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EP3590899 - UPWARD COLLAPSE PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING GLASS PREFORMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.08.2024
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.07.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.12.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.09.2024  [2024/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Heraeus Quartz North America LLC
100 Heraeus Blvd.
US-Buford GA 30518 / US
[2020/02]
Inventor(s)01 / MA, Qiulin
5065 Park Brooke Walk Way
Alpharetta, GA Georgia 30022 / US
02 / CHANG, Kai Huei
507 Sycamore Drive
Decatur, GA Georgia 30030 / US
03 / GREEN, Evan P.
1487 Arnold Drive
Lawrenceville, GA Georgia 30043 / US
04 / BEAVERS Jr., James E.
6405 Compass Drive
Flowery Branch, GA Georgia 30542 / US
05 / PONADER, Carl
3685 Elinburg Drive
Buford, GA Georgia 30519 / US
 [2020/02]
Representative(s)Staudt, Armin Walter
Sandeldamm 24a
63450 Hanau / DE
[2020/02]
Application number, filing date19192539.515.11.2017
[2020/02]
Priority number, dateUS201662425274P22.11.2016         Original published format: US 201662425274 P
[2020/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3590899
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:C03B37/012
[2020/02]
CPC:
C03B37/01245 (EP,US); C03B37/01248 (EP,KR,US); C03B37/01211 (CN,US);
H04B10/2507 (US); C03B37/01257 (KR); C03B37/0126 (EP,KR,US);
C03B37/01446 (CN); C03B37/07 (KR); G01B11/08 (US);
G01B11/25 (US); G02B6/02 (US); G01N21/412 (US);
G06T7/60 (US); Y02P40/57 (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 [2020/33]
Former [2020/02]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:AUFWÄRTSKLAPPVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON GLASVORFORMEN[2020/02]
English:UPWARD COLLAPSE PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING GLASS PREFORMS[2020/02]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'AFFAISSEMENT VERS LE HAUT ET APPAREIL DE FABRICATION DE PRÉFORMES DE VERRE[2020/02]
Examination procedure08.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/33]
08.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.2024Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.05.2024
14.05.2024Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/38]
23.05.2024Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
24.05.2024Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/38]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17201823.6  / EP3323791
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]EP0501429  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [X] 1,3,6,7,10,11,13 * column 3, line 7 - column 4, line 34; figure 1 * [A] 8 [I] 2,4,5,12;
 [A]JPH0656453  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE) [A] 2,9 * paragraph [0009]; figure 1 *;
 [I]JP2002053333  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO) [I] 1-7,10-13 * paragraphs [0014] , [0019] - [0022]; figure - *;
 [A]EP1182173  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [A] 1-13* figure 2; claim 1 *
by applicantWO2014US50368
 WO2015US12471
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