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EP About this file: EP4111937

EP4111937 - FLUID DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR A VIEWING ENDOSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.12.2022
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
EndoChoice, Inc.
11810 Wills Road
Alpharetta, GA 30009 / US
[2023/01]
Inventor(s)01 / SALMAN, Golan
30300 Atlit / IL
02 / AIZENFELD, Amram
1924500 Ramot Menashe / IL
03 / WIETH, Stephan
25336 Klein Nordende / DE
 [2023/01]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstraße 3
81675 München / DE
[2023/01]
Application number, filing date22170508.026.08.2014
[2023/01]
Priority number, dateUS201361910863P02.12.2013         Original published format: US 201361910863 P
[2023/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4111937
Date:04.01.2023
Language:EN
[2023/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00, A61B1/05, A61B1/12, A61B1/015
[2023/01]
CPC:
A61B1/05 (EP); A61B1/00091 (EP); A61B1/00094 (EP);
A61B1/00101 (EP); A61B1/00181 (EP); A61B1/015 (EP);
A61B1/126 (EP); A61B1/0011 (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 [2023/01]
TitleGerman:FLÜSSIGKEITSVERTEILUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR EIN SICHTENDOSKOP[2023/01]
English:FLUID DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR A VIEWING ENDOSCOPE[2023/01]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION DE FLUIDE POUR ENDOSCOPE DE VISUALISATION[2023/01]
Examination procedure28.05.2022Examination requested  [2023/01]
04.07.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.07.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP14867093.8  / EP3076852
EP19168077.6  / EP3583884
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
28.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
28.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
28.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
28.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
22.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
20.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP1779763  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0023] * * figures 2-5 *;
 [X]US2007260120  (OTAWARA TAKASHI [JP]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0068] * * figures 2,3 *;
 [A]JP2010194093  (FUJIFILM CORP) [A] 7-12 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0069] ** figures 1-15 *;
 [XI]US2012232340  (LEVY AVI [IL], et al) [X] 1-9,13-15 * paragraphs [0059] , [0 66] , [0069] - paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0079] * * paragraphs [0086] , [0088] , [0089] * * figure 1 * [I] 10-12;
 [XI]US2013172676  (LEVY AVI [IL], et al) [X] 1-9,13-15 * paragraphs [0089] , [0106] , [0118] , [0119] * * paragraphs [0121] , [0124] - paragraph [0127] * * paragraphs [0130] , [0132] , [0135] - paragraph [0137] * * figures 1a, 2c, 3a - 3c * [I] 10-12
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