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EP About this file: EP3885621

EP3885621 - COMBINATION COMPRISING A COUPLING AND A PIPE ELEMENT HAVING WEDGING GROOVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.01.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.10.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 02.10.2024 [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Victaulic Company
4901 Kesslersville Road
Easton, PA 18040-6714 / US
[2021/39]
Inventor(s)01 / MADARA, Scott D.
Nazareth PA, 18064 / US
02 / SHAH, Amit R.
Quakertown PA, 18951 / US
03 / DOLE, Douglas R.
Whitehouse Station NJ, 08889 / US
 [2021/39]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[2023/23]
Former [2021/39]Rupprecht, Kay, et al
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 47
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date21170048.919.01.2017
[2021/39]
Priority number, dateUS201662287015P26.01.2016         Original published format: US 201662287015 P
[2021/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3885621
Date:29.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3885621
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:F16L17/04
[2021/39]
CPC:
F16L17/04 (EP,KR,US); F16L21/06 (RU,US); F16L21/065 (KR);
B21D17/04 (KR); F16L17/06 (KR)
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 [2021/46]
Former [2021/39]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:KOMBINATION UMFASSEND EINE KUPPLUNG UND EIN ROHRELEMENT MIT KEILNUT[2021/39]
English:COMBINATION COMPRISING A COUPLING AND A PIPE ELEMENT HAVING WEDGING GROOVE[2021/39]
French:COMBINATION COMPRENANT UN COUPLEUR ET UN ÉLÉMENT DE TUYAU AYANT UNE RAINURE DE CALAGE[2021/39]
Examination procedure11.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.10.2021Examination requested  [2021/46]
11.10.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2023Fee for grant paid
27.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17744704.2  / EP3408573
Divisional application(s)EP23153887.7  / EP4191112
Opposition(s)08.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
13.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT07.06.2023
CZ07.06.2023
DK07.06.2023
EE07.06.2023
FI07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
SI07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
PT09.10.2023
[2024/40]
Former [2024/27]AT07.06.2023
CZ07.06.2023
DK07.06.2023
EE07.06.2023
FI07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
SI07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
PT09.10.2023
Former [2024/22]AT07.06.2023
CZ07.06.2023
DK07.06.2023
EE07.06.2023
FI07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
PT09.10.2023
Former [2024/10]AT07.06.2023
CZ07.06.2023
EE07.06.2023
FI07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
PT09.10.2023
Former [2024/09]AT07.06.2023
CZ07.06.2023
FI07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/08]FI07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2024/03]FI07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2024/01]HR07.06.2023
LT07.06.2023
LV07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/51]HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SE07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/50]SE07.06.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/48]SE07.06.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US5080400  (ADAMEK FRANK C [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 3, line 50 - line 67; figures 4-6 *;
 [A]US2009127846  (DOLE DOUGLAS R [US], et al) [A] 1-6* figures 5A, 11 *;
 [A]US2010289257  (MADARA SCOTT D [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * figures 2, 3B *;
 [A]KR101488337B  (YOUN WOO GST CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-6 * paragraph [0051]; figures 2-4 *
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