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EP About this file: EP3540348

EP3540348 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING PLASTIC GRANULATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.11.2021
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.12.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.11.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.10.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.07.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Wenz Kunststoff GmbH & Co. KG
Hueckstraße 8
58511 Lüdenscheid / DE
[2019/38]
Inventor(s)01 / Weller, Karsten
Gluckstr. 17
58509 Lüdenscheid / DE
 [2019/38]
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Dörner & Kötter PartG mbB
Körnerstrasse 27
58095 Hagen / DE
[2019/38]
Application number, filing date18162321.616.03.2018
[2019/38]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3540348
Date:18.09.2019
Language:DE
[2019/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3540348
Date:13.01.2021
Language:DE
[2021/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.08.2018
ClassificationIPC:F26B3/06, F26B17/12, F26B21/04, F26B21/08, F26B21/10
[2019/38]
CPC:
F26B3/06 (EP); F26B17/12 (EP); F26B21/04 (EP);
F26B21/08 (EP); F26B21/10 (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 [2019/38]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR TROCKNUNG VON KUNSTSTOFFGRANULAT[2019/38]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING PLASTIC GRANULATE[2019/38]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE SÉCHAGE DE GRANULÉS EN MATIÈRE PLASTIQUE[2019/38]
Examination procedure22.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/38]
22.11.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.10.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
08.10.2020Fee for grant paid
08.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE19719483  (MOTAN HOLDING GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-9 * figure 1 * * columns 2-4 *;
 [Y]US6321461  (OGASAHARA MINORU [JP]) [Y] 1-9 * figure 1 * * column 6 *;
 [A]US7007402  (GILLETTE W JOHN [US]) [A] 1-9* the whole document *;
 [Y]EP1672302  (FASTI GMBH [AT]) [Y] 1-9 * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0019] - [0021] * * paragraphs [0010] - [0013] *;
 [A]DE102005004533  (MANN & HUMMEL PROTEC GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-9 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0015] *
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