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EP3348342 - ARC WELDING AND/OR SOLDERING DEVICE AND ARC WELDING AND/OR SOLDERING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.06.2021 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.06.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 07.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 29.06.2018
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 15.06.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states EWM AG Dr. Günter-Henle-Strasse 8 56271 Mündersbach / DE
	[2018/29]
Inventor(s)	01 / Szczesny, Michael EWM AG Ringstrasse 21 56271 Mündersbach / DE
	[2018/29]
Representative(s)	Steiniger, Carmen Patentanwaltskanzlei Dr. Steiniger Reichsstraße 37 09112 Chemnitz / DE
	[2018/29]
Application number, filing date	17151066.2	11.01.2017
	[2018/29]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3348342
	Date:	18.07.2018
	Language:	DE
	[2018/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3348342
	Date:	29.07.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/31]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.07.2017
Classification	IPC:	B23K9/12, B23K9/167, B23K9/173	[2018/29]
	CPC:	B23K9/1735 (EP); B23K9/122 (EP); B23K9/167 (EP)
Designated contracting states	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 [2018/31]
Former [2018/29]	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
Title	German:	LICHTBOGENSCHWEISS- UND/ODER -LÖTVORRICHTUNG SOWIE LICHTBOGENSCHWEISS- UND/ODER -LÖTVERFAHREN	[2018/29]
	English:	ARC WELDING AND/OR SOLDERING DEVICE AND ARC WELDING AND/OR SOLDERING METHOD	[2018/29]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE SOUDAGE ET/OU DE BRASAGE À L'ARC ÉLECTRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE SOUDAGE ET/OU DE BRASAGE À L'ARC ÉLECTRIQUE	[2018/29]
Examination procedure	11.01.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	25.05.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	21.06.2018	Examination requested [2018/31]
	08.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.06.2020	Fee for grant paid
	22.06.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.06.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	30.04.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	11.01.2017
	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	MK	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	TR	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/22]	HU	11.01.2017
	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	MK	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	11.01.2017
	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	29.07.2020
	CY	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	LU	11.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/43]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
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	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
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	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
	LU	11.01.2021
Former [2021/40]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	MC	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SI	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/28]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SK	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/25]	AL	29.07.2020
	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/22]	CZ	29.07.2020
	DK	29.07.2020
	EE	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RO	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	SM	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/21]	DK	29.07.2020
	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/17]	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	NL	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/10]	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	HR	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	LV	29.07.2020
	PL	29.07.2020
	RS	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	IS	29.11.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/09]	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	GR	30.10.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/08]	ES	29.07.2020
	FI	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	SE	29.07.2020
	BG	29.10.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
	PT	30.11.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	29.07.2020
	LT	29.07.2020
	NO	29.10.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US3940586 (STEARNS JAMES B, et al) [X] 1,3,4,6,8,11 * column 5, line 11 - line 19; figure - * [Y] 2,9,10,12-14;
		[X]US2778099 (ANDERSON NELSON E, et al) [X] 1,3,4,6-8,11 * figure - *;
		[X]US2002158048 (STRICKLEN GARY A [US]) [X] 1,3-6,11 * figure - *;
		[Y]US8680432 (UECKER JAMES L [US], et al) [Y] 2,9,10,12-14 * figure - *
	Examination	JPH0459186
	by applicant	EP2777858

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