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EP0487703
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| EP0487703 - VALVE FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION TO BRANCH PASSAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 06.08.1999 Database last updated on 02.11.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 05.10.2005 | Change: Appeal number | Applicant(s) | For all designated states SAUNDERS VALVE COMPANY LIMITED Grange Road Cwmbram Gwent NP44 3XX Wales / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1992/23] | For all designated states SAUNDERS VALVE COMPANY LIMITED Grange Road Cwmbram Gwent NP44 3XX Wales / GB | Inventor(s) | 01 /
TRIMBLE, Maurice Wilson 5 Meads Close Newport, Gwent NP9 ONR, Wales / GB | [1992/23] | Representative(s) | Goodenough, Nigel A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1992/23] | Goodenough, Nigel A.A. Thornton & Co. Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB | Application number, filing date | 91912236.6 | 25.06.1991 | [1992/23] | WO1991GB01025 | Priority number, date | GB19900014124 | 25.06.1990 Original published format: GB 9014124 | GB19900024935 | 16.11.1990 Original published format: GB 9024935 | [1992/23] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO9200476 | Date: | 09.01.1992 | [1992/02] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0487703 | Date: | 03.06.1992 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.01.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [1992/23] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0487703 | Date: | 24.08.1994 | Language: | EN | [1994/34] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0487703 | Date: | 22.09.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/38] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 05.03.1992 | Classification | IPC: | F16K7/16, F16K11/02 | [1992/23] | CPC: |
F16K7/126 (EP,US);
F16K11/022 (EP,US);
Y10T137/87716 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1992/23] | Title | German: | VENTIL ZUM STEUEREN DER VERBINDUNG ZU EINER ABZWEIGLEITUNG | [1992/23] | English: | VALVE FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION TO BRANCH PASSAGE | [1992/23] | French: | VANNE SERVANT A COMMANDER LA CONNEXION A UN PASSAGE D'EMBRANCHEMENT | [1992/23] | Entry into regional phase | 24.01.1992 | National basic fee paid | 24.01.1992 | Designation fee(s) paid | 24.01.1992 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 27.01.1992 | Examination requested [1992/23] | 04.03.1993 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 01.04.1993 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.10.1993 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 03.01.1994 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 23.03.1994 | Fee for grant paid | 23.03.1994 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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24.05.1995
ADMISSIBLE Gebrüder Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG Neuer Wasen 6 D-74665 Ingelfingen / DE Opponent's representative Hering, Hartmut Patentanwälte Berendt, Leyh & Hering Innere Wiener Strasse 20 81667 München / DE | [N/P] |
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| Opponent(s) | 01
12.05.1995
24.05.1995
ADMISSIBLE Gebrüder Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG Neuer Wasen 6 D-74665 Ingelfingen / DE Opponent's representative Hering, Hartmut, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Berendt, Leyh & Hering Innere Wiener Strasse 20 D-81667 München / DE | 27.06.1995 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 05.01.1996 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 23.01.1996 | Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04) | 02.05.1996 | Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor | 14.01.1997 | Date of oral proceedings | 05.02.1997 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 04.02.1999 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 04.02.1999 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 30.04.1999 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 16.07.1999 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Appeal following opposition | 04.04.1997 | Appeal received No. T0388/97 | 04.06.1997 | Statement of grounds filed | 04.02.1999 | Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form | 04.02.1999 | Date of oral proceedings | 12.02.1999 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 14.06.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 11.06.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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