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EP2969351 - WELDING SYSTEM COMPONENT WITH CONFORMAL ANTENNA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/03]WELDING POWER SOURCE WITH CONFORMAL ANTENNA
[2017/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.10.2018
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.10.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.08.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL, IS		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
155 Harlem Avenue
Glenview, IL 60025 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / DENIS, Marc Lee
c/o Illinois Tool Works Inc.
155 Harlem Avenue
Glenview, Illinois 60025 / US
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)Trinks, Ole
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 10 26 05
86016 Augsburg / DE
[2017/48]
Former [2016/03]Trinks, Ole
Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR
P.O. Box 102605
86016 Augsburg / DE
Application number, filing date14714507.210.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US22277
Priority number, dateUS201361789746P15.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361789746 P
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014150118
Date:25.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2969351
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2969351
Date:29.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.09.2014
ClassificationIPC:B23K9/095, B23K9/10, B23K9/32, H01Q1/22
[2016/03]
CPC:
B23K9/095 (EP,US); B23K9/1006 (US); B23K26/147 (EP,US);
B23K9/1043 (EP,US); B23K9/12 (US); B23K9/32 (EP,US);
H04W4/80 (EP,US); H04W84/18 (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 [2016/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHWEISSSYSTEMKOMPONENTE MIT EINER ANPASSBAREN ANTENNE[2017/35]
English:WELDING SYSTEM COMPONENT WITH CONFORMAL ANTENNA[2017/34]
French:COMPOSANT SYSTEME DE SOUDAGE AVEC UNE ANTENNE CONFORMABLE[2017/34]
Former [2016/03]SCHWEISSSTROMQUELLE MIT KONFORMER ANTENNE
Former [2016/03]WELDING POWER SOURCE WITH CONFORMAL ANTENNA
Former [2016/03]SOURCE D'ÉNERGIE DE SOUDAGE À ANTENNE CONFORMÉE
Entry into regional phase09.06.2015National basic fee paid 
09.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
09.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.06.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
04.05.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.10.2017Fee for grant paid
19.10.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.10.2017Receipt 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  18.11.2016
Opposition(s)30.08.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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