| EP3708732 - ELONGATED CEILING GRID MEMBER AND CEILING GRID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF THE ELONGATED CEILING GRID MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.01.2026 Database last updated on 26.03.2026 | |
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 25.08.2025 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 29.07.2025 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 31.03.2025 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.01.2023 | ||
| Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 19.03.2021 | ||
| Former | The application has been published Status updated on 14.08.2020 | Most recent event Tooltip | 09.01.2026 | (Expected) grant | published on 11.02.2026 [2026/07] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Tate Access Floors, Inc. 277 South Washington Street Alexandria VA 22314 / US | [2020/38] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Morrison, Rachel Elizabeth 9436 Wheatsheaf Way Columbia, MD 21045 / US | 02 /
Kennedy, Daniel Brent 11625 Mica Place Lovettesville, VA 20180 / US | [2024/16] |
| Former [2020/38] | 01 /
Morrison, Rachel Elizabeth 9436 Wheatsheaf Way Columbia, MD Maryland 21045 / US | ||
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Kennedy, Daniel Brent 11625 Mica Place Lovettesville, VA Virginia / US | Representative(s) | Whitfield, Gillian Janette Astrum ElementOne Limited Merlin House Langstone Newport NP18 2HJ / GB | [2020/38] | Application number, filing date | 20162837.7 | 12.03.2020 | [2020/38] | Priority number, date | US201916354915 | 15.03.2019 Original published format: US201916354915 | [2020/38] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3708732 | Date: | 16.09.2020 | Language: | EN | [2020/38] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3708732 | Date: | 11.02.2026 | Language: | EN | [2026/07] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 30.07.2020 | Classification | IPC: | E04B9/06, E04B9/10, E04B9/14, E04B9/18, E04B9/20, E04B9/30 | [2020/38] | CPC: |
E04B9/14 (EP);
E04F13/074 (BR);
E04B9/125 (US);
E04B9/067 (EP);
E04B9/10 (EP,US);
E04B9/183 (EP);
| Designated contracting states | 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 [2021/16] |
| Former [2020/38] | 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 | Title | German: | LÄNGLICHES DECKENRASTERELEMENT UND DECKENRASTERANORDNUNG MIT EINER VIELZAHL VON LÄNGLICHEN DECKENRASTERELEMENTEN | [2020/38] | English: | ELONGATED CEILING GRID MEMBER AND CEILING GRID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF THE ELONGATED CEILING GRID MEMBER | [2020/38] | French: | ÉLÉMENT ALLONGÉ DE GRILLE DE PLAFOND ET ENSEMBLE GRILLES DE PLAFOND COMPRENANT UNE PLURALITÉ D'ÉLÉMENTS ALLONGÉS DE GRILLE DE PLAFOND | [2020/38] | Examination procedure | 16.03.2021 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 16.03.2021 | Examination requested [2021/16] | 16.03.2021 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 17.01.2023 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 17.05.2023 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 25.01.2024 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 13.03.2024 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.04.2025 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 25.07.2025 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 26.08.2025 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 23.12.2025 | Fee for grant paid | 23.12.2025 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 23.12.2025 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 31.03.2022 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 24.02.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 13.03.2024 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 27.03.2025 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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