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EP2914854 - FLOW CONDITIONING FEATURE FOR SUCTION DIFFUSER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.03.2022 Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.03.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 10.12.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 27.03.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Fluid Handling LLC. 8200 N. Austin Avenue Morton Grove, IL 60053 / US
	[2015/37]
Inventor(s)	01 / EVANS, Jr., Stanley P. 7837 Nottingham Drive Tinley Park, Illinois 60477 / US
	02 / STRONGIN, Mikhail P. 2 The Court of Bay View Northbrook, Illinois 60062 / US
	03 / ROSCA, Florin 8424 West Clara Drive Niles, Illinois 60714 / US
	04 / SHARMA, Manish H. No-284 Sector-46 Faridabad Haryana 121010 / IN
	05 / LAVETI, Ravi K. Plot 68869 F304 Padmanagar-1 Chintal Hyderabad 37 / IN
	06 / ANDE, Sameer K. 64 Sigmapride Apartment Chandanagar Hyderabad 37 / IN
	[2015/37]
Representative(s)	DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedrichstraße 6 70174 Stuttgart / DE
	[2021/17]
Former [2015/37]	DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedrichstrasse 6 70174 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date	13850599.5	04.11.2013
	[2015/37]
	WO2013US68231
Priority number, date	US201261722411P	05.11.2012 Original published format: US 201261722411 P
	[2015/37]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2014071278
	Date:	08.05.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/19]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2914854
	Date:	09.09.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.05.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/37]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2914854
	Date:	28.04.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/17]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	19.06.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.06.2016
Classification	IPC:	F04D1/00, F04D29/42, F04D29/44, F04D29/54	[2016/30]
	CPC:	F04D29/4273 (EP,CN,US); F04D29/669 (RU); F04D29/4293 (RU); F04D29/448 (EP,CN,US)
	Former IPC [2015/37]	F04D1/00, F04D29/44, F04D29/54
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 [2015/37]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	FLUSSKONFIGURATIONSFUNKTION FÜR EINEN SAUGDIFFUSOR	[2015/37]
	English:	FLOW CONDITIONING FEATURE FOR SUCTION DIFFUSER	[2015/37]
	French:	FONCTION DE CONDITIONNEMENT DE FLUX POUR DIFFUSEUR À ASPIRATION	[2015/37]
Entry into regional phase	04.05.2015	National basic fee paid
	04.05.2015	Search fee paid
	04.05.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.05.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.05.2015	Examination requested [2015/37]
	16.01.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	31.03.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.12.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.03.2021	Fee for grant paid
	23.03.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	23.03.2021	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 31.03.2020
Opposition(s)	31.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.11.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.11.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.11.2020	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	04.11.2013
	AL	28.04.2021
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	CZ	28.04.2021
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	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	04.11.2013
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Documents cited:	Search	[XI]US2941474 (HALL MALCOLM S);
		[XI]US3438329 (FULLER THADDEUS W);
		[XI]JPS56109697U ;
		[A]US2004057852 (EVANS COLIN [GB])
	International search	[A]US3670382 (KEEHAN DONALD J);
		[X]JPH06123297 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
		[A]US6695580 (FINKENBINDER DAVID B [US]);
		[A]US2005042105 (NISHIYAMA TOSHIHIKO [JP], et al)
	by applicant	US2941474
		US3438329
		JPS56109697U
		US2011030821

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