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EP2932019 - SLIDING SLEEVE HAVING INVERTING BALL SEAT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.09.2019
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.10.2019  [2019/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
2000 St. James Place
Houston Texas 77056 / US
[2017/12]
Former [2015/43]For all designated states
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
2000 St. James Place
Houston, TX 77056 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WILKIN, James, F.
2000 St. James Place
Houston, TX 77056 / US
 [2015/43]
Representative(s)Docherty, Andrew John, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP The Beacon
176 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/43]Shanks, Andrew
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
Application number, filing date13812452.413.12.2013
[2015/43]
WO2013US74900
Priority number, dateUS201261736993P13.12.2012         Original published format: US 201261736993 P
[2015/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014093760
Date:19.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/25]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2932019
Date:21.10.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.06.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:E21B34/14, E21B43/26, E21B23/04
[2015/43]
CPC:
E21B34/142 (EP,RU,US); E21B33/14 (RU); E21B43/12 (RU,US);
E21B43/26 (EP,RU,US); F16K11/00 (RU); F16K15/00 (RU);
E21B2200/06 (EP,RU,US); Y10T137/0318 (EP,US); Y10T137/7781 (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 [2015/43]
TitleGerman:SCHIEBEHÜLSE MIT UMKEHRBAREM KUGELSITZ[2015/43]
English:SLIDING SLEEVE HAVING INVERTING BALL SEAT[2015/43]
French:MANCHON COULISSANT COMPRENANT UN SIÈGE DE ROTULE INVERSEUR[2015/43]
Entry into regional phase12.06.2015National basic fee paid 
12.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
12.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/43]
12.02.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.05.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/41]
03.06.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2019/41]
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  22.12.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.12.201806   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO02068793  (LEE PAUL BERNARD [AE], et al) [A] 1-20 * page 8, line 21 - page 9, line 19; figures 10,11 *;
 [Y]US2009159289  (AVANT MARCUS A [US], et al) [Y] 1-6,11-20 * figures 3-5 *;
 [A]US2011203800  (TINKER DONALD W [US], et al) [A] 1-20* abstract *;
 [A]US2012012771  (KORKMAZ LALE [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [A]CN102345452  (XINJIANG SINOPETROLEUM ENGINEERING CO LTD) [A] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]WO2012149638  (PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERV INC [CA], et al) [Y] 1-6,11-20 * abstract *;
 [E]WO2014116237  (HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERV INC [US]) [E] 1-6,11-20 * figures 2,5-8 *
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