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EP About this file: EP3401944

EP3401944 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES OF A PARTICLE STREAM AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF IONIZED COMPONENTS OF AN ANALYTE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.05.2025
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.02.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  12.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.02.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES		published on 11.03.2026  [2026/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstraße 1-3
24148 Kiel / DE
[2018/46]
Inventor(s)01 / Fietzke, Jan
Dorfstraße 14
24211 Rosenfeld / DE
 [2025/13]
Former [2018/46]01 / Fietzke, Dr. Jan
Dorfstraße 14
24211 Rosenfeld / DE
Representative(s)Wallinger, Michael
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7
80331 München / DE
[2018/46]
Application number, filing date18170484.203.05.2018
[2018/46]
Priority number, dateDE2017100450410.05.2017         Original published format: DE102017004504
[2018/46]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3401944
Date:14.11.2018
Language:DE
[2018/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3401944
Date:02.07.2025
Language:DE
[2025/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/02
[2018/46]
CPC:
H01J49/025 (EP); H01J49/027 (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 [2019/25]
Former [2018/46]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:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM ERFASSEN VON ELEKTRISCH GELADENEN TEILCHEN EINES TEILCHENSTROMS SOWIE SYSTEM ZUR ANALYSE VON IONISIERTEN KOMPONENTEN EINES ANALYTEN[2018/46]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES OF A PARTICLE STREAM AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF IONIZED COMPONENTS OF AN ANALYTE[2018/46]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE DÉTECTION PARTICULES CHARGÉES ÉLECTRIQUEMENT D'UN COURANT DE PARTICULES AINSI QUE SYSTÈME D'ANALYSE DE COMPOSANTS IONISÉS D'UN ANALYTE[2018/46]
Examination procedure07.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
07.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
20.09.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2025Fee for grant paid
28.05.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.05.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
17.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
22.04.2025Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG02.07.2025
CZ02.07.2025
ES02.07.2025
FI02.07.2025
HR02.07.2025
LV02.07.2025
NL02.07.2025
PL02.07.2025
SE02.07.2025
NO02.10.2025
RS02.10.2025
GR03.10.2025
IS02.11.2025
PT03.11.2025
[2026/11]
Former [2026/10]BG02.07.2025
CZ02.07.2025
FI02.07.2025
HR02.07.2025
LV02.07.2025
NL02.07.2025
PL02.07.2025
SE02.07.2025
NO02.10.2025
RS02.10.2025
GR03.10.2025
IS02.11.2025
PT03.11.2025
Former [2026/09]CZ02.07.2025
FI02.07.2025
HR02.07.2025
LV02.07.2025
NL02.07.2025
SE02.07.2025
NO02.10.2025
GR03.10.2025
IS02.11.2025
PT03.11.2025
Former [2026/08]FI02.07.2025
HR02.07.2025
NL02.07.2025
NO02.10.2025
IS02.11.2025
PT03.11.2025
Former [2026/07]NL02.07.2025
IS02.11.2025
PT03.11.2025
Former [2026/04]NL02.07.2025
PT03.11.2025
Former [2026/03]PT03.11.2025
Documents cited:Search[X] US2015235827  (BAZARGAN SAMAD et al.) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0026] *
 [XI] US6674068  (KAMMEI YOSHIHIRO et al.) [X] 1-7,10 * figure 3; claims 1,9 *[I] 11
 [X] US2007045247  (MARRIOTT PHILIP et al.) [X] 1-10 * claims 1,8-11,14,15,22 *
ExaminationUS2006097195
 WO8707076
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