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EP About this file: EP3413407

EP3413407 - CONTROLLED-IMPEDANCE CABLE TERMINATION USING COMPLIANT INTERCONNECT ELEMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.06.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  09.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CH		published on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ardent Concepts Inc.
4 Merrill Industrial Drive, Suite 102
Hampton, NH 03842 / US
[2018/50]
Inventor(s)01 / VINTHER, Gordon, A.
130 Ledge Road
Unit 2
Seabrook, NH 03874 / US
02 / DIAZ, Sergio
229 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
03 / HEBERT, Jeffrey, G.
9 Village Brook Lane
Derry, NH 03038 / US
 [2018/50]
Representative(s)Franke, Dirk
Franke & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Widenmayerstraße 25
80538 München / DE
[2018/50]
Application number, filing date18181450.024.10.2012
[2018/50]
Priority number, dateUS201161550543P24.10.2011         Original published format: US 201161550543 P
[2018/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3413407
Date:12.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3413407
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01R13/648, H01R12/51, H01R9/03, H01R13/24, H01R24/38, H01R12/75, H01R43/00, H01R13/6473, H01R13/6591, // H01R12/71, H01R12/79, H01R13/66
[2022/48]
CPC:
H01R12/75 (EP,CN,KR,US); H01R12/714 (EP,CN,KR,US); H01R13/65912 (EP,CN,US);
H02G1/14 (KR,US); H01R12/79 (EP,KR,US); H01R13/2421 (EP,CN,KR,US);
H01R13/6473 (EP,KR,US); H01R13/648 (KR); H01R13/6581 (KR);
H01R13/6633 (EP,KR,US); H01R24/38 (KR,US); H01R43/00 (KR,US);
Y10T29/53243 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/50]H01R13/648, H01R12/51, H01R9/03, H01R13/24, H01R24/38, H01R12/75, H01R43/00, H01R13/6473, // H01R12/71, H01R12/79, H01R13/66
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 [2019/30]  
Former [2018/50]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:KABELABSCHLUSS MIT KONTROLLIERTER IMPEDANZ MIT FLEXIBLEN VERBINDUNGSELEMENTEN[2018/50]
English:CONTROLLED-IMPEDANCE CABLE TERMINATION USING COMPLIANT INTERCONNECT ELEMENTS[2018/50]
French:EXTRÉMITÉ DE CÂBLE À IMPÉDANCE CONTRÔLÉE UTILISANT DES ÉLÉMENTS D'INTERCONNEXION CONFORMES[2018/50]
Examination procedure12.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.06.2019Examination requested  [2019/30]
12.06.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
17.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2023Fee for grant paid
14.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12843021.2  / EP2771948
Opposition(s)08.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
02.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
02.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
02.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
24.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
14.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
20.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
07.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
19.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
CH31.10.2023
[2024/34]
Former [2024/28]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/10]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/09]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/08]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/51]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/50]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/48]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
Former [2023/46]ES07.06.2023
Documents cited:Search[XYI]US2002050388  (SIMPSON JEFFREY S [US]) [X] 1,7,8 * abstract * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0022] * * figures 1-7B * [Y] 2 [I] 3-6;
 [A]US2004200633  (VINTHER GORDON A [US]) [A] 1-8 * abstract ** figures 1-20 *;
 [Y]US2005208828  (MILLER WILL A [US], et al) [Y] 2 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2009023333  (SOUBH EMAD [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * abstract * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0031] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0039] * * figures 1-5B *
by applicantUS7126062
 US7544093
 USRE41663E
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