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EP3459640 - APHERESIS BOWL WITH IMPROVED VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Haemonetics Corporation
400 Wood Road
Braintree, MA 02184 / US
[2019/13]
Inventor(s)01 / BRUNNER, Bruce
30 Holly Lane
Bridgewater, MA 02324 / US
02 / CAPUTO, Christopher J.
18 Heritage Drive
Raynham, MA 02767 / US
 [2020/24]
Former [2019/13]01 / BRUNNER, Bruce
30 Holly Lane
Bridgewater, MA 2324 / US
02 / CAPUTO, Christopher J.
18 Heritage Drive
Raynham, MA 02767 / US
Representative(s)Somervell, Thomas Richard
Marks & Clerk LLP
Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street
Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT / GB
[2019/13]
Application number, filing date18206437.823.11.2010
[2019/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3459640
Date:27.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3459640
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:B04B5/04, B04B7/08, A61M1/36
[2019/13]
CPC:
B04B7/08 (EP,KR,US); B04B5/0442 (EP,KR,US); A61M1/3693 (EP,KR,US);
A61M1/3696 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/42 (EP,KR,US); B04B2005/0464 (EP,KR,US)
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 [2019/43]
Former [2019/13]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:APHERESE-TROMMEL MIT VERBESSERTEN SCHWINGUNGSEIGENSCHAFTEN[2019/13]
English:APHERESIS BOWL WITH IMPROVED VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS[2019/13]
French:CUVETTE D'APHÉRÈSE PRÉSENTANT DE MEILLEURES CARACTÉRISTIQUES DE VIBRATION[2019/13]
Examination procedure12.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.09.2019Examination requested  [2019/43]
13.09.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.05.2020Fee for grant paid
01.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10787220.2  / EP2643091
Opposition(s)11.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
15.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
15.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
15.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
15.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
27.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.11.2010
AL10.06.2020
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