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EP About this file: EP0004907

EP0004907 - Override system for glass forming machinery [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  10.02.1987
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.1999Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 29.12.1999 [1999/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BALL CORPORATION
345 South High Street Muncie
Indiana 47302 / US
[N/P]
Inventor(s)01 / Wood, Charles Lee
37 Fern Lane
Lake Worth Florida / US
[N/P]
Representative(s)Uexküll & Stolberg
Partnerschaft von
Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Beselerstrasse 4
22607 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [1981/49]UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG
Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4
D-22607 Hamburg / DE
Former [1981/49]Pfenning, Joachim
PATENTANWÄLTE PFENNING MAAS MEINIG SPOTT Kurfürstendamm 170
D-1000 Berlin 15 / DE
Application number, filing date79101025.904.04.1979
Priority number, dateUS1978089821320.04.1978         Original published format: US 898213
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0004907
Date:31.10.1979
Language:EN
[N/P]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0004907
Date:11.04.1984
Language:EN
[1984/15]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0004907
Date:25.03.1987
Language:EN
[1987/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.08.1979
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/27, C03B9/40
[1984/15]
CPC:
G05B19/0426 (EP); G05B19/0428 (EP); G05B23/0286 (EP);
G05B2219/24015 (EP)
Former IPC [1984/15]G05B19/28, C03B9/40
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LU,   NL,   SE 
TitleGerman:Vorrangsystem für eine Glasformmaschine
English:Override system for glass forming machinery
French:Système de surpassement pour une machine de fabrication de verre
Examination procedure29.04.1980Examination requested  [1980/16]
14.07.1981Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.01.1982Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.10.1982Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
09.05.1983Fee for grant paid
09.05.1983Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.07.1983Communication of intention to grant the patent
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  04.01.1985  14.02.1985  ADMISSIBLE
Emhart Industries, Inc.
426 Colt Highway
Farmington, Connecticut 06032 / US
Opponent's representative
Drury, Peter Lawrence
T&N Limited, 5 Riverstone, Middlemarch Business Park,Siskin Drive
Coventry CV3 4FJ / GB
 [N/P]
Former [1985/11]
Opponent(s)01  04.01.1985  14.02.1985  ADMISSIBLE
Emhart Industries, Inc.
426 Colt Highway
Farmington, Connecticut 06032 / US
Opponent's representative
Drury, Peter Lawrence
Emhart Patents Department Lyn House 39 The Parade
Oadby, Leicester LE2 5BB / GB
13.03.1985Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.07.1985Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
26.07.1985Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M03)
12.10.1985Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
17.10.1986Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
12.01.1987Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.04.1981Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.1982Renewal fee patent year 04
06.04.1983Renewal fee patent year 05
16.03.1984Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipLU30.04.1985
[1999/52]
Documents cited:SearchUS3762907  [ ];
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 GB1079385  [ ];
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 US4007028  [ ];
 USRE29188E  [ ];
 US3969703  [ ]
    [ ] - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, Vol. IA-14, No. 2, March/April 1978, New York W.H. ROWE et al. "Process Controls for Individual Section Machines" pages 153 to 156. * Page 155 *
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