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EP About this file: EP3773040

EP3773040 - HELMET ACCESSORY MOUNT SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.07.2024
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  12.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gentex Corporation
324 Main Street
Simpson, PA 18407 / US
[2021/07]
Inventor(s)01 / O'CONNELL, Jason, W.
965 King Street
Raynham, MA 02767 / US
 [2021/07]
Representative(s)Jacob, Reuben Ellis, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/07]Jacob, Reuben Ellis, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date19782071.505.04.2019
[2021/07]
WO2019US26111
Priority number, dateUS201862653034P05.04.2018         Original published format: US 201862653034 P
[2021/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019195760
Date:10.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3773040
Date:17.02.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.10.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US10.10.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.01.2022
ClassificationIPC:A42B1/00, A42B1/24, A42B3/00, A42B3/04, G02B23/12, G02B23/18
[2022/08]
CPC:
A42B3/042 (EP); A42B1/24 (IL); A42B3/0406 (US);
A42B3/00 (IL); A42B3/04 (EP,IL); G02B23/125 (EP,US);
G02B23/18 (EP); G02B23/16 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/07]A42B1/00, A42B1/24, A42B3/00, A42B3/04
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 [2021/07]
TitleGerman:BEFESTIGUNGSSYSTEM FÜR HELMZUBEHÖR[2021/07]
English:HELMET ACCESSORY MOUNT SYSTEM[2021/07]
French:SYSTÈME DE MONTAGE D'ACCESSOIRE DE CASQUE[2021/07]
Entry into regional phase29.09.2020National basic fee paid 
29.09.2020Search fee paid 
29.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
29.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/07]
24.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2012002046  (RAPOPORT LOREN W [US], et al);
 [X]US9781963  (CELONA MARC J [US], et al)
International search[A]US4449787  (BURBO JAMES H [US], et al) [A] 1-19 * , entire document *;
 [XA]US2012002046  (RAPOPORT LOREN W [US], et al) [X] 1-8,10-11, 14-19 * , entire document, especially Fig 1A-1G; para [0004]; para [0014]; para [0015]; para [0016] * [A] 9, 12-13;
 [A]US8209780  (LEMIRE GARY M [US]) [A] 1-19 * , entire document *;
 [A]US9781963  (CELONA MARC J [US], et al) [A] 1-19* , entire document *
by applicantUS7849517
 US9781963
 WO2018US22221
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