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EP About this file: EP2971666

EP2971666 - METHOD FOR FORMING A DIFFUSION COOLING HOLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/03]ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE ADDITION OF FEATURES WITHIN COOLING HOLES
[2020/21]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
[2021/12]
Former [2016/43]For all designated states
United Technologies Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
Former [2016/03]For all designated states
United Technologies Corporation
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Inventor(s)01 / XU, JinQuan
30 Frederick T. Miller Way
East Greenwich, RI 02818 / US
 [2016/08]
Former [2016/07]01 / XU, JinQuan
30 Frederick T. Miller Way
East Greenwick, RI 02818 / US
Former [2016/03]01 / XU, JinQuan
11 Ledgewood Road
Groton, Connecticut 06340 / US
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[2020/43]
Former [2016/03]Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date14767556.511.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US23393
Priority number, dateUS201361790122P15.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361790122 P
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014150490
Date:25.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2971666
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.:EP2971666
Date:21.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR25.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:F01D5/18
[2016/42]
CPC:
F01D5/186 (EP,US); B22F7/08 (US); B23K15/0086 (US);
B23K15/0093 (US); B23K26/0006 (US); B23K26/342 (US);
B28B1/001 (US); B33Y40/00 (EP,US); F01D9/065 (EP,US);
F23R3/002 (EP,US); B23K2101/001 (EP,US); B23K2103/02 (EP,US);
B23K2103/08 (EP,US); B23K2103/52 (EP,US); B33Y10/00 (US);
F05D2230/10 (US); F05D2230/12 (EP,US); F05D2230/13 (EP,US);
F05D2230/14 (EP,US); F05D2230/31 (EP,US); F05D2240/11 (EP,US);
F05D2240/81 (EP,US); F05D2260/202 (EP,US); F05D2260/2214 (EP,US);
F05D2260/22141 (EP,US); F23R2900/00018 (EP,US); F23R2900/03042 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/03]F02C7/12, F01D25/12
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:VERFAHREN ZUM BILDEN EINES DIFFUSIONSKÜHLLOCHS[2020/43]
English:METHOD FOR FORMING A DIFFUSION COOLING HOLE[2020/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR LA FORMATION D'UN TROU DE REFROIDISSEMENT PAR DIFFUSION[2020/21]
Former [2016/03]ADDITIVHERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN ZUR HINZUFÜGUNG VON FUNKTIONEN IN KÜHLBOHRUNGEN
Former [2016/03]ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE ADDITION OF FEATURES WITHIN COOLING HOLES
Former [2016/03]PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION ADDITIVE POUR L'AJOUT DE CARACTÉRISTIQUES DANS DES ORIFICES DE REFROIDISSEMENT
Entry into regional phase30.09.2015National basic fee paid 
30.09.2015Search fee paid 
30.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
20.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.09.2020Fee for grant paid
11.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.09.2020Receipt 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  08.05.2020
Opposition(s)22.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
22.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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