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EP About this file: EP4100672

EP4100672 - VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.12.2023
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.08.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.11.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.08.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  22.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip08.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): RO, SK		published on 11.12.2024 [2024/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imperial College Innovations Limited
Level 1 Faculty Building
Imperial College
Exhibition Road
London SW7 2AZ / GB
[2022/50]
Inventor(s)01 / DHARMADASA, Asela Bandara
Department of Anaesthetics
Level 4, QEQM Building
St Mary's Hospital Imperial College
Healthcare NHS Trust, Praed Street
London W1 2NY / GB
02 / BLAIR, Nigel Stephen
The Technology Centre
Station Road Framlingham
Suffolk IP13 9EZ / GB
03 / MCCULLOCH, Andrew Douglas
The Technology Centre
Station Road Framlingham
Suffolk IP13 9EZ / GB
04 / PATEL, Manish Kumar
52 Princes Gate Exhibition Road
London SW7 2PG / GB
05 / GÓMEZ, Carlos MH
The Harley Street Clinic 35 Weymouth Street
London W1G 8BJ / GB
 [2022/50]
Representative(s)Potter Clarkson
Chapel Quarter
Mount Street
Nottingham NG1 6HQ / GB
[2024/05]
Former [2022/50]Potter Clarkson
The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
Application number, filing date21704921.205.02.2021
[2022/50]
WO2021GB50261
Priority number, dateGB2020000168307.02.2020         Original published format: GB 202001683
[2022/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021156629
Date:12.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4100672
Date:14.12.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.08.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4100672
Date:31.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:F16K11/085, F16K31/60, F16K31/00, F16K31/56, F16K35/04, F16K31/524, A61M39/22
[2022/50]
CPC:
A61M16/20 (EP); A61M39/223 (EP,GB); F16K31/563 (EP,GB,US);
A61M16/0833 (EP); A61M16/201 (US); F16K11/0853 (EP,US);
F16K31/003 (EP); F16K31/52466 (EP); F16K31/566 (US);
F16K31/602 (EP); F16K35/04 (EP); A61M2039/226 (GB) (-)
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 [2022/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VENTIL[2022/50]
English:VALVE[2022/50]
French:SOUPAPE[2022/50]
Entry into regional phase25.07.2022National basic fee paid 
25.07.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
25.07.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/50]
25.07.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2023Fee for grant paid
20.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
CZ31.01.2024
DK31.01.2024
EE31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
LV31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
PL31.01.2024
RO31.01.2024
SE31.01.2024
SK31.01.2024
SM31.01.2024
LU05.02.2024
CH29.02.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
PT31.05.2024
[2024/50]
Former [2024/48]AT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
CZ31.01.2024
DK31.01.2024
EE31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
LV31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
PL31.01.2024
SE31.01.2024
SM31.01.2024
LU05.02.2024
CH29.02.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
PT31.05.2024
Former [2024/47]AT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
DK31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
LV31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
PL31.01.2024
SE31.01.2024
SM31.01.2024
LU05.02.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
PT31.05.2024
Former [2024/37]AT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
LV31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
PL31.01.2024
SE31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
PT31.05.2024
Former [2024/36]AT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
LV31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
PL31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
PT31.05.2024
Former [2024/35]AT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
Former [2024/33]LT31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
IS31.05.2024
Former [2024/32]IS31.05.2024
Cited inInternational search[XAI]SU381812  (PYATIDVERNY, A; RAGULIN, E.; KARAGO, A.) [X] 1,17 * paragraphs [0005]-[0011] of the machine translation;; figure - * [A] 4-14 [I] 2,3,15,16,18,19;
 [XI]NL9301212  (JAGER BEHEER MANAGEMENT B V) [X] 1,17,19 * abstract *[I] 15,16,18
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