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EP3097995 - STRAND GUIDE SEGMENT OF A ONTINUOUS CASTING LINE AND CONTINUOUS CASTING LINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/48]AVOIDING OF WATER LANES IN A STRAND GUIDE
[2019/08]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  30.09.2022
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.02.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2022Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 02.11.2022  [2022/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
Turmstraße 44
4031 Linz / AT
[2016/48]
Inventor(s)01 / Guttenbrunner, Josef
Alte Weinstraße 1
4522 Sierning / AT
02 / Pennerstorfer, Paul
Traunufer Arkade 18
4600 Thalheim/Wels / AT
03 / Starrermair, Michael
Tassilostraße 21
4493 Wolfern / AT
04 / Stiftinger, Michael
Im Obstgarten 23
4210 Engerwitzdorf / AT
 [2016/48]
Representative(s)Metals@Linz
Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
Intellectual Property Upstream IP UP
Turmstraße 44
4031 Linz / AT
[2016/48]
Application number, filing date16164086.706.04.2016
[2016/48]
Priority number, dateAT2015005042527.05.2015         Original published format: AT 504252015
[2016/48]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3097995
Date:30.11.2016
Language:DE
[2016/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3097995
Date:12.06.2019
Language:DE
[2019/24]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP3097995
Date:02.11.2022
Language:DE
[2022/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:B22D11/128, B22D11/14
[2016/48]
CPC:
B22D11/1287 (EP,AT); B21B1/46 (AT); B22D11/12 (AT);
B22D11/14 (EP); B22D11/208 (EP); B22D11/225 (AT)
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Extension statesBANot yet paid
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MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SEGMENT EINER STRANGFÜHRUNG EINER STRANGGIESSANLAGE UND STRANGGIESSANLAGE[2019/08]
English:STRAND GUIDE SEGMENT OF A ONTINUOUS CASTING LINE AND CONTINUOUS CASTING LINE[2022/24]
French:SEGMENT DE GUIDAGE DE BRAMME D'UNE INSTALLATION DE COULEE CONTINUE ET INSTALLATION DE COULEE CONTINUE[2022/24]
Former [2016/48]VERMEIDUNG VON WASSERGASSEN BEI EINER STRANGFÜHRUNG
Former [2016/48]AVOIDING OF WATER LANES IN A STRAND GUIDE
Former [2016/48]ÉVITER DES VOIES D'EAU DANS UN DISPOSITIF DE GUIDAGE DE BRAMME
Examination procedure06.04.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/27]
04.02.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.04.2019Fee for grant paid
29.04.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.04.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.03.2020  13.03.2020  ADMISSIBLE
SMS group GmbH
Eduard-Schloemann-Strasse 4
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Klüppel, Walter
Hemmerich & Kollegen
Patentanwälte
Hammerstraße 2
57072 Siegen / DE
 [2020/17]
25.03.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.07.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
16.12.2021Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
16.12.2021Date of oral proceedings
27.01.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
27.01.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
12.07.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
22.09.2022Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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 EP2192313
 JP2005014029
 KR20140034482
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