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EP3974789 - SYSTEM FOR RETAINING AND WEIGHING VARIOUSLY CONFIGURED CONTAINERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.12.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.08.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PL, RS
published on 04.12.2024 [2024/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fenwal, Inc.
Three Corporate Drive
Lake Zurich, IL 60047 / US
[2022/13]
Inventor(s)01 / WEST, Richard
Lake Zurich, 60047 / US
02 / SALOMON, Alexandra
Lake Zurich, 60047 / US
 [2022/13]
Representative(s)Maikowski & Ninnemann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
[2022/13]
Application number, filing date21198419.023.09.2021
[2022/13]
Priority number, dateUS202063084615P29.09.2020         Original published format: US 202063084615 P
[2022/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3974789
Date:30.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3974789
Date:01.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01G19/18, G01G21/22, G01G23/00, G01G17/04
[2022/13]
CPC:
G01G19/18 (EP,US); G01G17/04 (EP,US); G01G21/22 (EP);
G01G21/28 (US); G01G23/002 (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 [2022/44]  
Former [2022/13]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:SYSTEM ZUM HALTEN UND WIEGEN UNTERSCHIEDLICH KONFIGURIERTER BEHÄLTER[2022/13]
English:SYSTEM FOR RETAINING AND WEIGHING VARIOUSLY CONFIGURED CONTAINERS[2022/13]
French:SYSTÈME DE RETENUE ET DE PESAGE DE CONTENANTS DE CONFIGURATIONS DIFFÉRENTES[2024/01]
Former [2022/13]SYSTÈME DE RETENUE ET DE PESAGE DE CONTENANTS DE CONFIGURATION DIFFÉRENTES
Examination procedure27.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
27.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2024Fee for grant paid
27.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES01.05.2024
HR01.05.2024
PL01.05.2024
NO01.08.2024
RS01.08.2024
GR02.08.2024
IS01.09.2024
[2024/49]
Former [2024/48]ES01.05.2024
HR01.05.2024
NO01.08.2024
GR02.08.2024
IS01.09.2024
Former [2024/47]HR01.05.2024
NO01.08.2024
GR02.08.2024
IS01.09.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]DE3019284  (BERKEL PATENT NV [NL]);
 [XAI]US4712567  (GILLE HENRICK K [US], et al);
 [XP]WO2021011721  (FENWAL INC [US])
by applicantUS2013092630
 US2013341291
 US2014199680
 US2021046426
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