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EP About this file: EP3353590

EP3353590 - TEAR-OFF LENS CAPTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.10.2023
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RO Technologies, LLC
7200 Montessouri Str., Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89113 / US
[2024/30]
Former [2018/31]For all designated states
Racing Optics, Inc.
7200 Montessouri Street Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WILSON, Bart E.
7200 Montessouri St. Ste. 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 / US
02 / WILSON, Stephen S.
7200 Montessouri St. Ste. 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 / US
03 / KLEIN, Maxwell C.
100 Park Vista Drive Unit 3008
Las Vegas, Nevada 89138 / US
 [2018/31]
Representative(s)WSL Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 98
65185 Wiesbaden / DE
[2018/31]
Application number, filing date16847200.914.09.2016
[2018/31]
WO2016US51662
Priority number, dateUS201562219390P16.09.2015         Original published format: US 201562219390 P
US20161517562307.06.2016         Original published format: US201615175623
[2018/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017048797
Date:23.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3353590
Date:01.08.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR23.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61F9/02, A42B3/26
[2019/25]
CPC:
A61F9/025 (EP,US); A61F9/029 (EP,US); A42B3/26 (EP,US);
A61F9/027 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/31]G02B27/01
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 [2018/31]
TitleGerman:ERFASSUNG EINER ABREISSBAREN LINSE[2018/31]
English:TEAR-OFF LENS CAPTURE[2018/31]
French:CAPTURE DE LENTILLE DÉTACHABLE[2018/31]
Entry into regional phase13.04.2018National basic fee paid 
13.04.2018Search fee paid 
13.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
13.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/31]
13.04.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
24.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
13.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.201904   M06   Fee paid on   27.02.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4138746  (BERGMANN DONALD W) [A] 1-15 * column 2, line 63 - column 5, line 42; figures 2-7,10-11 *;
 [A]US4716601  (MCNEAL JOSEPH R [US]) [A] 1-15* column 5, line 1 - page 6, line 34; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]US5685022  (ESSMAN DAVID W [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 5, line 13 - line 36; figures 3,5 *
International search[Y]US4716601  (MCNEAL JOSEPH R [US]) [Y] 1-19 * See column 4, line 67 - column 6, line 49; claims 1, 12; and figures 1-7. *;
 [A]US7200875  (DONDERO JOHN [US]) [A] 1-19 * See figures 1-2, 9. *;
 [A]US8261375  (REAUX BRIAN K [US]) [A] 1-19* See figures 1, 5-7. *;
 [A]WO2014093514  (OAKLEY INC [US]) [A] 1-19 * See figures 29-30, 31A-31E. *;
 [Y]US2014247489  (WILSON BART [US], et al) [Y] 1-19 * See paragraph [0021]; and figures 2-4. *
by applicantUS5685022
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