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EP3121450 - PUMP FOR CONVEYING A FLUID WITH VARYING VISCOSITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.07.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.07.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sulzer Management AG
Neuwiesenstrasse 15
8401 Winterthur / CH
[2017/04]
Inventor(s)01 / Felix, Thomas
Thesenacher 43
8126 Zumikon / CH
02 / Gassmann, Simon
Im Altried 1E
8051 Zürich / CH
03 / Welschinger, Thomas
Ländlestrasse 2/2
78315 Radolfzell / DE
 [2017/04]
Representative(s)IPS Irsch AG
Langfeldstrasse 88
8500 Frauenfeld / CH
[N/P]
Former [2017/04]Intellectual Property Services GmbH
Langfeldstrasse 88
8500 Frauenfeld / CH
Application number, filing date16173766.309.06.2016
[2017/04]
Priority number, dateEP2015017806823.07.2015         Original published format: EP 15178068
[2017/04]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3121450
Date:25.01.2017
Language:DE
[2017/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3121450
Date:02.09.2020
Language:DE
[2020/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:F04D29/041, F04D1/06, F04D7/04, F04D29/051, F04D31/00, F04D13/08
[2017/04]
CPC:
F04D1/06 (EP,CN,KR,US); F04D7/02 (RU); F04B15/02 (KR);
F04D29/0413 (CN); F04D29/041 (US); E21B43/121 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US);
F04B47/06 (KR); F04B53/16 (KR); F04D13/086 (EP);
F04D29/0416 (EP,RU,US); F04D29/24 (KR); F04D29/4293 (US);
F04D7/04 (EP,CN,KR,US); F04D7/045 (US); E21B43/20 (US);
F04D13/08 (US); F04D29/0516 (EP,US); F04D31/00 (EP,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 [2017/35]
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 
TitleGerman:PUMPE ZUM FÖRDERN EINES FLUIDS MIT VARIIERENDER VISKOSITÄT[2017/04]
English:PUMP FOR CONVEYING A FLUID WITH VARYING VISCOSITY[2017/04]
French:POMPE DE TRANSPORT D'UN FLUIDE PRÉSENTANT UNE VISCOSITÉ VARIABLE[2020/26]
Former [2017/04]POMPE DE TRANSPORT D'UN FLUIDE PRESENTANT UNE VISCOSITE VARIABLE
Examination procedure09.06.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/35]
29.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.07.2020Fee for grant paid
27.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU09.06.2016
AL02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
[2024/29]
Former [2024/22]HU09.06.2016
AL02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2023/30]HU09.06.2016
AL02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
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FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2023/28]HU09.06.2016
AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
IT02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
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SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2022/08]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
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LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
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SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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CZ02.09.2020
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EE02.09.2020
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LT02.09.2020
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NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
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SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
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FI02.09.2020
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PL02.09.2020
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SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
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SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
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HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
NL02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
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HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
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BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]FI02.09.2020
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NO02.12.2020
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 [YA]JPH01237394  (HITACHI LTD) [Y] 2,3,11,15 * abstract *[A] 1;
 [YA]DE4313455  (KLEIN SCHANZLIN & BECKER AG [DE]) [Y] 4,10,13,15 * column 2, line 64 - column 3, line 30; figure 1 * * column 3, line 31 - column 3, line 33; figure 2 * * column 4, line 12 - line 21 * [A] 1,5,6,12;
 [YA]WO2009135802  (SIEMENS AG [DE], et al) [Y] 11,14,15 * page 1, line 6 - line 7 * * page 7, line 22 - page 8, line 7; figure 3 * [A] 1
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