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EP2846961 - TUBE FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/12]MULTI-LAYER ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET PRODUCT, SHEET PRODUCT FOR TUBES FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS AND METHODS OF MAKING
[2022/48]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.09.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.06.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI
published on 12.06.2024  [2024/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Arconic Technologies LLC
201 Isabella Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 / US
[2020/20]
Former [2017/15]For all designated states
Arconic Inc.
201 Isabella Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 / US
Former [2015/12]For all designated states
Alcoa Inc.
Alcoa Corporate Center
201 Isabella Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5858 / US
Inventor(s)01 / REN, Baolute
316 Squire Lane
Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543 / US
 [2015/12]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 10 26 05
86016 Augsburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/15]Trinks, Ole, et al
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 10 26 05
86016 Augsburg / DE
Former [2015/12]Trinks, Ole
Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR
Widenmayerstraße 47
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date13723652.710.05.2013
[2023/15]
WO2013US40615
Priority number, dateUS201261645126P10.05.2012         Original published format: US 201261645126 P
[2015/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2013170192
Date:14.11.2013
Language:EN
[2013/46]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2846961
Date:18.03.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.11.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2846961
Date:12.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.01.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:C22C21/02, C22C21/06, C22C21/08, B23K35/02, B32B15/01, C22C21/00, F28F21/08
[2022/48]
CPC:
B23K35/0238 (EP,US); B32B15/20 (KR,US); F28F1/003 (US);
B23K35/02 (KR); B23K35/0233 (EP,US); B32B1/08 (US);
B32B15/016 (EP,KR,US); B32B15/043 (US); C22C21/00 (EP,US);
C22C21/02 (EP,US); C22C21/06 (EP,US); C22C21/08 (EP,US);
F28F21/08 (KR); F28F21/084 (EP,US); Y10T428/12354 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12361 (EP,US); Y10T428/12375 (EP,US); Y10T428/12736 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12764 (EP,US); Y10T428/13 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/12]B23K35/02, B32B15/01, C22C21/00, F28F21/08
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 [2015/12]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ROHR FÜR WÄRMETAUSCHER[2022/48]
English:TUBE FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER[2022/48]
French:TUBE POUR ÉCHANGEUR THERMIQUE[2022/48]
Former [2015/12]MEHRSCHICHTIGE ALUMINIUMLEGIERUNGSBLECHPRODUKT, BLECHPRODUKT FÜR ROHRE FÜR WÄRMETAUSCHER UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG
Former [2015/12]MULTI-LAYER ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET PRODUCT, SHEET PRODUCT FOR TUBES FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS AND METHODS OF MAKING
Former [2015/12]PRODUIT DE FEUILLE D'ALLIAGE D'ALUMINIUM MULTI-COUCHES, PRODUIT DE FEUILLE POUR TUBES POUR ÉCHANGEURS THERMIQUES ET PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION
Entry into regional phase09.12.2014National basic fee paid 
09.12.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
09.12.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.12.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/12]
16.02.2015Observations by third parties
31.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division to which search results under Rule 164(2) EPC are annexed (Time limit: M04) [2017/40]
31.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.12.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.02.2023Fee for grant paid
27.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.02.2023Receipt 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  31.08.2017
Opposition(s)15.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
21.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
20.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
MC12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SI12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
IE10.05.2023
LU10.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
[2024/24]
Former [2024/21]AL12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
MC12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
IE10.05.2023
LU10.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
MC12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
LU10.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/09]AL12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
MC12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
LU10.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
LU10.05.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/48]ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL12.04.2023
Cited inInternational search[X]WO2006039303  (PECHINEY ROLLED PRODUCTS [US], et al) [X] 1,2,7-14,16,18 * page 3, lines 7-34 * * page 4, line 30 - page 8, line 4 * * page 8, line 21 - page 10, line 3 * * page 14, lines 20-24 * * table 2 *;
 [XI]WO2007131727  (ALERIS ALUMINUM KOBLENZ GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,5-14,16-18 * page 1, line 1 - page 2, line 26 * * page 3, line 9 - page 4, line 10 * * page 8, lines 22-28 * * page 11, line 4 - page 12, line 14 * * tables 1,1A,2,3 * [I] 15;
 [X]WO2008110270  (ALERIS ALUMINUM KOBLENZ GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1,7-14,16-18 * page 1, lines 9-14 * * page 6, line 23 - page 8, line 4 * * page 8, line 22 - page 9, line 11 * * tables 1-3 *;
 [X]US2010159272  (MAROIS PIERRE HENRI [CA], et al) [X] 1,5-8,13,14,17,18* paragraphs [0005] , [0006] , [0010] - [0016] - [0024] - [0036] - [0038] - [0040] *
ExaminationUS6667115
 US2009214891
 US2010159275
 US2010304175
otherUS6667115
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