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EP About this file: EP0358404

EP0358404 - Connector [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.01.1997
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip24.01.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.03.1997 [1997/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION
1555 Lynnfield Road Memphis
Tennessee 38119 / US
[N/P]
Former [1990/11]For all designated states
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION
1555 Lynnfield Road
Memphis Tennessee 38119 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hoshino, Haruo
2-204 Shinkemigawa Bilegi 2665-1 Asahigaokacho
Chiba-shi Chiba Prefecture 281 / JP
[1990/11]
Representative(s)Howick, Nicholas Keith, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1990/11]Howick, Nicholas Keith, et al
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date89308800.531.08.1989
[1990/11]
Priority number, dateJP19880115995U05.09.1988         Original published format: JP 11599588 U
[1990/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0358404
Date:14.03.1990
Language:EN
[1990/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0358404
Date:22.11.1990
Language:EN
[1990/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0358404
Date:20.03.1996
Language:EN
[1996/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.10.1990
ClassificationIPC:H01R9/07
[1990/11]
CPC:
H01R12/675 (EP)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1990/11]
TitleGerman:Verbinder[1990/11]
English:Connector[1990/11]
French:Connecteur[1990/11]
Examination procedure20.12.1990Examination requested  [1991/09]
04.12.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.06.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.02.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.09.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.10.1995Fee for grant paid
31.10.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.12.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1997/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.07.1991Renewal fee patent year 03
17.07.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.1995Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE2545791  ;
 [Y]US3816818  ;
 [A]EP0063696  ;
 [A]US4174877
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