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EP3448821 - METHOD FOR LOCALLY DEFORMING A FLAT SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE MADE OF GLASS OR A GLAS-CERAMIC [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/10]METHOD FOR LOCALLY DEFORMING A FLAT SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE MADE OF GLASS OR A GLAS-CERAMIC, AND AN OPERATING ELEMENT PRODUCED WITH SAID METHOD
[2019/40]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  19.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
[2019/10]
Inventor(s)01 / KÜBLER, Rainer
Klarastr. 56
79106 Freiburg / DE
02 / GUMBSCH, Peter
Hansjakobstr. 18
79194 Gundelfingen / DE
03 / RIST, Tobias
Heuweilerweg 21
79194 Gundelfingen / DE
04 / GREMMELSPACHER, Matthias
Lehener Str. 17a
79106 Freiburg / DE
05 / LANG, Britta
Schwarwaldstrasse 15
79227 Schallstadt / DE
 [2019/10]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[N/P]
Former [2019/10]Rösler, Uwe
Rösler Patentanwaltskanzlei
Landsberger Strasse 480a
81241 München / DE
Application number, filing date17722405.227.04.2017
[2019/10]
WO2017EP60073
Priority number, dateDE20161020723328.04.2016         Original published format: DE102016207233
[2019/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017186857
Date:02.11.2017
Language:DE
[2017/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3448821
Date:06.03.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.11.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3448821
Date:18.12.2019
Language:DE
[2019/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:C03C19/00, B60K37/06, C03C23/00, C03B23/00, G06F3/0488
[2019/10]
CPC:
C03B23/02 (EP,KR,US); C03C23/0025 (EP,KR,US); B60K35/10 (EP,US);
C03B23/0013 (EP,KR,US); C03C19/00 (EP,KR,US); C03C23/001 (KR);
C03C23/006 (KR); C03C23/0065 (KR); C03C23/007 (EP,KR,US);
G06F3/0338 (EP,KR,US); G06F3/0362 (EP,KR,US); G06F3/041 (US);
G06F3/0488 (EP,KR,US); G06F2203/04103 (US); G06F2203/04809 (EP,KR,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 [2019/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM LOKALEN UMFORMEN EINER GLATTEN OBERFLÄCHE EINES AUS GLAS ODER EINER GLASKERAMIK GEFERTIGTEN SUBSTRATES[2019/40]
English:METHOD FOR LOCALLY DEFORMING A FLAT SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE MADE OF GLASS OR A GLAS-CERAMIC[2019/40]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR LA DÉFORMATION LOCALE D'UNE SURFACE LISSE D'UN SUBSTRAT CONFECTIONNÉ EN VERRE OU EN VITROCÉRAMIQUE[2019/40]
Former [2019/10]VERFAHREN ZUM LOKALEN UMFORMEN EINER GLATTEN OBERFLÄCHE EINES AUS GLAS ODER EINER GLASKERAMIK GEFERTIGTEN SUBSTRATES SOWIE EIN MIT DEM VERFAHREN HERGESTELLTES BEDIENELEMENT
Former [2019/10]METHOD FOR LOCALLY DEFORMING A FLAT SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE MADE OF GLASS OR A GLAS-CERAMIC, AND AN OPERATING ELEMENT PRODUCED WITH SAID METHOD
Former [2019/10]PROCÉDÉ POUR LA DÉFORMATION LOCALE D'UNE SURFACE LISSE D'UN SUBSTRAT CONFECTIONNÉ EN VERRE OU EN VITROCÉRAMIQUE ET UN ÉLÉMENT DE COMMANDE FABRIQUÉ PAR LEDIT PROCÉDÉ
Entry into regional phase14.09.2018National basic fee paid 
14.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2018Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.09.2018Examination requested  [2019/10]
14.09.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
12.11.2019Fee for grant paid
12.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.04.2017
AL18.12.2019
CY18.12.2019
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 [X]DE865643  (FED GLASS COMPANY) [X] 1,7,14 * Fig. 1-4; Seite 2, Z. 50-54, Z. 83-86; S. 4, Z. 23-47 *;
 [X]US5412189  (CRAGUN BRIAN J [US]) [X] 15-17,19 * Fig. 2; Spalte 1, Zeile 54-59; Sp. 2, Z. 59-64; Sp. 3, Z. 1-8 *;
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 [X]US2008016916  (YANG WEI Y [CN]) [X] 1,2,4-6,9,10,14 * Fig. 4-7; [0041], [0042], [0047], [0049] *;
 [XI]DE102008048907  (ZWIESEL KRISTALLGLAS AG [DE]) [X] 1,4,5,8-10,14 * Fig. 1-3; [0003], [0005]-[0007], [0035], [0036], [0045]; Anspruch 1 * [I] 11-13;
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 [X]DE202014006401U  (HABENSTEIN JÜRGEN [DE]) [X] 15-17,19 * Fig. 1-4; [0007], [0008], [0011] *;
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