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EP About this file: EP3730234

EP3730234 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LASER HEAD ALIGNMENT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.10.2022
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.04.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  28.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[2020/44]
Inventor(s)01 / SHI, Xiaolei
General Electric Company
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
 [2020/44]
Representative(s)Openshaw & Co.
8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
[2020/44]
Application number, filing date20168292.906.04.2020
[2020/44]
Priority number, dateUS20191639218823.04.2019         Original published format: US201916392188
[2020/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3730234
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:B22F3/105, B29C64/153, B29C64/245, B29C64/268, B29C64/393, B33Y30/00, B33Y50/02
[2020/44]
CPC:
B33Y30/00 (EP,US); B23K26/032 (US); B22F10/28 (EP,US);
B22F10/31 (EP,US); B22F12/45 (EP,US); B22F12/49 (EP,US);
B22F12/90 (EP,US); B23K26/0604 (EP); B23K26/0608 (US);
B23K26/064 (US); B23K26/082 (US); B23K26/342 (EP,US);
B23K26/705 (EP); B29C64/277 (EP); B33Y50/00 (US);
B33Y50/02 (EP); B22F10/36 (EP,US); Y02P10/25 (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 [2021/21]
Former [2020/44]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:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR MEHRLASERKOPFAUSRICHTUNG IN SYSTEMEN ZUR GENERATIVEN FERTIGUNG[2020/44]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LASER HEAD ALIGNMENT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS[2020/44]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS D'ALIGNEMENT DE TÊTE MULTI-LASER DANS DES SYSTÈMES DE FABRICATION ADDITIVE[2020/44]
Examination procedure21.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/21]
21.04.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
18.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE102013208651  (EOS ELECTRO OPTICAL SYST [DE]) [A] 1-15 * figures 1,2; claim 1 *;
 [X]DE102016200043  (EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS [DE]) [X] 1-3,6,10,12 * paragraphs [0001] , [0019] , [0049] , [0050] * * claims 1,3,4,8,9 * * figures 1-4 *;
 [X]WO2017174226  (CL SCHUTZRECHTSVERWALTUNGS GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-3,6,10 * page 2, paragraph 3 * * page 4, paragraph 6 - page 5, paragraph 1 * * page 5, paragraph 3 * * claims 1,2,10 * * figures 1-4 *;
 [A]EP3300885  (EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS [DE]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0001] , [0047] * * claims 1-2,6,7,14,15 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]WO2018122696  (DWS SRL [IT]) [A] 1-15 * page 1, lines 4-8 * * page 5, lines 1-30 * * page 6, line 26 - page 7, line 16 * * page 8, line 15 - page 10, line 11 * * claim 1 ** figures 1-9 *;
 [Y]DE102017202725  (SLM SOLUTIONS GROUP AG [DE]) [Y] 5,7,8 * paragraphs [0001] , [0021] - [0025] - [0028] , [0056] - [0060] * * claims 1-3,7 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [XYI]EP3421225  (RAYLASE GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-4,6,10-15 * paragraphs [0001] , [0034] , [0053] - [0058] - [0062] - [0064] - [0069] , [0070] * * claims 1-3,6,9,10 * * figures 1-7 * [Y] 5,7,8 [I] 9
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