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EP3121500 - COUPLING FOR FIXEDLY AND SEALINGLY SECURING COMPONENTS TO ONE ANOTHER WITH IMPROVED SEALING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.12.2020 Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.01.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.09.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 14.07.2017
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 23.12.2016
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 Mueller Industries, Inc. 8285 Tournament Drive, Suite 150 Memphis TN 38125 / US
	[2017/04]
Inventor(s)	01 / STOUT, Charles A. 1041 Welbeck Cove Collierville, TN 38017 / US
	02 / ELMER, Marcus Robert 8940 Meaghan Dr. Cordova, TN 38018 / US
	03 / MUELLER, Christopher A. 897 Stone Hedge Cove Collierville, TN 38017 / US
	04 / JAMISON, Tommy L. 5075 Treadway Road Hernando, MS 38632 / US
	[2017/04]
Representative(s)	Stuttard, Garry Philip Murgitroyd & Company Leeds Studio 3 84 Albion Street Leeds LS1 6AG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2017/04]	Stuttard, Garry Philip Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Arena Point Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date	16173347.2	07.06.2016
	[2017/04]
Priority number, date	US201514744170	19.06.2015 Original published format: US201514744170
	[2017/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3121500
	Date:	25.01.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3121500
	Date:	12.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/07]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.01.2017
Classification	IPC:	F16L13/14, F16L37/084, F16L37/091	[2017/04]
	CPC:	F16L13/142 (EP); F16L37/0845 (EP); F16L37/091 (EP)
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 [2017/33]
Former [2017/04]	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:	KUPPLUNG ZUR FESTEN UND DICHTEN SICHERUNG VON KOMPONENTEN ANEINANDER MIT VERBESSERTER ABDICHTUNG	[2017/04]
	English:	COUPLING FOR FIXEDLY AND SEALINGLY SECURING COMPONENTS TO ONE ANOTHER WITH IMPROVED SEALING	[2017/04]
	French:	COUPLAGE DE FIXATION À DEMEURE ET HERMÉTIQUE DE COMPOSANTS À UN AUTRE COMPOSANT À L'AIDE D'UNE ÉTANCHÉITÉ AMÉLIORÉE	[2017/04]
Examination procedure	07.06.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	11.07.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.07.2017	Examination requested [2017/33]
	19.09.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.12.2019	Fee for grant paid
	17.12.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	17.12.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	13.11.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.06.2016
	AL	12.02.2020
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MK	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	GB	07.06.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	07.06.2016
	AL	12.02.2020
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	GB	07.06.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	07.06.2016
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	GB	07.06.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/23]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	GB	07.06.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/22]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	GB	07.06.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.06.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/15]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	LU	07.06.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/48]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/47]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/40]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XYI] EP2881641 (MUELLER IND INC et al.)
		[XYI] US6145753 (YANO MASAMICHI et al.) [X] 1-6,11-17 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0032]; figure - *[Y] 7-10 [I] 18,19
		[YA] GB1569400 (BRISTOL PROD et al.) [Y] 7-10 * column 4, line 49 - column 5, line 29; figures 1, 2 *[A] 1-6,11-19
	by applicant	US7316429

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