - line 32; figures 1-4 * [I] 2;
 [XI]DE4339441  (INCATRONIC PHOENIX MESTECHNIK [DE]) [X] 1,3-8,11-13 * column 3, line 15 - line 43; figure 1 * * column 4, line 8 - column 5, line 6; figure 2 * [I] 2;
 [XI]US6986294  (FROMME GUY A [US], et al) [X] 1,3-5,7,8,11-13 * column 1, line 20 - line 23 * * column 5, line 14 - line 47 * * column 11, line 1 - line 25 * * column 23, line 4 - line 59; figure 2 * * column 26, line 41 - line 67; figures 6,7A-J * * column 30, line 52 - column 31, line 60; figure 13 * * column 34, line 49 - line 65; figure 19 * [I] 2,9;
 [XI]FR2907546  (CREALYST SARL [FR]) [X] 1-5,7,8,11-13 * page 1, line 1 - line 2 * * page 6, line 15 - page 7, line 33; figures 1-4 * [I] 6,10;
 [XI]WO2010003656  (INDURAD GMBH, et al) [X] 1-5,9,11-13 * page 2, line 11 - page 4, line 6 * * page 10, line 5 - line 31; figures 1,2 * * page 12, line 10 - line 11 * [I] 6-8,10;
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 [X]US2013060528  (PORTMAN JAMES [ZA]) [X] 1,3,7,10-13 * abstract ** paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0035]; figure 1 *
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