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EP3970098 - OPTIMIZING RESERVE CREW PATTERNS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.09.2022 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 18.02.2022
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 20.11.2020
Former	unknown Status updated on 17.06.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	18.05.2024	New entry: Renewal fee paid
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Federal Express Corporation 3610 Hacks Cross Road Memphis, TN 38125 / US
	[2022/12]
Inventor(s)	01 / ZHANG, Ying 100 Keisie Cv Collierville, Tennessee 38017 / US
	02 / LEWIS, Richard 942 S. Shady Grove Road Memphis, Tennessee 38120 / US
	03 / RANGAN, Suresh 2592 Berkley Lane Frisco, Texas 75034 / US
	04 / JIN, Mingzhou 942 S. Shady Grove Road Memphis, Tennessee 38120 / US
	[2022/12]
Representative(s)	Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8 80807 München / DE
	[2022/12]
Application number, filing date	20731649.8	15.05.2020
	[2022/12]
	WO2020US33240
Priority number, date	US201962848374P	15.05.2019 Original published format: US 201962848374 P
	[2022/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2020232396
	Date:	19.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3970098
	Date:	23.03.2022
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.11.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2022/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	19.11.2020
Classification	IPC:	G06Q10/06, G06Q50/30	[2022/12]
	CPC:	G06Q10/063116 (EP); G06Q10/06312 (US); G06F17/16 (US); G06N7/01 (US); G06Q10/04 (US); G06Q10/06315 (US); (+) G06Q10/1097 (US); G06Q50/40 (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 [2022/12]
Title	German:	OPTIMIERUNG VON RESERVEBESATZUNGSMUSTERN	[2022/12]
	English:	OPTIMIZING RESERVE CREW PATTERNS	[2022/12]
	French:	OPTIMISATION DE MODÈLES D'ÉQUIPAGE DE RÉSERVE	[2022/12]
Entry into regional phase	30.11.2021	National basic fee paid
	30.11.2021	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.11.2021	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.11.2021	Examination requested [2022/12]
	30.11.2021	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	30.06.2022	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	12.09.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.02.2023	Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.05.2022	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.05.2023	Renewal fee patent year 04
	17.05.2024	Renewal fee patent year 05
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