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EP About this file: EP3225714

EP3225714 - TREATED ARTICLE AND SYSTEMS HAVING THE TREATED ARTICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/40]TREATED ARTICLE, SYSTEM HAVING TREATED ARTICLE, AND PROCESS INCORPORATING TREATED ARTICLE
[2023/22]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.08.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.10.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.09.2024 [2024/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Silcotek Corp.
225 Penn Tech Drive
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823 / US
[2017/40]
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, David A.
181 Willow Bend Drive
Bellefonte, PA Pennsylvania 16823 / US
 [2017/40]
Representative(s)Wallin, Nicholas James
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[2023/42]
Former [2017/40]Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 23
50668 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date17163632.729.03.2017
[2017/40]
Priority number, dateUS201662314488P29.03.2016         Original published format: US 201662314488 P
[2017/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3225714
Date:04.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3225714
Date:22.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3225714
Date:18.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:C23C8/02, C23C8/06, C23C8/08, C23C26/00, B05D5/08, B05D7/14, C23C16/46, C23C16/54, B32B15/04, B32B15/18, B32B15/20, C23C16/30, C22C19/05, C22C21/08, C22C38/00, C22C38/42, C22C38/44, C22C38/46, C22C38/58
[2017/47]
CPC:
B05D1/60 (EP,US); C23C30/00 (KR); C22C38/58 (EP,CN,US);
C23C16/30 (CN,KR,US); B32B15/04 (US); B32B15/18 (US);
B32B15/20 (US); C22C19/053 (CN); C22C19/055 (CN);
C22C19/056 (EP,CN,US); C22C19/058 (CN); C22C21/00 (CN);
C22C21/08 (EP,US); C22C38/001 (EP,CN,US); C22C38/002 (EP,CN,US);
C22C38/02 (EP,CN,US); C22C38/04 (EP,US); C22C38/06 (EP,US);
C22C38/42 (EP,US); C22C38/44 (EP,CN,US); C22C38/46 (EP,US);
C22C38/50 (EP,US); C23C12/00 (US); C23C12/02 (US);
F28F19/02 (KR); B05D2202/00 (EP,US); B05D2506/10 (EP,US);
B05D2518/10 (EP,US); B05D3/044 (EP,US); B05D5/083 (EP,US);
B05D7/146 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/40]C23C8/02, C23C8/06, C23C8/08, C23C26/00, B05D5/08, B05D7/14, C23C16/46, C23C16/54
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 [2018/26]  
Former [2017/40]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 
TitleGerman:BEHANDELTER ARTIKEL UND SYSTEME MIT DEM BEHANDELTEN ARTIKEL[2023/22]
English:TREATED ARTICLE AND SYSTEMS HAVING THE TREATED ARTICLE[2023/22]
French:ARTICLE TRAITÉ ET SYSTÈMES AYANT CET ARTICLE TRAITÉ[2023/22]
Former [2017/40]BEHANDELTER ARTIKEL, SYSTEM MIT BEHANDELTEM ARTIKEL UND VERFAHREN MIT VERWENDUNG DES BEHANDELTEN ARTIKELS
Former [2017/40]TREATED ARTICLE, SYSTEM HAVING TREATED ARTICLE, AND PROCESS INCORPORATING TREATED ARTICLE
Former [2017/40]ARTICLE TRAITÉ, SYSTÈME AYANT UN ARTICLE TRAITÉ ET PROCÉDÉ COMPRENANT UN ARTICLE TRAITÉ
Examination procedure29.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/26]
29.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.04.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
12.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.09.2023Fee for grant paid
08.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.07.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/39]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
12.06.2020Request for further processing filed
12.06.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
08.07.2020Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
12.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
18.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
17.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ18.10.2023
ES18.10.2023
HR18.10.2023
PL18.10.2023
RO18.10.2023
RS18.10.2023
SK18.10.2023
SM18.10.2023
NO18.01.2024
GR19.01.2024
IS18.02.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]CZ18.10.2023
ES18.10.2023
HR18.10.2023
PL18.10.2023
RO18.10.2023
RS18.10.2023
SM18.10.2023
NO18.01.2024
GR19.01.2024
IS18.02.2024
Former [2024/33]ES18.10.2023
HR18.10.2023
PL18.10.2023
RS18.10.2023
SM18.10.2023
NO18.01.2024
GR19.01.2024
IS18.02.2024
Former [2024/25]ES18.10.2023
HR18.10.2023
PL18.10.2023
RS18.10.2023
NO18.01.2024
GR19.01.2024
IS18.02.2024
Former [2024/24]ES18.10.2023
HR18.10.2023
RS18.10.2023
NO18.01.2024
GR19.01.2024
IS18.02.2024
Former [2024/20]GR19.01.2024
IS18.02.2024
Documents cited:Search[XI]EP1150345  (ASM JAPAN [JP]) [X] 1,5 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0057] * * claims 1-47 * [I] 2,3,10-12;
 [XI]WO2010125926  (KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,5 * the whole document * [I] 9-12;
 [A]JP2013227628  (KOJIMA PRESS KOGYO KK) [A] 1-3,5,9 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0059] * * figure 2; claims 2-3 *;
 [X]WO2014011251  (SILCOTEK CORP [US]) [X] 1-3,5,9-12 * claims 1,6,7-10, 15 * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0011] ** paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0063] *;
 [X]US2014370300  (SMITH DAVID A [US]) [X] 1-3,9-12 * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0044] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0061] * * examples 10-11; claims 15-25,28-30 *
by applicantEP0352061
 US5141567
 US6337459
 US6444268
 US6592993
 US2016049309
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