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EP3529420 - SEISMIC DEFENCE STRUCTURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.10.2023
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.06.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.04.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  31.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SK		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Level 1 Faculty Building
c/o Imperial College, Exhibition Road
London SW7 2AZ / GB
For all designated states
Université d'Aix-Marseille
58, Boulevard Charles Livon
13284 Marseille / FR
For all designated states
Ecole Centrale de Marseille
Technopole de Château Gombert
38, Rue Frederic Joliot Curie
13013 Marseille / FR
For all designated states
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3, rue Michel-Ange
75016 Paris / FR
[2019/35]
Inventor(s)01 / ANTONAKAKIS, Tryfon
3 chemin du Pré Fleuri
1228 Genève / CH
02 / CRASTER, Richard
c/o Imperial College
Exhibition Road
London, Greater London SW7 2AZ / GB
03 / ACHAOUI, Younes
Département de Physique, Faculté de Sciences Meknès
B.P. 11201, Avenue Zitoune
Meknès / MA
04 / ENOCH, Stefan
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
05 / GUENNEAU, Sebastien
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
06 / BRULE, Stephane
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
 [2020/12]
Former [2019/51]01 / ANTONAKAKIS, Tryfon
3 chemin du Pré Fleuri
1228 Genève / CH
02 / CRASTER, Richard
c/o Imperial College
Exhibition Road
London, Greater London SW7 2AZ / GB
03 / ACHAOUI, Younes
Université de Franche-Comté
CNRS
ENSMM
FEMTO-ST
25000 Besancon / FR
04 / ENOCH, Stefan
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
05 / GUENNEAU, Sebastien
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
06 / BRULE, Stephane
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
Former [2019/39]01 / ANTONAKAKIS, Tryfon
3 chemin du Pré Fleuri
1228 Genève / CH
02 / CRASTER, Richard
c/o Imperial College
Exhibition Road
London, Greater London SW7 2AZ / GB
03 / ACHAOUI, Younes
CNRS
ENSMM
FEMTO-ST
25000 Besancon / FR
04 / ENOCH, Stefan
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
05 / GUENNEAU, Sebastien
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
06 / BRULE, Stephane
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
Former [2019/37]01 / ANTONAKAKIS, Tryfon
3 chemin du Pré Fleuri
1228 Genève / CH
02 / CRASTER, Richard
c/o Imperial College
Exhibition Road
London, Greater London SW7 2AZ / GB
03 / ACHAOUI, Younes
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
04 / ENOCH, Stefan
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
05 / GUENNEAU, Sebastien
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
06 / BRULE, Stephane
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille
Institut Fresnel
52 Avenue Escradille Normandie Niemen
13013 Marseille / FR
Former [2019/35]01 / ANTONAKAKIS, Tryfon
c/o Imperial College
Exhibition Road
London, Greater London SW7 2AZ / GB
02 / CRASTER, Richard
c/o Imperial College
Exhibition Road
London, Greater London SW7 2AZ / GB
03 / ACHAOUI, Younes
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
04 / ENOCH, Stefan
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
05 / GUENNEAU, Sebastien
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Rue Michele Ange
75016 Paris / FR
06 / BRULE, Stephane
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
3 Avenue de Gadagne
69230 Saint Genis Laval / FR
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2023/47]
Former [2019/35]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date17787180.320.10.2017
[2019/35]
WO2017EP76844
Priority number, dateGB2016001780821.10.2016         Original published format: GB 201617808
[2019/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018073412
Date:26.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3529420
Date:28.08.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.04.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3529420
Date:22.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:E02D27/34, E04H9/02, G01V1/00, E02D27/12
[2019/35]
CPC:
E02D27/34 (EP); E02D31/08 (US); E04H9/02 (EP,US);
G01V1/01 (EP)
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 [2019/35]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SEISMISCHE VERTEIDIGUNGSSTRUKTUREN[2019/35]
English:SEISMIC DEFENCE STRUCTURES[2019/35]
French:STRUCTURES DE PROTECTION SISMIQUE[2019/35]
Entry into regional phase21.05.2019National basic fee paid 
21.05.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
21.05.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/35]
21.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.10.2023Fee for grant paid
12.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
14.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
16.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT22.11.2023
CZ22.11.2023
DK22.11.2023
EE22.11.2023
HR22.11.2023
LT22.11.2023
LV22.11.2023
NL22.11.2023
PL22.11.2023
RO22.11.2023
RS22.11.2023
SK22.11.2023
SM22.11.2023
BG22.02.2024
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GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
PT22.03.2024
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Cited inInternational search[XI]JPH03103534  (KUBOTA KK) [X] 1-7,11,15-19 * see whole document, in particular figures 1, 2 describing a seismic wave shield wall (7) aroudn a building, comprising steel pipes (8) rooted into top soil (2), hard strata (3) and bedrock (4). * [I] 8-10,12-14;
 [XI]JPH04155018  (KUBOTA KK) [X] 1-7,11,15-19 * see whole document, in particular figure 1, 2 describing a seismic wave shield wall (3) comprising steel pipes (5) rooted into hard statum (a) * [I] 8-10,12-14;
 [XI]JP2008223302  (NISHIMATSU CONSTR CO LTD) [X] 1-7,11,15-19 * see whole document, in particular figures 1, 2 describing a seismic shield wall around a building, comprising steel pipes (3, 7) rooted into liquefaction layer (6) on the support ground (5). * [I] 8-10,12-14;
 [XI]JP2014051852  (TAKENAKA KOMUTEN CO) [X] 1-7,11,15-19 * paragraphs [0023] - [0026] - [0 37]; figures 8, 9 * [I] 8-10,12-14;
 [XI]JP2014214509  (TAISEI CORP) [X] 1-7,11,13-19 * paragraphs [0031] - [0032] - [0 48] - [0051]; figures 1, 8, 12-14 *[I] 8-10,12
Examination   - Ungureanu Bogdan ET AL, "POSSIBLE MEASURES OF TAKING-OVER / DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SEISMIC ACTIONS APPLICABLE TO URBAN UTILITY SYSTEMS. SEISMIC WAVES DEFLECTION / DAMPING USING METAMATERIALS", Buletinul AGIR Supliment 2 / 2015, (20150101), pages 184 - 194, URL: https://www.agir.ro/buletine/2288.pdf, (20220204), XP055887727
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