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EP About this file: EP2938539

EP2938539 - AIRFOIL ICING CONTROLLER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  17.03.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 19.04.2023  [2023/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DTN, LLC
9110 West Dodge Road
Omaha, NE 68114 / US
[2017/48]
Former [2015/45]For all designated states
Telvent DTN LLC
9110 West Dodge Road
Omaha, Nebraska 68114 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MCCANN, Donald
7306 W. 157th Terrace
Overland Park, Kansas 66223 / US
02 / BLOCK, James H.
4141 Colfax Avenue S.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 / US
03 / LENNARTSON, Daniel W.
13620 Vincent Circle
Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 / US
 [2015/45]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/45]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date13868061.631.12.2013
[2015/45]
WO2013US78541
Priority number, dateUS201261747899P31.12.2012         Original published format: US 201261747899 P
US201261748046P31.12.2012         Original published format: US 201261748046 P
US201361773726P06.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361773726 P
[2015/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014106269
Date:03.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2938539
Date:04.11.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.07.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR03.07.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.2016
ClassificationIPC:B64D15/00, B64D15/20, B64D31/06, G01C21/20, G08G5/00
[2017/02]
CPC:
B64D15/20 (EP,US); B64D15/00 (EP,US); B64D31/06 (EP,US);
G01C21/20 (EP,US); G08G5/0013 (EP,US); G08G5/0021 (EP,US);
G08G5/0034 (EP,US); G08G5/0039 (EP,US); G08G5/0091 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/45]B64D15/00
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 [2015/45]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNGEN, VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR KONTROLLE EINER TRAGFLÄCHENVEREISUNG[2015/45]
English:AIRFOIL ICING CONTROLLER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS[2015/45]
French:APPAREILS, PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE RÉGULATION DE GIVRAGE DE PROFIL D'AILE[2015/45]
Entry into regional phase30.07.2015National basic fee paid 
30.07.2015Search fee paid 
30.07.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
30.07.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.07.2015Examination requested  [2015/45]
11.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.06.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
24.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.11.2022
15.11.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
01.12.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/16]
11.12.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/16]
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  24.10.2019
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
24.08.2020Request for further processing filed
24.08.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
02.09.2020Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
26.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
31.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
22.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
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31.12.201705   M06   Fee paid on   14.06.2018
31.12.201907   M06   Fee paid on   26.06.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2002039072  (GREMMERT SCOTT [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0049] *;
 [Y]US6381538  (ROBINSON PAUL AARON [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * column 2, line 8 - column 4, line 59 * * column 5, line 59 - column 7, line 20; figure 1 * * column 8, line 21 - column 10, line 63; figure 4 *;
 [A]US2004044445  (BURDON DAVID [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0016] - [0038]; figures 1-5 *;
 [A]US2007162197  (FLEMING REX J [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0038] , [0 39]; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2010152931  (LACOMBE ANTOINE [FR], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0044] - [0048]; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US2011054718  (BAILEY LOUIS J [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0099] - [0101]; figure 10 *;
 [Y]  - DONALD W MCCANN AND AND P R KENNEDY, "Percent Power Increase-a simple way to quantify an icing hazard", CONFERENCE ON AVIATION, RANGE, AND AEROSPACE METEOROLOGY ; 9 (ORLANDO, FLA.) : 2000.09.11-15, CONFERENCE ON SEVERE LOCAL STORMS ; 20 <2000, ORLANDO, FLA, US, (20000101), pages 266 - 269, XP008182473 [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A]  - Mccann, "LARGE VERSUS SMALL DROPLET ICING 8.5 Donald McCann Aviation Weather Center National Centers for Environmental Prediction Kansas City MO", (20040101), URL: http://www.mccannawr.com/MAWR/cv/icing.11aram.pdf, (20161130), XP055324736 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]US2002039072  (GREMMERT SCOTT [US], et al);
 [A]US6643580  (NAIMER HUBERT L [CH], et al);
 [Y]US6865452  (BURDON DAVID [US]);
 [Y]US2011054718  (BAILEY LOUIS J [US]);
 [A]US8332136  (BAKER DANIEL [US], et al)
by applicantUS6381538
 US2004044445
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