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EP About this file: EP4004352

EP4004352 - AUTONOMOUS OIL CHANGE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.08.2025
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.04.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.04.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip29.08.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 01.10.2025  [2025/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RPM Industries, LLC
1660 Jefferson Avenue
Washington, PA 15301 / US
[2022/22]
Inventor(s)01 / APOSTOLIDES, John, K.
1026 Progress Street, Apartment B 304
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 / US
 [2022/22]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Cheapside House
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ / GB
[2022/22]
Application number, filing date20846604.529.07.2020
[2022/22]
WO2020US43996
Priority number, dateUS201962879977P29.07.2019         Original published format: US 201962879977 P
[2022/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021021880
Date:04.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4004352
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]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4004352
Date:01.10.2025
Language:EN
[2025/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.02.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.08.2023
ClassificationIPC:F01M11/04, F01M11/10, F01M11/12, F16H57/04, B67D7/14, B67D7/34
[2025/20]
CPC:
F01M11/0458 (EP,US); B67D7/14 (EP); B67D7/145 (EP);
F01M11/0408 (EP,US); F01M11/10 (EP,US); F16H57/0408 (EP);
F01M2011/0425 (EP); F01M2011/148 (EP,US); F01M2250/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/37]F01M11/04, F01M11/10, F01M11/12, F16H57/04, B67D7/34
Former IPC [2022/22]F01M11/03, F01M11/04, F01M11/06, F01M11/08, F01M11/10, F01M11/12
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]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTONOMES ÖLWECHSELSYSTEM[2022/22]
English:AUTONOMOUS OIL CHANGE SYSTEM[2022/22]
French:SYSTÈME AUTONOME DE VIDANGE D'HUILE[2022/22]
Entry into regional phase28.02.2022National basic fee paid 
28.02.2022Search fee paid 
28.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
28.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/22]
22.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.04.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.08.2025Fee for grant paid
22.08.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.08.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y] US2007113894  (APOSTOLIDES JOHN K et al.) [Y] 1-20 * paragraphs [0061] , [0 83] , [ 116] - [0117]; figures 30, 31 *
 [Y] US6123174  (ELKIN PETER M et al.) [Y] 1-20 * column 2, lines 62-63; figure 1 * * column 20, lines 17-65 * * column 21, lines 22-42 *
 [Y] WO9623131  (EDWARDS ROBERT W et al.) [Y] 1-20 * page 11, line 23 - page 13, line 23; figure 1 *
 [Y] US2009055044  (DIENST DALE et al.) [Y] 1-20 * paragraphs [0006] - [0010] - [0 16]; figure 1 *
 [A] US6098752  (MCCALEB DAVID A et al.) [A] 4-5 * column 9, lines 33-48 *
International search[A] US2007113894  (APOSTOLIDES JOHN K et al.) [A] 1-20 * entire document *
 [A] US6286626  (EVANS LARRY D et al.) [A] 1-20 * entire document *
 [A] US2007113921  (CAPIZZO PETER D et al.) [A] 1-20 * entire document *
 [A] US2006096809  (EVANS LARRY D et al.) [A] 1-20 * entire document *
 [A, P] US2020079640  (LAWLER III JOSEPH F et al.) [A, P] 1-20 * entire document *
 [A] US5765612  (MORIN CLAUDE et al.) [A] 1-20 * entire document *
 [A, P]   LAUNCH TECH CO., LTD.: "TOC-317 | oil drainer with vacuum | LAUNCH", YOUTUBE VIDEO, 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20), XP054981633, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20200922] [A, P] 1-20 * entire video *
 [A]   TIFFANY ANH MAI LE: "Benchmarking Convolutional Neural Networks for Object Segmentation and Pose Estimation", THESIS, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, September 2017 (2017-09-01), pages 1 - 60, XP055791195 [A] 1-20 * entire document *
by applicantUS2007113894
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