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EP2850639 - EXCITATION OF REAGENT MOLECULES WITHIN A RF CONFINED ION GUIDE OR ION TRAP TO PERFORM ION MOLECULE, ION RADICAL OR ION-ION INTERACTION EXPERIMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.02.2017
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
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
Micromass UK Limited
Stamford Avenue
Altrincham Road
Wilmslow SK9 4AX / GB
[2015/13]
Inventor(s)01 / GREEN, Martin Raymond
Grangecroft
26 Grange Road
Bowdon Cheshire WA14 3EE / GB
02 / BROWN, Jeffery Mark
Dial House
Old Hall Lane
Mottram-in-Longdendale
Hyde Cheshire SK14 6LT / GB
 [2015/13]
Representative(s)Jeffrey, Philip Michael, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/13]Jeffrey, Philip Michael, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date13723925.716.05.2013
[2016/14]
WO2013GB51264
Priority number, dateGB2012000873318.05.2012         Original published format: GB 201208733
US201261651225P24.05.2012         Original published format: US 201261651225 P
[2015/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2013171495
Date:21.11.2013
Language:EN
[2013/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2850639
Date:25.03.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.11.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2850639
Date:06.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.10.2014
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/10, H01J49/24, H01J49/42, H01J49/00, H01J49/16, H01J49/14
[2015/41]
CPC:
H01J49/0059 (EP,US); H01J49/0045 (GB); H01J49/422 (US);
H01J49/10 (US); H01J49/145 (EP,US); H01J49/162 (EP,US);
H01J49/24 (US); H01J49/062 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2015/13]H01J49/00, H01J49/16, H01J49/14
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 [2015/13]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANREGUNG VON REAGENZIENMOLEKÜLEN IN EINEM HF-BEGRENZTEN IONENLEITER ODER EINER IONENFALLE ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON EXPERIMENTEN MIT IONENMOLEKÜLEN, IONENRADIKALEN ODER INTERAKTIONEN ZWISCHEN IONEN[2015/13]
English:EXCITATION OF REAGENT MOLECULES WITHIN A RF CONFINED ION GUIDE OR ION TRAP TO PERFORM ION MOLECULE, ION RADICAL OR ION-ION INTERACTION EXPERIMENTS[2015/13]
French:EXCITATION DE MOLÉCULES DE TYPE RÉACTIF DANS UN GUIDE D'IONS RF OU UN PIÈGE À IONS CONFINÉ POUR CONDUIRE DES EXPÉRIENCES D'INTERACTION ENTRE DES MOLÉCULE IONIQUES, DES RADICAUX IONIQUES OU IONS-IONS[2015/13]
Entry into regional phase26.11.2014National basic fee paid 
26.11.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
26.11.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.10.2014Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.11.2014Examination requested  [2015/13]
16.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.09.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.2016Fee for grant paid
08.02.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.02.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16160228.9  / EP3048635
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  28.09.2015
Opposition(s)10.01.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.05.2013
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9888(199610)31:10<1073::AID-JMS438>3.0.CO;2-X
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