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EP3801149 - DISPENSER OF BULK MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.02.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.03.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.12.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  22.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip18.06.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Entre-deux-Villes
1800 Vevey / CH
[2021/15]
Inventor(s)01 / MOREND, Joël
Rte de Villarimboud 17
1553 Châtonnaye / CH
02 / YANG, Lin
N° 13 Qiao Nan, Cao An Road, Jia Ding District
SHANGHAI / CN
 [2021/15]
Representative(s)Ducreux, Marie
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
[2021/15]
Application number, filing date19723795.115.05.2019
[2021/15]
WO2019EP62435
Priority number, dateEP2018017447728.05.2018         Original published format: EP 18174477
[2021/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019228800
Date:05.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3801149
Date:14.04.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.12.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:A47J31/40, A47J42/50
[2021/15]
CPC:
A47J31/404 (EP,US); A47G19/34 (US); A47J42/50 (EP,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 [2021/15]
TitleGerman:SPENDER FÜR SCHÜTTGUT[2021/15]
English:DISPENSER OF BULK MATERIAL[2021/15]
French:DISTRIBUTEUR DE MATÉRIAU EN VRAC[2021/15]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2021National basic fee paid 
11.01.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/15]
11.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
12.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5495962  (NOMURA AKICHIKA [JP]) [A] 1-11 * column 6, line 21 - column 13, line 20; figures 1-3 *;
 [XAI]US5934516  (STRYCHARSKE JOHN T [US], et al) [X] 1,4-7,11 * column 5, line 48 - column 8, line 37; figures 1-3B * [A] 8-10 [I] 2,3;
 [A]JP2003310444  (UNIMAT OFFISCO CORP) [A] 1-11* paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0022]; figures 1-7 *;
 [A]JP2004295470  (FUJI ELECTRIC RETAIL SYSTEMS) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0029]; figures 1-3 *;
 [AD]EP3028609  (NESTEC SA [CH]) [AD] 1-11 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0090]; figures 1-8b *
by applicantUS5934516
 WO2009000810
 EP3028609
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