| EP2913568 - Valve having at least one hourglass stud for coupling to diaphragm and compressor/spindle components [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.03.2019 Database last updated on 11.04.2026 | |
| Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 06.04.2018 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.11.2017 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.12.2016 | Most recent event Tooltip | 01.07.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC 1105 North Market Street, Suite 1300 Wilmington, DE 19801 / US | [2015/36] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Matalon, Louis E. 104 Knight Lane Lancaster, PA 17602 / US | 02 /
Butler, Ronald G. 324 Spring Hill Lane Mountville, PA 17554 / US | [2015/36] | Representative(s) | Stornebel, Kai, et al Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Frankfurter Straße 3c 38122 Braunschweig / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2015/36] | Stornebel, Kai, et al Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Theodor-Heuss-Strasse 1 38122 Braunschweig / DE | Application number, filing date | 15000579.1 | 27.02.2015 | [2015/36] | Priority number, date | US201414192981 | 28.02.2014 Original published format: US201414192981 | [2015/36] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2913568 | Date: | 02.09.2015 | Language: | EN | [2015/36] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2913568 | Date: | 09.05.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/19] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 23.07.2015 | Classification | IPC: | F16K7/12 | [2015/36] | CPC: |
F16K7/126 (EP,US);
F16K7/16 (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 [2016/14] |
| Former [2015/36] | 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 | Title | German: | VENTIL MIT MINDESTENS EINEM SANDUHRFORM-BOLZEN ZUR ANKOPPLUNG AN EINE MEMBRAN UND VERDICHTER-/SPINDELKOMPONENTEN | [2015/36] | English: | Valve having at least one hourglass stud for coupling to diaphragm and compressor/spindle components | [2015/36] | French: | SOUPAPE COMPRENANT AU MOINS UN BOULON EN FORME DE SABLIER POUR LE COUPLAGE À UN DIAPHRAGME ET À DES COMPOSANTS DE COMPRESSEUR/BROCHE | [2015/36] | Examination procedure | 01.03.2016 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 01.03.2016 | Examination requested [2016/14] | 03.08.2016 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 08.12.2016 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 21.02.2017 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 01.09.2017 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.11.2017 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 28.03.2018 | Fee for grant paid | 28.03.2018 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 28.03.2018 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Opposition(s) | 12.02.2019 | No opposition filed within time limit [2019/16] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.02.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 27.02.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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