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StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.08.2025
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.12.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.05.2024
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Applicant(s)For all designated states
C-Therm Technologies Ltd
494 Queen Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 6Z9 / CA
[2024/26]
Inventor(s)01 / EMANUEL, Michael
St. Laurent, QC H4M 1H2 / CA
02 / HARRIS, Adam
Fredericton NB, E3A 3P7 / CA
03 / BROWN, Brandon C.
Fredericton NB, E3B 9P8 / CA
 [2024/26]
Representative(s)ip21 Ltd
Central Formalities Department
Suite 2 The Old Dairy
Elm Farm Business Park
Wymondham
Norwich, Norfolk NR18 0SW / GB
[2024/26]
Application number, filing date23216035.812.12.2023
[2024/26]
Priority number, dateUS202263431897P12.12.2022         Original published format: US 202263431897 P
[2024/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4389304
Date:26.06.2024
Language:EN
[2024/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.05.2024
ClassificationIPC:B05C11/10, B01F35/213, B01F35/22, B05C5/02
[2024/26]
CPC:
B05C11/1007 (EP); B05C11/1015 (US); B01F35/213 (EP);
B01F35/2209 (EP); B05C21/00 (US); B05C5/02 (EP);
G01N25/18 (US) (-)
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ÜBERWACHUNG VON MATERIALIEN IN AUSGABEVORRICHTUNGEN[2024/26]
English:MONITORING MATERIALS IN DISPENSING EQUIPMENT[2024/26]
French:SURVEILLANCE DE MATÉRIAUX DANS UN ÉQUIPEMENT DE DISTRIBUTION[2024/26]
Examination procedure24.12.2024Examination requested  [2025/05]
24.12.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.03.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.08.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2026Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
20.03.2025Request for further processing filed
20.03.2025Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.03.2025Decision despatched
Fees paidPenalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[XIY] EP3181539  (SERVICES PETROLIERS SCHLUMBERGER et al.) [X] 1-3,7,10 * paragraph [0085]; figure 11 * * paragraph [0088] - paragraph [0091] * * paragraph [0095] - paragraph [0096] * * paragraph [0098] * * paragraph [0102] * * paragraph [0056] *[I] 4-6,8-9,13-15 [Y] 11-12
 [Y] EP3940377  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO et al.) [Y] 11 * paragraph [0020]; figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0135] * * paragraph [0106] - paragraph [0108] *
 [Y]   ARYA HAKIMIAN: "Thermal Conductivity Mapping and Filler Settling Detection in Polymer Composites With MTPS", 7 May 2021 (2021-05-07), pages 1 - 9, XP093159806, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20240506] [Y] 12 * the whole document *
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