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EP3935263 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF A MINING MACHINE UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.09.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.09.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip01.08.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Caterpillar Inc.
100 NE Adams St.
Peoria, IL 61629 / US
[2023/20]
Former [2022/02]For all designated states
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
Industriestrasse 1
44534 Lünen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / KIRKHOPE, Euan
41 Braye Street
Mayfield, NSW 2304 / AU
02 / WESSELMANN, Johannes
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
Industriestrasse 1
44534 Lünen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/02]01 / KIRKHOPE, Euan
Mayfield, NSW 2304 / AU
02 / WESSELMANN, Johannes
44534 Lünen / DE
Representative(s)Nordmeyer, Philipp Werner
df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theatinerstraße 16
80333 München / DE
[2022/02]
Application number, filing date20710423.302.03.2020
[2022/02]
WO2020EP25108
Priority number, dateGB2019000297806.03.2019         Original published format: GB 201902978
[2022/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020177930
Date:10.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3935263
Date:12.01.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.09.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:E21F13/00, E21C27/02, E21C35/14, E21D23/08, E21D23/12
[2022/02]
CPC:
E21C27/02 (EP,GB); E21C35/04 (GB); E21D23/144 (EP,GB,US);
E21C35/14 (EP,GB); E21D23/0052 (US); E21D23/006 (US);
E21D23/085 (EP,GB,US); E21D23/12 (EP,GB,US); E21D23/142 (EP,GB,US);
E21F13/06 (US) (-)
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 [2022/02]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DES BETRIEBS EINER BERGBAUMASCHINENEINHEIT[2022/02]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF A MINING MACHINE UNIT[2022/02]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE SURVEILLANCE DU FONCTIONNEMENT D'UNE UNITÉ DE MACHINE D'EXPLOITATION MINIÈRE[2022/02]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2021National basic fee paid 
17.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/02]
17.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]GB1122952  (GEWERK EISENHUETTE WESTFALIA);
 [XI]EP2536918  (CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING EUR [DE]);
 [XI]US2017019641  (RAHMS PETER [DE], et al)
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