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EP About this file: EP4018114

EP4018114 - ISOLATION VALVE FOR FLUID FLOW REGULATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip20.03.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
20.03.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oceaneering International, Inc.
11911 FM 529
Houston, Texas 77041 / US
[2022/26]
Inventor(s)01 / FJELDSAA, Morten
Hellemyrlia 34
4628 Kristiansand, Vest Agder / NO
 [2022/26]
Representative(s)Potter, Julian Mark
WP Thompson
1 Mann Island
Liverpool L3 1BP / GB
[2022/26]
Application number, filing date20871099.630.09.2020
[2022/26]
WO2020US53387
Priority number, dateUS201962910355P03.10.2019         Original published format: US 201962910355 P
[2022/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021067346
Date:08.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4018114
Date:29.06.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.04.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US08.04.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.09.2023
ClassificationIPC:F16K11/074, E21B34/04, F16K3/04
[2023/40]
CPC:
F16K3/04 (EP); F16K31/46 (US); E21B34/04 (EP);
F16K11/044 (US); F16K25/005 (US); F16K51/00 (US);
F16K3/08 (US); Y10T137/86863 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/26]F16K11/074, E21B34/04
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 [2022/26]
TitleGerman:ISOLIERVENTIL FÜR DURCHFLUSSREGELUNG[2022/26]
English:ISOLATION VALVE FOR FLUID FLOW REGULATION[2022/26]
French:SOUPAPE D'ISOLEMENT POUR RÉGULATION D'ÉCOULEMENT DE FLUIDE[2022/26]
Entry into regional phase21.03.2022National basic fee paid 
21.03.2022Search fee paid 
21.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
21.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/26]
19.03.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.03.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3796232  (DALTON T) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US4756647  (FASSBINDER HANS-GEORG [DE]) [Y] 1-15 * column 2, lines 23-31 *;
 [A]GB2340917  (POND RICHARD JAMES [US]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [A]DE102009028652  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]GB2527339  (OLIVER VALVETEK LTD [GB]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US2018163879  (SMITH III ROBERT E [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraphs [0003] - [0082]; figures 1-4 *
International search[Y]US3556151  (MASUDA KENGI) [Y] 9-12 * Entire document especially col 2, In 55 - col 3, In 5 and figs. 1-6 *;
 [Y]EP0653581  (GROHE ARMATUREN FRIEDRICH [DE]) [Y] 14 * Entire document especially para [0006] and fig. 1 *;
 [A]US2001013369  (SASADA EIICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * Entire document *;
 [Y]WO2006046796  (NANO COATECH CO LTD [KR], et al) [Y] 2, 16 * Entire document especially para [38], [42], [46] and figs. 4-7 *;
 [A]US2013284959  (HOCHGRAEBER HERMANN [DE], et al) [A] 1-20 * Entire document *;
 [A]US2014048734  (WITKOWSKI BRIAN [US], et al) [A] 1-20* Entire document *;
 [YA]US2018163879  (SMITH III ROBERT E [US], et al) [Y] 1-19 * Entire document especially para [0056], [0059] and figs. 1-4B * [A] 20;
 [YA]US2019264824  (ZONNEVELD PAUL [US], et al) [Y] 1-19 * Entire document especially para [0040], [0052]-[0053], [0075] and figs. 1-9 * [A] 20
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