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EP About this file: EP3047926

EP3047926 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/30]PARTICULATES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAID PARTICULATES
[2018/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.07.2019
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.08.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.03.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MK		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Delavan, Inc.
811 4th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265 / US
[2016/30]
Inventor(s)01 / MIRONETS, Sergey
210 North Church Street
Charlotte, NC North Carolina 28202 / US
 [2016/30]
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/38]Dehns
St. Brides House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2016/30]Hall, Matthew Benjamin
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date15201860.222.12.2015
[2016/30]
Priority number, dateUS20141458550430.12.2014         Original published format: US201414585504
[2016/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3047926
Date:27.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/30]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3047926
Date:19.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3047926
Date:19.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:B22F1/00, B29C67/00, B29B9/08, B29B13/02, C08J3/12, B33Y10/00
[2016/30]
CPC:
B29B13/021 (EP,US); B22F1/148 (EP,US); B22F10/28 (EP,US);
B22F10/34 (EP,US); B23K15/0086 (US); B23K15/0093 (US);
B23K26/0006 (US); B23K26/342 (US); B28B1/001 (US);
B29C64/153 (EP,US); B33Y10/00 (EP,US); B33Y70/00 (EP,US);
B22F12/63 (EP,US); B22F2998/10 (EP,US); B23K2103/04 (EP,US);
B23K2103/05 (EP,US); B23K2103/08 (EP,US); B23K2103/10 (EP,US);
B23K2103/14 (EP,US); B23K2103/26 (EP,US); B23K2103/30 (EP,US);
B23K2103/42 (EP,US); B23K2103/52 (EP,US); B29B9/08 (EP,US);
Y02P10/25 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B22F2998/10, B22F1/10, B22F1/148, B22F10/20 (EP,US);
B22F2998/10, B22F1/10, B22F10/20, B22F1/148 (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 [2017/21]
Former [2016/30]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 
TitleGerman:ADDITIVES FERTIGUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/15]
English:ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD[2018/13]
French:METHODE DE FABRICATION ADDITIF[2018/13]
Former [2016/30]PARTIKEL FÜR TECHNIKEN ZUR ADDITIVEN FERTIGUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DER PARTIKEL
Former [2016/30]PARTICULATES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAID PARTICULATES
Former [2016/30]PARTICULES POUR TECHNIQUES DE FABRICATION D'ADDITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR PRODUIRE LESDITES PARTICULES
Examination procedure22.12.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/21]
19.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.07.2018Fee for grant paid
31.07.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.07.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)20.06.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
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