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EP3572782 - DETERMINING VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE IN A LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2022 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 22.10.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 22.05.2020
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 25.10.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states University of Washington 4311 11th Avenue NE Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98105-4608 / US
	[2019/48]
Inventor(s)	01 / PATEL, Shwetak N. 3239 NE 94th Street Seattle, WA 98115 / US
	02 / FOGARTY, James A. DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 701 5th Ave Suite 6100 Seattle, WA 98104 / US
	03 / FROEHLICH, Jon E. DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 701 5th Ave Suite 6100 Seattle, WA 98104 / US
	04 / LARSON, Eric C. DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 701 5th Ave Suite 6100 Seattle, WA 98104 / US
	[2020/07]
Former [2019/48]	01 / PATEL, Shwetak N 3239 NE 94th Street Seattle, WA Washington 98115 / US
	02 / FOGARTY, James A 7503 3rd Avenue NW Seattle, WA Washington 98117 / US
	03 / FROEHLICH, Jon E 201 17th Avenue E. Apt. 306 Seattle, WA Washington 98112 / US
	04 / LARSON, Eric C 942 Broadway E, Apt A Seattle, WA Washington 98102 / US
Representative(s)	D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/48]	D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date	19174369.9	14.08.2009
	[2019/48]
Priority number, date	US200948304109	11.06.2009 Original published format: US 48304109
	[2019/48]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3572782
	Date:	27.11.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3572782
	Date:	31.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/13]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.09.2019
Classification	IPC:	G01M3/00, G01M3/26, G01M3/28, G01F1/34, G01F15/06, G01F15/075, F17D1/08, F17D5/02, E03B7/07	[2020/43]
	CPC:	E03B7/071 (EP,BR,US); G01M3/28 (KR); G01F1/34 (EP,BR,US); E03B7/00 (KR); F17D1/08 (EP,BR,US); F17D5/02 (EP,BR,KR,US); (+) G01F15/066 (EP); G01F15/0755 (EP); G01M3/04 (KR); G01M3/26 (BR,KR,US); G01M3/2807 (EP,BR,US); G01M3/2815 (EP,BR,US); Y02A20/00 (EP); Y02A20/15 (EP,US); Y10T137/0318 (EP,US); Y10T137/8175 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2019/48]	G01M3/26, G01M3/00, G01M3/28, G01F1/34, F17D5/02, E03B7/07, F17D1/08
Designated contracting states	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, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2020/26]
Former [2019/48]	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, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Title	German:	ERFASSEN VON EREIGNISSEN, DIE DEN FLÜSSIGKEITSSTROM IN EINEM FLÜSSIGKEITSVERTEILUNGSSYSTEM BEEINFLUSSEN	[2019/48]
	English:	DETERMINING VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE IN A LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	[2019/48]
	French:	DÉTECTION D'ÉVÉNEMENTS AFFECTANT LE DÉBIT DE LIQUIDE DANS UN SYSTÈME DE DISTRIBUTION DE LIQUIDE	[2019/48]
Examination procedure	18.05.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.05.2020	Examination requested [2020/26]
	18.05.2020	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	23.10.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	22.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP09845941.5 / EP2440901
Opposition(s)	04.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 10
	15.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 11
	13.08.2020	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	14.08.2009
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	MK	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	TR	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IE	14.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/23]	HU	14.08.2009
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	MK	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IE	14.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2023/36]	HU	14.08.2009
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IE	14.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	14.08.2009
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IE	14.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2023/24]	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IE	14.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2022/36]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IE	14.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2022/35]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IE	14.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2022/34]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	BE	31.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2022/29]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2022/23]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	LU	14.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
Former [2022/21]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	CH	31.08.2021
	LI	31.08.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
Former [2022/18]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/47]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	31.03.2021
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	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
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	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	31.03.2021
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	LV	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
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	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	31.03.2021
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	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	31.03.2021
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Former [2021/33]	FI	31.03.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[XAI]GB2228335 (DANFOSS AS [DK]) [X] 1,2 * page 1 - page 2; figures 1-3 * * page 7 - page 9 * * page 18 - page 23 * [A] 4,5,9,10 [I] 3,6-8;
		[A]US2004093172 (MIZUSHINA SHIZUO [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0007]; figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0050] ** paragraph [0137] *

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