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EP About this file: EP3055182

EP3055182 - PARALLEL TRACKS DESIGN DESCRIPTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  07.01.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip07.01.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.02.2022  [2022/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
New York Air Brake LLC
748 Starbuck Avenue
Watertown, NY 13601 / US
[2016/33]
Inventor(s)01 / TIPPEY, Jeffrey S.
4307 Foxborough Trail
Arlington, Texas 76001 / US
02 / ADAMS, Sean
2133 Heger Way
Elk Grove, California 95758 / US
03 / JEE, Sung-Ho
27 Calley Drive
Leeming, Western Australia 6149 / AU
 [2016/33]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2016/33]
Application number, filing date13895273.410.10.2013
[2016/33]
WO2013US64329
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015053778
Date:16.04.2015
Language:EN
[2015/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3055182
Date:17.08.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.04.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US16.04.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.2017
ClassificationIPC:B61L23/00, B61L25/00, G01S19/50, B61L25/06, B61L3/12, B61L3/00, B61L15/00, B61L25/02
[2017/26]
CPC:
B61L15/0062 (EP); B61L15/009 (EP,RU); B61L25/025 (EP);
B61L25/06 (EP); B61L3/125 (EP); B61L25/065 (EP)
Former IPC [2016/33]B61L23/00, B61L25/00, G01S19/50
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 [2016/33]
TitleGerman:BESCHREIBUNG DES DESIGNS VON PARALLELFÜHRUNGEN[2016/33]
English:PARALLEL TRACKS DESIGN DESCRIPTION[2016/33]
French:DESCRIPTION DE LA CONSTRUCTION DE VOIES PARALLÈLES[2016/33]
Entry into regional phase30.03.2016National basic fee paid 
30.03.2016Search fee paid 
30.03.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
30.03.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/33]
19.12.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.09.2021
22.09.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/06]
22.09.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
02.10.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/06]
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  24.09.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]US3937432  (BIRKIN MICHAEL S) [X] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [X]DE2512910  (STANDARD ELEKTRIK LORENZ AG) [X] 1-15 * page 3, paragraph 1 - page 4, paragraph 1 *;
 [A]US5415369  (HUNGATE JOE B [US]) [A] 1-15 * column 3, line 39 - column 4, line 2 ** page 3 *;
 [X]US2009105893  (KERNWEIN JEFFREY D [US]) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0045] * * figures 1-3 *
International search[A]US6397130  (CARR GARY A [US], et al);
 [X]US2009105893  (KERNWEIN JEFFREY D [US]);
 [Y]US2009216395  (KERNWEIN JEFFREY D [US]);
 [A]US8452467  (KUMAR AJITH KUTTANNAIR [US])
by applicantUS3937432
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