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EP About this file: EP3291935

EP3291935 - COMPRESSIVE SINTERING APPARATUS COMPRISING PROTECTED OPPOSING RAMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  23.08.2019
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip23.08.2019Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 25.09.2019  [2019/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thermal Technology, LLC
1911 Airport Blvd
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
[2018/11]
Inventor(s)01 / WALKER, Luke, S.
379 Pollard Way
Windsor, CA 95492 / US
02 / BOLTON, Andrew
520 Sonoma Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401 / US
 [2018/11]
Representative(s)Wakerley, Helen Rachael
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[2018/11]
Application number, filing date16790063.805.05.2016
[2018/11]
WO2016US30896
Priority number, dateUS201562158326P07.05.2015         Original published format: US 201562158326 P
[2018/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016179352
Date:10.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3291935
Date:14.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US10.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:B22F3/00, B22F3/12, B22F3/14, B22F3/105, B30B1/00, B30B11/00, B30B11/02
[2018/45]
CPC:
B22F3/003 (EP,US); B22F3/105 (EP,US); B22F3/14 (EP,US);
B30B1/00 (EP,US); B30B11/007 (EP,US); B30B11/02 (EP,US);
B22F2201/20 (US); B22F2202/06 (US); B22F2202/13 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/11]B22F3/00, B22F3/12, B22F3/14
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 [2018/11]
Extension statesBA30.11.2017
ME30.11.2017
Validation statesMA30.11.2017
MD30.11.2017
TitleGerman:KOMPRESSIVE SINTERVORRICHTUNG MIT GESCHÜTZTEN GEGENÜBERLIEGENDEN STEMPELN[2018/11]
English:COMPRESSIVE SINTERING APPARATUS COMPRISING PROTECTED OPPOSING RAMS[2018/11]
French:APPAREIL DE FRITTAGE PAR COMPRESSION COMPRENANT DES MÂCHOIRES OPPOSÉES PROTÉGÉES[2018/11]
Entry into regional phase30.11.2017National basic fee paid 
30.11.2017Search fee paid 
30.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/11]
30.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.06.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
21.08.2019Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
10.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI]CN101505557  (UNIV SHENZHEN [CN]) [X] 1,2,8-14 * abstract * * figures 1,2 * [I] 3-5;
 [XI]WO2008085947  (UNIV HOUSTON SYSTEM [US], et al) [X] 1-3,6,9,10,12-14 * paragraphs [0002] , [0026] - [0033] * * figures 1A,1B,1C * [I] 4,5;
 [XI]WO2014028731  (UNIV FLORIDA [US]) [X] 1,2,6,10,12-14 * page 11, lines 23-30 * * figure 1 * * claim 1 * [I] 3-5;
 [XI]US2013280520  (PAN GUANG [US], et al) [X] 1-3,9,10,12-14 * paragraphs [0009] , [0025] , [0026] , [0033] * * figure 1 * [I] 4,5
 [XI]  - MAJKIC G ET AL, "SYNTHESIS OF NITI BY LOW ELECTROTHERMAL LOSS SPARK PLASMA SINTERING", METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A: PHYSICAL METALLURGY & MATERIALS SCIENCE, ASM INTERNATIONAL, MATERIALS PARK, OH, US, (20071001), vol. 38A, no. 10, doi:10.1007/S11661-007-9307-2, ISSN 1073-5623, pages 2523 - 2530, XP001508185 [X] 1-3,7,9-14 * abstract * * page 2524, paragraph II * * figure 1 * [I] 4,5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-007-9307-2
International search[X]CN101505557  (UNIV SHENZHEN [CN]) [X] 1-14 * see machine translation. Fias, 1 and 2 original *;
 [A]US6562291  (HINZPETER JUERGEN [DE], et al) [A] 1-14 * entire document *;
 [A]US2014210580  (PENG ZHONGJIE [CN], et al) [A] 1-14 * entire document *
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