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EP3826855 - MICROFLUIDIC EJECTION ELEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF A MICROFLUIDIC EJECTION ELEMENT HAVING A SIMPLIFIED INTERFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2022
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.04.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.02.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
[2021/22]
Inventor(s)01 / BUSH, Stephan, Gary
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
02 / EDELEN, John, Glenn
Funai Lexington Technology Corporation 700 Setzer
Way
Lexington, Kentucky 40508 / US
03 / PATEL, Viren, N.
Funai Lexington Technology Corporation 700 Setzer
Way
Lexington, Kentucky 40508 / US
04 / MARRA, Michael, Anthony, III
Funai Lexington Technology Corporation 700 Setzer
Way
Lexington, Kentucky 40508 / US
 [2021/22]
Representative(s)De Clercq & Partners
Edgard Gevaertdreef 10a
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
[2021/22]
Application number, filing date19745425.903.07.2019
[2021/22]
WO2019US40457
Priority number, dateUS20181604579126.07.2018         Original published format: US201816045791
[2021/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020023196
Date:30.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3826855
Date:02.06.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/045, A61M15/00, B01L3/00
[2021/22]
CPC:
B41J2/04528 (EP); A61L9/14 (US); A61L9/03 (US);
B41J2/04531 (EP); B41J2/04563 (EP); B41J2/04573 (EP);
B41J2/0458 (EP,US); A61L2209/11 (US); A61L2209/132 (US);
B05B17/0607 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/22]
TitleGerman:MIKROFLUIDISCHES AUSSTOSSELEMENT UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES MIKROFLUIDISCHEN AUSSTOSSELEMENTS MIT VEREINFACHTER SCHNITTSTELLE[2021/22]
English:MICROFLUIDIC EJECTION ELEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF A MICROFLUIDIC EJECTION ELEMENT HAVING A SIMPLIFIED INTERFACE[2021/22]
French:ÉLÉMENT D'ÉJECTION MICROFLUIDIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ D'ACTIONNEMENT D'ÉLÉMENT D'ÉJECTION MICROFLUIDIQUE DOTÉ D'UNE INTERFACE SIMPLIFIÉE[2021/22]
Entry into regional phase28.01.2021National basic fee paid 
28.01.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
28.01.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/22]
28.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
15.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]JPH10202851  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD);
 [XI]US2002186265  (SCHLOEMAN DENNIS J [US], et al);
 [X]EP1314562  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]);
 [A]US2004085399  (AHNE ADAM JUDE [US], et al);
 [X]US2009033702  (CLARK GARRETT E [US]);
 [X]WO2015195996  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US])
ExaminationEP1314562
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