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EP3387845 - APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SPEAKER ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.01.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 15.05.2024  [2024/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Jabil Inc.
10560 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, N.
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 / US
[2018/42]
Inventor(s)01 / TOWLE, Kevin
10560 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.
N.
St. Petersburg Florida 33716 / US
02 / CONGDON, Craig
10560 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.
N.
St. Petersburg Florida 33716 / US
03 / FRAGA, Peter
10560 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.
N.
St. Petersburg Florida 33716 / US
 [2018/42]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[2018/42]
Application number, filing date16873807.808.12.2016
[2018/42]
WO2016US65485
Priority number, dateUS201562264733P08.12.2015         Original published format: US 201562264733 P
[2018/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017100383
Date:15.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3387845
Date:17.10.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3387845
Date:15.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR15.06.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04R31/00, H04R9/02, H04R9/04, H04R9/06, H04R7/16
[2019/18]
CPC:
H04R9/06 (EP,US); H04R31/003 (CN); H04R31/006 (EP,US);
H04R7/16 (US); H04R9/025 (US); H04R9/04 (EP,US);
H04R2231/001 (CN); H04R2400/11 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/42]H04R31/00, H04R9/02, H04R9/04, H04R9/06
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 [2018/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR EINE AUTOMATISIERTE LAUTSPRECHERANORDNUNG[2018/42]
English:APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SPEAKER ASSEMBLY[2018/42]
French:APPAREIL, SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DESTINÉ À UN ENSEMBLE HAUT PARLEUR AUTOMATISÉ[2018/42]
Entry into regional phase08.06.2018National basic fee paid 
08.06.2018Search fee paid 
08.06.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/42]
08.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
11.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.01.2024
10.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.01.2024Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
05.04.2024Fee for grant paid
05.04.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.04.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
24.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
29.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
21.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4751612  (SMITH PAUL R [US]) [A] 10-15 * figures 2, 3 *;
 [A]US4919369  (STEHN WERNER [DE]) [A] 7-9 * column 1, line 31 - line 43 *;
 [XI]US6067365  (MORENZ PAUL [US]) [X] 1 * figure 2 * * column 1, line 10 - line 16 * [I] 2-15;
 [XI]US6938726  (ROARK RICHARD S [US], et al) [X] 1 * figure 2 * * column 6, line 14 - line 23 * [I] 2-15;
 [A]US2015341727  (AKINO HIROSHI [JP]) [A] 10-15* paragraph [0017] *
International search[XYA]US5701657  (SAKAMOTO YOSHIO [JP]) [X] 1-12, 25-35 * See column 9, line 16 - column 11, line 24, column 13, lines 11-42 and figure s 1-4, 14-15. * [Y] 13-24, 36-46, 58-60 [A] 47-57;
 [A]JP2005051283  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP, et al) [A] 1-60 * See paragraphs [0010]-[0023] and figures 1-4. *;
 [Y]US2005226457  (MILOT GILLES [FR], et al) [Y] 13-24, 36-46, 58-60 * See paragraphs [0025]-[0029], [0056] and figures 1-3. *;
 [A]US2007053545  (LIN STEFF [TW]) [A] 1-60 * See paragraphs [0021]-[0023] and figures 5-10. *;
 [A]US2010119352  (ZHANG RICHARD CHANGCHUN [CA], et al) [A] 1-60* See paragraphs [0018]-[0035] and figures 1-5. *
by applicantUS4751612
 US4919369
 US6067365
 US6938726
 US2015341727
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