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EP4003447 - LOW-PROFILE FLUID CONDUCTORS WITH MOISTURE MANAGEMENT FEATURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.09.2024
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.04.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2025New 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 [2023/39]For all designated states
3M Innovative Properties Company
3M Center
P.O. Box 33427
St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
Former [2022/22]For all designated states
KCI Licensing, Inc.
P.O. Box 659508
San Antonio, TX 78265 / US
Inventor(s)01 / EDWARDS, Thomas Alan
Post Office Box 659508
San Antonio, Texas 78265 / US
02 / LOCKE, Christopher Brian
Post Office Box 659508
San Antonio, Texas 78265 / US
 [2022/22]
Representative(s)Simmons & Simmons
City Point
One Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9SS / GB
[2022/22]
Application number, filing date20747134.322.07.2020
[2022/22]
WO2020IB56912
Priority number, dateUS201962878804P26.07.2019         Original published format: US 201962878804 P
[2022/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021019372
Date:04.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4003447
Date:01.06.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.02.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61M1/00, A61F13/00
[2022/22]
CPC:
A61M1/964 (EP,US); A61F13/05 (EP,US); A61M1/913 (EP);
A61M1/915 (EP,US); A61M1/85 (EP,US); A61M1/92 (EP,US);
A61M2205/7536 (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 [2022/22]
TitleGerman:FLACHE FLÜSSIGKEITSLEITUNGEN MIT FEUCHTIGKEITSMANAGEMENTFUNKTIONEN[2022/22]
English:LOW-PROFILE FLUID CONDUCTORS WITH MOISTURE MANAGEMENT FEATURES[2022/22]
French:CONDUCTEURS DE FLUIDE À PROFIL BAS DOTÉS DE CARACTÉRISTIQUES DE GESTION D'HUMIDITÉ[2022/22]
Entry into regional phase21.02.2022National basic fee paid 
21.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
21.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/22]
21.02.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.09.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.12.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XI] WO0007653  (HILL ROM CO INC et al.) [X] 1-3,10,17,23-28,40,55,71,72,84 * page 13, line 31 - page 16, line 24; figure 4 *[I] 4-9,11-16,18-22,29-39,41-70,73-82
 [A] US9050398  (ARMSTRONG ED et al.) [A] 1,28,40,55,71,72 * column 7, line 16 - column 8, line 15 * * column 9, line 66 - column 10, line 55; figures 2D,E,J *
 [A] US2019117861  (LOCKE CHRISTOPHER BRIAN et al.) [A] 1,28,40,55,71,72 * paragraph [0154]; figures 10,22-24 *
 [AP] WO2020102214  (KCI LICENSING INC et al.) [AP] 1,28,40,55,71,72 * paragraph [0152]; figure 24 *
 [A] WO2019083607  (KCI LICENSING INC et al.) [A] 1,28,40,55,71,72 * paragraph [0056]; figure 4 *
 [A] US2011230849  (COULTHARD RICHARD DANIEL JOHN et al.) [A] 1,28,40,55,71,72 * paragraph [0047]; figure 3 * * paragraph [0040]; figure 6 *
 [A] US2010087767  (MCNEIL BRUCE et al.) [A] 1,28,40,55,71,72 * paragraph [0028]; figure 2AB *
ExaminationWO2012087376
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