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EP3441727 - INSERTION ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.03.2021 Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.12.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.07.2019
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 11.01.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 17.08.2022 [2022/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Georg Fischer Signet, LLC 3401 Aerojet Avenue El Monte, CA 91734 / US
	[2019/07]
Inventor(s)	01 / Burkhardt, Gert 3173 Piccolo St. Pasadena, California 91107 / US
	[2019/07]
Representative(s)	Fenner, Seraina Georg Fischer AG Amsler-Laffon-Strasse 9 8201 Schaffhausen / CH
	[2019/07]
Application number, filing date	18187735.8	07.08.2018
	[2019/07]
Priority number, date	US201715672716	09.08.2017 Original published format: US201715672716
	[2019/07]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3441727
	Date:	13.02.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/07]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3441727
	Date:	13.05.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/20]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.12.2018
Classification	IPC:	G01F1/66	[2019/07]
	CPC:	G01F1/662 (EP,CN,US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/33]
Former [2019/07]	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
Title	German:	EINFÜHRBARE ULTRASCHALLSENSORANORDNUNG	[2019/07]
	English:	INSERTION ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY	[2019/07]
	French:	ENSEMBLE DE CAPTEUR ULTRASONIQUE D'INSERTION	[2019/07]
Examination procedure	03.07.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.07.2019	Examination requested [2019/33]
	03.07.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	12.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.04.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	16.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/16]
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.08.2018
	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CY	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	MC	13.05.2020
	MK	13.05.2020
	MT	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SI	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	TR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.08.2020
	LU	07.08.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
	[2022/33]
Former [2022/27]	HU	07.08.2018
	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CY	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	MC	13.05.2020
	MT	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SI	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	TR	13.05.2020
	IE	07.08.2020
	LU	07.08.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	MC	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SI	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	IE	07.08.2020
	LU	07.08.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	MC	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SI	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	LU	07.08.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	MC	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SI	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	LU	07.08.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	MC	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	LU	07.08.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/18]	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	MC	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	PL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SK	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	13.05.2020
	AT	13.05.2020
	CZ	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	EE	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	IT	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	13.05.2020
	DK	13.05.2020
	ES	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	RO	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	SM	13.05.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	13.05.2020
	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	NL	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	BG	13.08.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	RS	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	13.05.2020
	HR	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	LV	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	GR	14.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	13.05.2020
	LT	13.05.2020
	SE	13.05.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
	PT	14.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	13.05.2020
	NO	13.08.2020
	IS	13.09.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	13.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[I]US5440937 (LYNNWORTH LAWRENCE C [US], et al) [I] 1 * column 12, line 63 - line 64; figure 13 * * column 12, line 68 *;
		[A]US6973842 (FELLER MURRAY F [US]) [A] 5* figure 1 *;
		[XI]CN2869794Y (ZHANG LIXIN [CN]) [X] 1-3,6 * paragraphs [0009] , [0020] , [0021]; figure 1 * [I] 4,5;
		[A]CN201945333U (SHANGHAI KEYON TECHNOLOGY DEV CO LTD) [A] 4 * figure 1 *

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