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EP About this file: EP4080018

EP4080018 - VANE ARC SEGMENT WITH FLANGE HAVING STEP AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A VANE ARC SEGMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/43]VANE ARC SEGMENT WITH FLANGE HAVING STEP
[2023/50]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.03.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.04.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.09.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip17.10.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 19.11.2025  [2025/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RTX Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
[2023/44]
Former [2022/43]For all designated states
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SOBANSKI, Jon E.
Glastonbury, 06033 / US
02 / WHITE, III, Robert A.
Meriden, 06450 / US
 [2022/43]
Representative(s)Dehns
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/43]Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date22164217.624.03.2022
[2022/43]
Priority number, dateUS20211721223325.03.2021         Original published format: US202117212233
[2022/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4080018
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4080018
Date:08.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:F01D9/04, F01D25/24, F01D5/28, F01D5/30, F01D11/00
[2022/43]
CPC:
F01D9/042 (EP); F01D5/147 (US); F01D11/005 (EP);
F01D25/246 (EP); F01D5/282 (EP); F01D5/284 (EP);
F01D5/288 (EP); F01D5/3084 (EP); F02C7/00 (US);
F05D2220/32 (US); F05D2230/31 (US); F05D2230/90 (US);
F05D2240/128 (EP); F05D2240/24 (US); F05D2240/30 (US);
F05D2240/55 (US); F05D2240/80 (EP); F05D2260/30 (EP);
F05D2300/603 (EP); F05D2300/6033 (EP,US); Y02T50/60 (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 [2023/22]
Former [2022/43]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:SCHAUFELBOGENSEGMENT MIT FLANSCH MIT STUFE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES SCHAUFELBOGENSEGMENTS[2023/47]
English:VANE ARC SEGMENT WITH FLANGE HAVING STEP AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A VANE ARC SEGMENT[2023/50]
French:SEGMENT D'ARC D'AUBE AVEC BRIDE À ÉCHELON ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN SEGMENT D'AUBE[2023/47]
Former [2022/43]SCHAUFELBOGENSEGMENT MIT FLANSCH MIT STUFE
Former [2022/43]VANE ARC SEGMENT WITH FLANGE HAVING STEP
Former [2022/43]SEGMENT D'ARC D'AUBE AVEC BRIDE À ÉCHELON
Examination procedure26.04.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.04.2023Examination requested  [2023/22]
26.04.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.11.2023Communication 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)
Opposition(s)11.02.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.05.2024
BG08.05.2024
CZ08.05.2024
DK08.05.2024
EE08.05.2024
ES08.05.2024
FI08.05.2024
HR08.05.2024
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LV08.05.2024
MC08.05.2024
NL08.05.2024
PL08.05.2024
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SK08.05.2024
SM08.05.2024
NO08.08.2024
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PT09.09.2024
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Documents cited:Search[XI] EP3121379  (GEN ELECTRIC et al.) [X] 1-5,8 * paragraphs [0003] - [0007] - [0024] , [0025] , [0031] , [0036] , [0039] , [0042]; figures 1-14 *[I] 6,7,9-11
 [A] EP2662529  (SIEMENS AG et al.) [A] 1,5-7,11 * paragraphs [0017] , [0020] , [0022] , [0041] , [0048] - [0050]; figures 1,2 *
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