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EP3577321 - COATED FLANGE BOLT HOLE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.05.2023 Database last updated on 12.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.05.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.01.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 11.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MC	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states General Electric Company 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
	[2019/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / PARTHASARATHY, Bala, Srinivasan 1 Research Circle Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
	02 / SUNDARARAJAN, Guruprasad Plot 122 Export Promotion Industrial Park Bangalore 560 066 Karnataka / IN
	03 / DOLLEY, Evan, Jarrett 1 Research Circle Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
	04 / AJDELSZTAJN, Leonardo 1 Research Circle Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
	[2019/50]
Representative(s)	Openshaw & Co. 8 Castle Street Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
	[2019/50]
Application number, filing date	18747567.8	17.01.2018
	[2019/50]
	WO2018US14029
Priority number, date	US201715425257	06.02.2017 Original published format: US201715425257
	[2019/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018144221
	Date:	09.08.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3577321
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3577321
	Date:	29.06.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	09.08.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.11.2020
Classification	IPC:	F01D25/28, F01D25/00, F04D29/64, B23P6/00, F04D29/52	[2022/03]
	CPC:	F04D29/644 (EP,US); B23P6/007 (EP); F01D25/007 (EP,US); F01D25/243 (EP,US); F04D29/522 (EP,US); F05D2230/311 (EP,US); (+) F05D2230/80 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2019/50]	F01D25/28, F01D25/00
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 [2019/50]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	BEDECKTE FLANSCHBOLZENÖFFNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR FORMUNG DAVON	[2019/50]
	English:	COATED FLANGE BOLT HOLE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME	[2019/50]
	French:	TROU DE BOULON À BRIDE REVÊTU ET PROCÉDÉS DE FORMATION DE CELUI-CI	[2019/50]
Entry into regional phase	06.09.2019	National basic fee paid
	06.09.2019	Search fee paid
	06.09.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.09.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.09.2019	Examination requested [2019/50]
	19.05.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.01.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.05.2022	Fee for grant paid
	23.05.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	23.05.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	30.03.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/23]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.01.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.01.2022	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AL	29.06.2022
	AT	29.06.2022
	CZ	29.06.2022
	DK	29.06.2022
	EE	29.06.2022
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	HR	29.06.2022
	IT	29.06.2022
	LT	29.06.2022
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	MC	29.06.2022
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	GR	30.09.2022
	IS	29.10.2022
	PT	31.10.2022
	IE	17.01.2023
	LU	17.01.2023
	BE	31.01.2023
	CH	31.01.2023
	LI	31.01.2023
	[2024/29]
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Documents cited:	Search	[XAI]DE102009060756 (LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG [DE]) [X] 1,2,4,7,8,10-12,14 * figure 2 * * paragraphs [0004] , [0015] * * paragraphs [0011] , [0046] - [0053] * * paragraphs [0021] - [0025] * [A] 3,5,6,13,15 [I] 9;
		[X]US2012160664 (IVORY STEVEN [US], et al) [X] 1 * claim 1 ** paragraphs [0016] - [0020] *
	International search	[A]JP2005180599 (KAYABA INDUSTRY CO LTD) [A] 1-20* See abstract and figure 2. *;
		[Y]JP2013160298 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP, et al) [Y] 1-20 * See abstract, paragraphs [0037]-[0044], and figures 1-4. *;
		[A]US2013280524 (MABUCHI KATSUMI [JP]) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0029]-[0030] and figures 1-2. *;
		[A]JP2014055334 (JFE STEEL CORP) [A] 1-20 * See abstract and paragraphs [0013]-[0027]. *;
		[Y]US8895887 (TRAPP TIMOTHY JOSEPH [US], et al) [Y] 1-20 * See column 2, lines 16-23, column 3, line 31 - column 4, line 67 and figures 1-4. *

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