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EP4244172 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GRAPPLING INSTRUMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Change - classificationpublished on 11.09.2024  [2024/37]
08.08.2024Change - classificationpublished on 11.09.2024  [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bianco, William F.
21 Hunters Run Lane
Pottstown, PA 19464 / US
For all designated states
Ogden, Cory, Allen
113 Adderton Dr.
Prince Frederick, MD 20678 / US
[2023/38]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2023/38]
Representative(s)V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[2023/38]
Application number, filing date21893014.716.11.2021
[2023/38]
WO2021US59501
Priority number, dateUS202063114175P16.11.2020         Original published format: US 202063114175 P
[2023/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022104253
Date:19.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4244172
Date:20.09.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.05.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:B66C1/62, B65G7/12, B66C1/42, B66F11/00, G21C19/10, G21C19/20, G21C19/32
[2023/38]
CPC:
G21C19/32 (EP); G21C19/02 (US); B66C1/427 (EP);
B66C1/62 (EP); G21C19/10 (EP); G21C19/20 (EP);
B65G7/12 (EP); Y02E30/30 (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 [2023/38]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM GREIFEN VON INSTRUMENTEN[2023/38]
English:APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GRAPPLING INSTRUMENTS[2023/38]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS POUR INSTRUMENT DE PRÉHENSION[2023/38]
Entry into regional phase15.06.2023National basic fee paid 
15.06.2023Search fee paid 
15.06.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
15.06.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US3077361  (ROBERT TAIT, et al);
 [Y]EP0509837  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]);
 [A]DE102007034506  (WIMO HEBETECHNIK GMBH [DE]);
 [A]KR101109479B  ;
 [Y]CN203173756U  (LIUZHOU ZHOUGONG MACHINERY EQUIPMENT CO LTD, et al);
 [XY]US9085944  (LAVALLEY JASON [US], et al);
 [Y]KR20190086980  (KIM YUN TAE [KR])
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