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EP About this file: EP3897998

EP3897998 - PROGRAMMABLE TANK CLEANING NOZZLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.05.2024
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip07.05.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agi Engineering, Inc.
1325 El Pinal Drive Unit 7
Stockton, CA 95205 / US
[2021/43]
Inventor(s)01 / INNES, Alexander G.
778 Metler Road
Lodi, CA 95242 / US
 [2024/23]
Former [2021/43]01 / INNES, Alexander, G.
778 Metler Road
Lodi, CA 95242 / US
Representative(s)MacLachlan & Donaldson
Unit 10, 4075 Kingswood Road
Citywest Business Campus
Dublin D24 C56E / IE
[2021/43]
Application number, filing date19903056.023.12.2019
[2021/43]
WO2019US68359
Priority number, dateUS201862784512P23.12.2018         Original published format: US 201862784512 P
US20191643779611.06.2019         Original published format: US201916437796
[2021/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020139839
Date:02.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3897998
Date:27.10.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.07.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.07.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.01.2022
ClassificationIPC:B05B3/12, B05B15/72, B08B9/093, B08B9/08
[2022/08]
CPC:
B08B9/0933 (EP); B05B3/0445 (EP); B05B3/049 (EP);
B08B9/0813 (EP); B08B9/0936 (EP)
Former IPC [2021/43]B05B3/12, B05B15/72, B08B9/093
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 [2021/43]
TitleGerman:PROGRAMMIERBARE TANKREINIGUNGSDÜSE[2021/43]
English:PROGRAMMABLE TANK CLEANING NOZZLE[2021/43]
French:BUSE PROGRAMMABLE DE NETTOYAGE DE RÉSERVOIR[2021/43]
Entry into regional phase22.06.2021National basic fee paid 
22.06.2021Search fee paid 
22.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
22.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/43]
03.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
09.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
02.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
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31.12.202204   M06   Fee paid on   09.02.2023
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5092523  (RUCKER JON A [US], et al);
 [XAI]US2008142042  (BRAMSEN FRANKLIN ERIK [US]);
 [XI]WO2012150541  (ADROC TECH S R O [SK], et al);
 [XA]US2017173617  (ZILAI MICHAEL SHAWN [US], et al);
 [A]US2017259309  (INNES ALEXANDER G [US], et al)
International search[Y]US3095044  (MEDLOCK JOHN P) [Y] 16 * ; column 1, lines 37-41; column 2, lines 38-47 column 7, lines 46-51 *;
 [Y]US3757697  (PHINNEY E) [Y] 5 * ; figure 1; column 2, lines 30-41; column 3, Nines 17-22; column 4, lines 27-56 *;
 [Y]US3863844  (MCMILLAN CLYDE H) [Y] 6, 8 * ; column 2, lines 59-64; column 3, lines 16-26; column 7, lines 46-51 *;
 [Y]US4540869  (YASUOKA HIROTOSHI [JP]) [Y] 12 * ; figures 7-12; column 4, line 50-62 *;
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 [Y]US6273790  (NEESE EDWARD D [US], et al) [Y] 8 * ; column 3, lines 55-66; column 6, lines 31-59 *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0164
by applicantUS2008142042
 WO2012150541
 US2017173617
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