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EP3685672 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE CONSISTENCY OF ESPRESSO SHOTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.12.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NuBru, LLC
621 SE 168th Avenue, Apartment 34
Vancouver, WA 98684-9628 / US
[2020/31]
Inventor(s)01 / Juve, Ronald A.
4220 201st Avenue
NE, Sammamish, WA Washington 98074 / US
 [2020/31]
Representative(s)Garavelli, Paolo
A.BRE.MAR. S.R.L.
Consulenza in Proprietà Industriale
Via Servais 27
10146 Torino / IT
[N/P]
Former [2020/31]Boco IP Oy Ab
Itämerenkatu 5
00180 Helsinki / FI
Application number, filing date20156611.411.07.2018
[2020/31]
Priority number, dateUS201762531120P11.07.2017         Original published format: US 201762531120 P
[2020/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3685672
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:A23F5/26, A47J31/52, A47J31/46, A47J31/00
[2020/31]
CPC:
A47J31/5255 (EP,KR,US); A47J31/002 (EP,KR,US); A23F5/262 (EP);
A47J31/467 (KR,US); A47J31/469 (EP,KR); A47J31/5251 (EP,KR,US);
A47J31/5253 (EP,KR) (-)
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 [2021/03]
Former [2020/31]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER KONSISTENZ VON ESPRESSO-SHOTS[2020/31]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE CONSISTENCY OF ESPRESSO SHOTS[2020/31]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR AMÉLIORER LA CONSISTANCE DE DOSES D'ESPRESSO[2020/31]
Examination procedure16.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/03]
16.12.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18831631.9  / EP3651583
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
09.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US7717026  (LASSOTA ZBIGNIEW G [US]);
 [XI]US2014137746  (MORAN SEAN MARTIN [IE], et al);
 [A]US8739687  (TACKLIND CHRISTOPHER [US], et al);
 [XI]US2016249761  (LLOPIS FRANCESCO DANIELE [IT]);
 [X]US2016287007  (BARNETT MARK [US], et al);
 [A]US9629498  (MERELLI FRANCESCO [IT])
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