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EP About this file: EP3482046

EP3482046 - FREQUENCY SENSORS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION OPERATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.09.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.10.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.07.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip07.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 10.07.2024  [2024/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E.
Houston, TX 77032-3219 / US
[2019/20]
Inventor(s)01 / PELLETIER, Michael T.
7826 Heather Heights Way
Houston, Texas 77095 / US
02 / GAO, Li
5618 Grandwood Lane
Katy, Texas 77450 / US
 [2019/20]
Representative(s)McWilliams, David John
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[2022/47]
Former [2019/20]McWilliams, David John
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU / GB
Application number, filing date16918003.130.09.2016
[2019/20]
WO2016US54723
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018063309
Date:05.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3482046
Date:15.05.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3482046
Date:23.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR05.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:E21B49/08, E21B47/10, G01N33/28
[2020/10]
CPC:
E21B47/10 (EP,US); E21B49/08 (US); E21B49/082 (US);
E21B49/086 (US); G01N29/036 (US); G01N33/2823 (EP,US);
G01N2291/021 (US); G01N2291/0226 (US); G01N2291/0228 (US);
G01N2291/0256 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/20]E21B49/08, E21B47/00
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 [2019/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FREQUENZSENSOREN ZUR VERWENDUNG IN OPERATIONEN IN UNTERIRDISCHEN FORMATIONEN[2019/20]
English:FREQUENCY SENSORS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION OPERATIONS[2019/20]
French:CAPTEURS DE FRÉQUENCE À UTILISER DANS DES OPÉRATIONS DE FORMATION SOUTERRAINE[2019/20]
Entry into regional phase06.02.2019National basic fee paid 
06.02.2019Search fee paid 
06.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
06.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/20]
23.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.07.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.10.2022Fee for grant paid
18.10.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.10.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.08.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
07.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
02.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
07.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL23.11.2022
AT23.11.2022
CZ23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
EE23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
IT23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
MC23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RO23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SI23.11.2022
SK23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
[2024/28]
Former [2024/26]AL23.11.2022
AT23.11.2022
CZ23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
EE23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
IT23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RO23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SI23.11.2022
SK23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/51]AL23.11.2022
AT23.11.2022
CZ23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
EE23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RO23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SI23.11.2022
SK23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/38]AL23.11.2022
AT23.11.2022
CZ23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
EE23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RO23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SK23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/37]AL23.11.2022
AT23.11.2022
CZ23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
EE23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RO23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/35]AT23.11.2022
CZ23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
EE23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RO23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/34]AT23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
EE23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/33]AT23.11.2022
DK23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
SM23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/29]AT23.11.2022
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FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
NL23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/26]AT23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
PL23.11.2022
RS23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
IS23.03.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/24]AT23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
HR23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/23]AT23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
LV23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
GR24.02.2023
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/22]AT23.11.2022
ES23.11.2022
FI23.11.2022
LT23.11.2022
SE23.11.2022
PT23.03.2023
Former [2023/20]LT23.11.2022
Documents cited:Search[XYI]US2008065050  (SPARKS DOUGLAS RAY [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,6,8,10,12,14,15 * paragraphs [0009] , [0 10] , [0 12] , [0 23] , [0 25] - [0028] - [0 31] - [0033]; figures 4-5 * [Y] 9,13 [I] 4,7,11;
 [Y]US2010263862  (GOODWIN ANTHONY R H [US]) [Y] 9,13 * paragraphs [0028] , [0 31] - [0033]; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]WO2016014053  (HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC [US]) [A] 1-15* page 4, line 3 - page 5, line 5; figures 1A-2B *;
 [XI]  - THOMAS P BURG ET AL, "Vacuum-Packaged Suspended Microchannel Resonant Mass Sensor for Biomolecular Detection", JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, US, (20061201), vol. 15, no. 6, doi:10.1109/JMEMS.2006.883568, ISSN 1057-7157, pages 1466 - 1476, XP011151334 [X] 1,2,5,6,8,10,12 * figures 1, 5-7, 10 * [I] 4,7,14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JMEMS.2006.883568
International search[A]US5796012  (GOMI SHINGO [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * See column 3, lines 15-63 and figure 1. *;
 [A]EP1254352  (HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERV INC [US]) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0015]-[0017] and figure 1A. *;
 [A]WO2007143474  (SHELL OIL CO [US], et al) [A] 1-20* See page 9, line 10 - page 10, line 30 and figure 3. *;
 [X]US2011303012  (AMUNDSEN LENE [NO], et al) [X] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0002], [0022], [0048]-[0053], [0069] and figures 1, 8. *;
 [A]US2016108729  (LI GAO [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0037]-[0040] and figure 1. *
by applicantUS2008065050
 US2010263862
 WO2016014053
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