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EP About this file: EP0289153

EP0289153 - System for posting articles into a containment [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.08.1994
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2008Change - representativepublished on 05.11.2008  [2008/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
British Nuclear Fuels PLC
Risley Warrington
Cheshire WA3 6AS / GB
[N/P]
Former [1988/44]For all designated states
British Nuclear Fuels PLC
Risley Warrington Cheshire, WA3 6AS / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Critchley, Richard Jerome
8 Lees Road Anderton
Chorley Lancashire / GB
02 / Oldham, Samuel Roy
8 Back Moor Mottram Via Hyde
Tameside Greater Manchester / GB
[1988/44]
Representative(s)McCormack, Derek James, et al
British Nuclear Fuels plc Intellectual Property & Patents Department Research & Technology Hinton House, H 480 Risely
Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6AS / GB
[2008/45]
Former [1992/03]McCormack, Derek James, et al
"Patents Section" Legal Department British Nuclear Fuels plc
GB-Risley, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6AS / GB
Former [1988/44]Owen, Geoffrey John
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Patents Deapartment Building 329 Harwell Laboratory
Oxfordshire OX11 0RA / GB
Application number, filing date88303128.807.04.1988
[1988/44]
Priority number, dateGB1987001038801.05.1987         Original published format: GB 8710388
[1988/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0289153
Date:02.11.1988
Language:EN
[1988/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0289153
Date:06.12.1989
Language:EN
[1989/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0289153
Date:20.10.1993
Language:EN
[1993/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.10.1989
ClassificationIPC:G21F7/00
[1988/44]
CPC:
G21F7/005 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1988/44]
TitleGerman:System zur Übergabe von Gegenständen in eine Sicherheitshülle[1988/44]
English:System for posting articles into a containment[1988/44]
French:Système pour transférer des articles dans un confinement[1988/44]
Examination procedure25.05.1990Examination requested  [1990/29]
14.08.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.12.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.03.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
21.04.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.05.1993Fee for grant paid
05.05.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.07.1994No opposition filed within time limit [1994/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
16.03.1991Renewal fee patent year 04
10.03.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.1993Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]FR2049259  (SECMI);
 [A]FR2123059  (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE)
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