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EP About this file: EP4111082

EP4111082 - ANTI-KINKING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.12.2022
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip18.09.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Belt, Payten
14010 FM2354 Road
Beach City, TX 77523 / US
[2023/01]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2023/01]
Representative(s)McKinnon, Alistair James
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[2023/01]
Application number, filing date21760662.323.02.2021
[2023/01]
WO2021US70180
Priority number, dateUS20201679880624.02.2020         Original published format: US202016798806
[2023/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021174245
Date:02.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4111082
Date:04.01.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.09.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR02.09.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.02.2024
ClassificationIPC:F16L57/02, F16L3/10, F16L3/12, A61M39/00
[2024/11]
CPC:
F16L57/02 (EP); F16L3/1226 (EP,US); F16L3/1075 (EP,US);
A61M2039/087 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/01]F16L3/015, F16L3/12
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 [2023/01]
TitleGerman:KNICKSCHUTZVORRICHTUNG[2023/01]
English:ANTI-KINKING DEVICE[2023/01]
French:DISPOSITIF ANTI-COQUAGE[2023/01]
Entry into regional phase25.08.2022National basic fee paid 
25.08.2022Search fee paid 
25.08.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
25.08.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.08.2022Examination requested  [2023/01]
04.04.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.09.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
11.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2172130  (POWELL FRANK R) [X] 1,11-13,15 * the whole document * [I] 2-10,14;
 [A]DE1752897U  (SIHN JR KG WILHELM [DE]) [A] 2-6,9 * the whole document *;
 [XI]US3729797  (AMBROSE A, et al) [X] 1,10-13,15 * the whole document * [I] 14;
 [A]US4037810  (PATE HAROLD T) [A] 2-6,9 * the whole document *;
 [XI]US5090742  (COHEN JACK L [US], et al) [X] 1,11-13,15 * the whole document * [I] 2-10,14;
 [A]US2009200434  (NOYES DOUGLAS B [US], et al) [A] 7-9* the whole document *;
 [XI]WO2019002806  (GE OIL & GAS UK LTD [GB]) [X] 1,11-13,15 * page 8, line 31 - page 15, line 3; figures 2-4 * [I] 14
International search[Y]US2012321408  (EWLES ADAM [US]) [Y] 7-9 * paragraphs [0032]-[0041] and figures 1-4 *;
 [A]JP2015139560  (ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO LTD) [A] 1-20 * paragraphs [0035]-[0038] and figure 5 *;
 [Y]US2017059069  (REMPERT CARL H [US], et al) [Y] 10 * paragraphs [0020]-[0024] and figures 1-3 *;
 [Y]WO2018135686  (THOMAS ENG CO LTD [KR], et al) [Y] 7-10;
 [A]US2019376623  (LOEWE HUBERT [DE]) [A] 1-20* paragraph [0015] and figure 1 *
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