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EP0402175 - Method of and apparatus for forming the end of a flat metal tube, and closing and sealing the end thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 01.11.1995 Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state Updated state(s): FR	published on 02.01.2008 [2008/01]
Applicant(s)	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI LU NL SE Mooney, Brian Francis 7 Oakwood, Tivoli Road Dun Laoghaire County Dublin / IE
	For:GB BADSEY LIMITED Davis Road Clonmel County Tipperary / IE
	[N/P]
Former [1995/03]	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI LU NL SE Mooney, Brian Francis 7 Oakwood, Tivoli Road Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin / IE
	For:GB BADSEY LIMITED Davis Road Clonmel, County Tipperary / IE
Former [1991/52]	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI LU NL SE Mooney, Brian Francis 7 Oakwood, Tivoli Road Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin / IE
	For:GB BADSEY LIMITED Fitzwilton House, Wilton Place Dublin 2 / IE
Former [1990/50]	For all designated states Mooney, Brian Francis 7 Oakwood, Tivoli Road Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin / IE
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[1990/50]
Representative(s)	McCarthy, Denis Alexis, et al MacLachlan & Donaldson Unit 10, 4075 Kingswood Road Citywest Business Campus Dublin D24 C56E / IE
	[N/P]
Former [1994/52]	McCarthy, Denis Alexis, et al MacLachlan & Donaldson 47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 / IE
Former [1990/50]	Singleton, Jeffrey Eric Potter Clarkson St. Mary's Court St. Mary's Gate Nottingham NG1 1LE / GB
Application number, filing date	90306310.5	11.06.1990
	[1990/50]
Priority number, date	IE19890000081	09.06.1989 Original published format: IE 8189
	[1990/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0402175
	Date:	12.12.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0402175
	Date:	28.12.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/52]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.10.1990
Classification	IPC:	B21D41/04	[1990/50]
	CPC:	B21D41/045 (EP); F28D1/0535 (EP); F28F1/025 (EP); F28F2220/00 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1990/50]
Title	German:	Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Formen des Endes eines flachen Metallrohres zum Verschliessen und Abdichten des Endes	[1990/50]
	English:	Method of and apparatus for forming the end of a flat metal tube, and closing and sealing the end thereof	[1990/50]
	French:	Méthode et dispositif pour le formage du bout d'un tube métallique aplati et pour la fermeture et l'étanchement	[1990/50]
Examination procedure	24.05.1991	Examination requested [1991/30]
	18.02.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	08.02.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.02.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.08.1993	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	23.10.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.02.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	23.06.1994	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.09.1994	Fee for grant paid
	22.09.1994	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	29.09.1995	No opposition filed within time limit [1995/51]
Request for further processing for:	23.10.1993	Request for further processing filed
	04.10.1993	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	11.11.1993	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.06.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.06.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	07.06.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Rights in Rem or Legal Means of Execution	ID:	01
	For:	GB
	Date:	12.12.1991
	[1992/05]
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	28.12.1994
	BE	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	DK	28.12.1994
	ES	28.12.1994
	FR	28.12.1994
	GR	28.12.1994
	IT	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	NL	28.12.1994
	SE	28.03.1995
	DE	29.03.1995
	LU	30.06.1995
	[2006/14]
Former [2002/24]	AT	28.12.1994
	BE	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	DK	28.12.1994
	ES	28.12.1994
	GR	28.12.1994
	IT	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	NL	28.12.1994
	SE	28.03.1995
	DE	29.03.1995
	FR	24.05.1995
	LU	30.06.1995
Former [2000/04]	AT	28.12.1994
	BE	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	DK	28.12.1994
	GR	28.12.1994
	IT	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	NL	28.12.1994
	SE	28.03.1995
	DE	29.03.1995
	FR	24.05.1995
	LU	30.06.1995
Former [1999/42]	AT	28.12.1994
	BE	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	DK	28.12.1994
	IT	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	NL	28.12.1994
	SE	28.03.1995
	DE	29.03.1995
	FR	24.05.1995
Former [1998/15]	AT	28.12.1994
	BE	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	DK	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	NL	28.12.1994
	SE	28.03.1995
	DE	29.03.1995
	FR	24.05.1995
Former [1995/49]	AT	28.12.1994
	BE	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	NL	28.12.1994
	SE	28.03.1995
	DE	29.03.1995
	FR	24.05.1995
Former [1995/42]	AT	28.12.1994
	BE	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	SE	28.03.1995
	DE	29.03.1995
	FR	24.05.1995
Former [1995/41]	AT	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	DE	29.03.1995
	FR	24.05.1995
Former [1995/40]	AT	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
	DE	29.03.1995
Former [1995/40]	AT	28.12.1994
	CH	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
Former [1995/32]	CH	28.12.1994
	LI	28.12.1994
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB576259 (HALL BROS NETHERTON LTD, et al);
		[Y]AT283870B (JUNKERS & CO [DE]);
		[A]DD220520 (ALTENBURG ELEKTROWAERME [DD]);
		[Y]GB2151162 (TUBI ITALIA SPA)

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