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EP2966956 - APPARATUS FOR INFILL EXTRACTION AND COLLECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.10.2020 Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.07.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.06.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 25.02.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.01.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Technology Licensing Corp. 3607 Church Street Suite 300 Newtown, OH 45244 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2016/03]	For all designated states Technology Licensing Corp. 3607 Church Street, Suite 300 Newtown, OH 45244 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MOTZ, Joseph E. 2286 Elston Road Cincinnati, OH 45230 / US
	02 / MOTZ, David P. 5855 Clough Pike Cincinnati, OH 45244 / US
	[2019/50]
Former [2016/03]	01 / MONTZ, Joseph, E. 2286 Elston Road Cincinnati, OH 45230 / US
	02 / MOTZ, David, P. 5855 Clough Pike Cincinnati, OH 45244 / US
Representative(s)	Yeadon IP Limited Nexus Discovery Way Leeds LS2 3AA / GB
	[2019/50]
Former [2016/03]	Yeadon IP Limited Leeds Innovation Centre 103 Clarendon Road Leeds LS2 9DF / GB
Application number, filing date	14769149.7	13.03.2014
	[2016/03]
	WO2014US25514
Priority number, date	US201313834168	15.03.2013 Original published format: US201313834168
	[2016/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2014151343
	Date:	25.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/39]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2966956
	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.:	EP2966956
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	05.02.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.03.2017
Classification	IPC:	A01B45/00, A01B49/00, A01B77/00, B60P1/00, E01C23/00	[2016/03]
	CPC:	A01G20/10 (EP,US); B60P1/00 (US); B65H18/10 (US); E01C13/08 (EP,US); E01C19/522 (US); E01C23/00 (US)
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 [2016/03]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR FÜLLUNGSEXTRAKTION UND -SAMMLUNG	[2016/03]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR INFILL EXTRACTION AND COLLECTION	[2016/03]
	French:	APPAREIL D'EXTRACTION ET DE COLLECTE DE MATÉRIAU DE REMPLISSAGE	[2019/11]
	Former [2016/03]	APPAREIL D'EXTRACTION ET DE COLLECTE D'ELEMENT DE REMPLISSAGE
Entry into regional phase	13.10.2015	National basic fee paid
	13.10.2015	Search fee paid
	13.10.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	13.10.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.10.2015	Examination requested [2016/03]
	01.09.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.01.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.02.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.06.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	10.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.11.2019	Fee for grant paid
	01.11.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.11.2019	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 15.01.2019
Opposition(s)	14.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	08.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	08.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	13.03.2014
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MK	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	GB	13.03.2020
	IE	13.03.2020
	LU	13.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	13.03.2014
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	GB	13.03.2020
	IE	13.03.2020
	LU	13.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/22]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	GB	13.03.2020
	IE	13.03.2020
	LU	13.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IE	13.03.2020
	LU	13.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/07]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IE	13.03.2020
	LU	13.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	LU	13.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/50]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/34]	AL	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/25]	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	11.03.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE3316847 (BECKER KLAUS DETLEF, et al) [A] 1-7* page 10, paragraph 3; figures 1a,1b *
	International search	[Y]US5070687 (SCHWEIGERT JAMES R [US]);
		[A]US2008282663 (DUNNING CHARLES EVERETT [US], et al);
		[Y]US2010319510 (BEARDEN JOHN H [US]);
		[A]US2012006930 (MITCHELL MARK [US]);
		[Y]WO2012142610 (TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORP [US], et al);
		[A]US2013017023 (NICHOLLS MARK H [CA], et al)
	by applicant	WO2012142610

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