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EP3990273 - ULTRASONIC COUPLING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  31.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
3M Center, 275-6E-21
2510 Conway Ave E
Maplewood, MN 55144 / US
[2024/11]
Former [2022/18]For all designated states
3M Innovative Properties Company
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
Inventor(s)01 / YOUNG, Alexi J.
3M Center Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
02 / JESME, Ronald D.
3M Center Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
03 / GABRIEL, Nicholas T.
3M Center Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
 [2022/18]
Representative(s)Mathys & Squire
Theatinerstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[2022/18]
Application number, filing date20744127.025.06.2020
[2022/18]
WO2020IB56035
Priority number, dateUS201962866403P25.06.2019         Original published format: US 201962866403 P
[2022/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020261182
Date:30.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/53]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3990273
Date:04.05.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.12.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:B32B3/08, A61B8/00, B32B7/12, B32B9/00, B32B27/08, B32B27/30, B32B27/32, B32B27/36, B32B27/40
[2022/18]
CPC:
B32B3/08 (EP,US); A61B8/44 (CN); A61B8/4281 (EP,US);
A61B8/4272 (CN); A61B8/4444 (CN); A61B8/56 (CN);
A61K49/221 (CN); A61K49/226 (CN); A61N7/00 (US);
B32B27/08 (EP,US); B32B27/308 (EP,US); B32B27/32 (EP);
B32B27/36 (EP); B32B27/40 (EP); B32B3/266 (US);
B32B7/12 (EP,US); B32B9/00 (EP); A61B8/4236 (EP);
A61B8/4472 (EP); B32B2250/02 (EP); B32B2250/03 (EP);
B32B2266/122 (EP,US); B32B2307/728 (EP,US); B32B2457/00 (EP,US);
B32B2535/00 (EP,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 [2022/18]
TitleGerman:ULTRASCHALLKUPPLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2022/18]
English:ULTRASONIC COUPLING DEVICE[2022/18]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COUPLAGE ULTRASONORE[2022/18]
Entry into regional phase22.11.2021National basic fee paid 
22.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
22.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/18]
22.11.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
19.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[YA]EP0800788  (LECTEC CORP [US]) [Y] 1-3,7,8,12,17,20 * page 4, line 50 - line 53 * * page 4, line 57 - page 5, line 1 * * page 5, lines 19-20, 39-47 * * page 7, line 1 - line 9 * * figures 4,11; example 4; claims 1,7 * [A] 4-6,9-11,13-16,18,19;
 [A]US6048323  (HON EDWARD H [US]) [A] 1-20 * column 9, line 16 - line 21 ** figures 8,9; claims 1,5,15,18/20 *;
 [YA]WO2015130841  (ZETROZ INC [US]) [Y] 1-3,7,8,12,17,20 * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0091] - paragraph [0092] * * paragraph [0113] - paragraph [0114] * * figures 1,16; claims 1,28-31 * [A] 4-6,9-11,13-16,18,19
by applicantUS2016016338
 WO2016109168
 WO2016160359
 WO2017058698
 WO2018183098
    - DRTINA et al., Macromolecules, (19960000), vol. 29, pages 4486 - 4489
    - HARAGUCHI et al., Macromolecules, (20030000), vol. 36, pages 5732 - 5741
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