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EP About this file: EP3669292

EP3669292 - COLLECTING APPARATUS AND COLLECTING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.08.2022
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Schneider, David, Lyle
G/F 4A Wo Tong Kong
Lot 1539 IN DD243
Sai Kung
N.T
Hong Kong / CN
[2020/26]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2020/26]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[2020/26]
Application number, filing date18855376.201.08.2018
[2020/26]
WO2018US44823
Priority number, dateUS20171570743118.09.2017         Original published format: US201715707431
[2020/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019055147
Date:21.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3669292
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.03.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/32, G06F21/60, G06F21/62, G06K9/00, G06K9/22, A61B5/1172, H04L9/32, G06F21/64
[2021/20]
CPC:
H04L9/3231 (EP,US); G16H10/60 (US); G06F21/32 (EP,US);
G06F21/6245 (EP,US); G06F21/64 (EP,US); H04L9/06 (US);
H04L9/0866 (US); H04L9/0894 (US); H04L2209/88 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/26]G06F21/32, G06F21/60, G06F21/62, G06K9/00, G06K9/22, A61B5/1172
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 [2020/26]
TitleGerman:SAMMELVORRICHTUNG UND SAMMELVERFAHREN[2020/26]
English:COLLECTING APPARATUS AND COLLECTING METHOD[2020/26]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE COLLECTE[2020/26]
Entry into regional phase20.03.2020National basic fee paid 
20.03.2020Search fee paid 
20.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/26]
22.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
04.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
14.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
14.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2005229007  (BOLLE RUDOLF M [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0002] , [0027] - [0031] - [0036] * * figures 1, 5A, 5B *;
 [I]US2012293642  (BERINI DARIO JOHN [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0002] , [0004] , [0011] - [0012] - [0053] , [0058] , [0061] - [0063] - [0073] - [0075] - [0082] , [0097] , [0101] , [0114] , [0143] - [0146] * * figures 1, 1A, 1C, 2A *;
 [A]US2015235226  (MAO DECAO [CN]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0002] , [0006] , [0012] , [0018] , [0026] , [0028] , [0030] ** figures 2, 3, 4, 5 *
International search[A]US2002124537  (MANNA RONALD R [US], et al) [A] 1-5* ; paragraphs [0031, 0043, 0045-0046] *;
 [A]US2015036065  (YOUSEFPOR MARDUKE [US], et al) [A] 1-5 * ; paragraphs [0039-0053, 0100] *;
 [A]US2015067348  (WEBBER GLENN [BS], et al) [A] 1-5 * ; paragraphs [0019-0041 ] *
by applicantUS2012293642
 US2015235226
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