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EP About this file: EP4037476

EP4037476 - SPRAYER WITH ARTICULATED ARM AND SENSOR SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.07.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip16.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Farm Improvements Limited
49 Fisher Avenue
Beckenham
Christchurch 8023 / NZ
[2022/32]
Inventor(s)01 / ARNOTT, Gary
49 Fisher Avenue
Beckenham Christchurch 8023 / NZ
02 / CHEMALY, Grant
c/- Farm Improvements Limited
8 Halls Place
Middleton Christchurch 8024 / NZ
 [2022/32]
Representative(s)Lock, Graham James, et al
Fry Heath & Spence LLP
Unit A, Faraday Court
Faraday Road
Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PU / GB
[2022/32]
Application number, filing date20873235.429.09.2020
[2022/32]
WO2020NZ50111
Priority number, dateNZ1975777302.10.2019         Original published format: NZ 19757773
[2022/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021066660
Date:08.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4037476
Date:10.08.2022
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.
[2022/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU08.04.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.01.2024
ClassificationIPC:A01J7/04, A01K1/12, B25J19/02, G01B11/02, B05B12/12, B05B15/70
[2023/44]
CPC:
A01J7/04 (EP,AU,IL,US); A01K1/12 (EP,IL,US); A01K13/001 (IL,US);
A01K13/003 (AU); B05B12/122 (EP,IL); B05B15/652 (IL,US);
B05B15/656 (IL,US); B05B15/68 (IL,US); B05B15/70 (EP,IL) (-)
Former IPC [2022/32]A01J7/04, A01K1/12, B25J19/02, G01B11/02
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 [2022/32]
TitleGerman:ZERSTÄUBER MIT GELENKARM UND SENSORSYSTEM[2022/32]
English:SPRAYER WITH ARTICULATED ARM AND SENSOR SYSTEM[2022/32]
French:PULVÉRISATEUR À BRAS ARTICULÉ ET SYSTÈME DE CAPTEUR[2022/32]
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  [2022/32]
16.07.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.07.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
15.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
16.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2012024091  (KAWABUCHI ICHIRO [JP], et al);
 [A]US2015366156  (HOLMSTRÖM KERSTIN [SE], et al);
 [I]US2018359983  (VAN DEN BERG KAREL [NL], et al)
International search[A]US5347135  (HARRIS DAVID E [US], et al);
 [X]US5678506  (VAN DER BERG KAREL [NL], et al);
 [A]US2003202872  (MORI HIROKI [JP], et al);
 [A]US2004032974  (KRIESEL MARSHALL S [US]);
 [X]EP1537774  (LELY ENTPR AG [CH]);
 [A]WO2010031632  (DELAVAL HOLDING AB [SE], et al);
 [X]US2012200674  (HOFMAN HENK [NL], et al);
 [A]US2012260863  (ARNOTT GARY [NZ], et al);
 [A]US2013247827  (ANDERSSON JAN-ERIK [SE], et al);
 [X]US2015366156  (HOLMSTRÖM KERSTIN [SE], et al);
 [X]US2016066529  (HOFMAN HENK [NL], et al);
 [X]US2016309674  (VAN DER SLUIS PETER WILLEM [NL]);
 [X]US2017020100  (HOFMAN HENK [NL], et al);
 [X]US2018020632  (KRONE OTTO [DE], et al);
 [A]US2018049396  (FORESMAN MARK A [US], et al);
 [XA]US2019230890  (HENRY JOEL R [US], et al)
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