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EP3236235 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING BUBBLE FORMATION POTENTIAL IN A STUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 01.05.2024  [2024/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
929 Long Bridge Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 / US
[2023/12]
Former [2017/43]For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Xiaoxi
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
02 / MENTEL, Jeffrey C.
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
03 / ZHU, Shuying
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
04 / JONES, Stephen P
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
 [2023/46]
Former [2017/43]01 / WANG, Xiaoxi
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-1596 / US
02 / MENTEL, Jeffrey C.
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-1596 / US
03 / ZHU, Shuying
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-1596 / US
04 / JONES, Stephen P
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-1596 / US
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2017/43]
Application number, filing date17158610.001.03.2017
[2017/43]
Priority number, dateUS201662325567P21.04.2016         Original published format: US 201662325567 P
US20161521845125.07.2016         Original published format: US201615218451
[2017/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3236235
Date:25.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3236235
Date:01.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01N17/00
[2017/43]
CPC:
G01N17/002 (EP,US); G01N3/12 (US); G01N21/17 (US)
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 [2017/43]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEWERTUNG DES BLASENBILDUNGSPOTENZIALS IN EINER STRUKTUR[2017/43]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING BUBBLE FORMATION POTENTIAL IN A STUCTURE[2017/43]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR ÉVALUER LE POTENTIEL DE FORMATION DE BULLES DANS UNE STRUCTURE[2017/43]
Examination procedure01.03.2017Examination requested  [2017/43]
01.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.2024Fee for grant paid
08.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Examination   - ALIG I ET AL, "Characterization of coating systems by scanning acoustic microscopy: Debonding, blistering and surface topology", PROCESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS, ELSEVIER BV, NL, vol. 64, no. 2-3, doi:10.1016/J.PORGCOAT.2008.09.013, ISSN 0300-9440, (20090201), pages 112 - 119, (20081113), XP025884306

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2008.09.013
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