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EP About this file: EP0586828

EP0586828 - Hydrophone [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.01.1998
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.12.1999Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 02.02.2000 [2000/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Prakla-Seismos GmbH
Buchholzer Strasse 100
30655 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/11]For all designated states
Prakla-Seismos GmbH
Buchholzer Strasse 100
D-30655 Hannover / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Technau, Manfred, Dr.
Peterskamp 17
D-30880 Laatzen / DE
02 / Weichart, Helmut, Dr.
Julius Leber Weg 55
D-30457 Hannover / DE
[1994/11]
Representative(s)Meyer, Ludgerus
Patentanwälte
Meyer & Partner GbR
Jungfernstieg 38
20354 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/11]Meyer, Ludgerus A., Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwalt Jungfernstieg 38
D-20354 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date93111073.810.07.1993
[1994/11]
Priority number, dateDE1992422648511.08.1992         Original published format: DE 4226485
[1994/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0586828
Date:16.03.1994
Language:DE
[1994/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0586828
Date:18.01.1995
Language:DE
[1995/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0586828
Date:05.03.1997
Language:DE
[1997/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.12.1994
ClassificationIPC:B06B1/06, G10K9/12
[1994/11]
CPC:
G01V1/186 (EP,US); B06B1/0651 (EP,US); G01L9/0052 (EP,US);
G01L9/0083 (EP,US); Y10T29/49005 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   NL [1994/12]
Former [1994/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Hydrophon[1994/11]
English:Hydrophone[1994/11]
French:Hydrophone[1994/11]
Examination procedure11.08.1993Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
21.10.1993Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, LI, LU, MC, PT, SE
17.07.1995Examination requested  [1995/37]
26.04.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
19.08.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.08.1996Fee for grant paid
29.08.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.12.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1998/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.07.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
24.08.1993AT   M01   Not yet paid
24.08.1993BE   M01   Not yet paid
23.08.1993CH   M01   Not yet paid
24.08.1993DK   M01   Not yet paid
24.08.1993LI   M01   Not yet paid
24.08.1993LU   M01   Not yet paid
24.08.1993MC   M01   Not yet paid
24.08.1993PT   M01   Not yet paid
24.08.1993SE   M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.199604   M06   Fee paid on   28.09.1996
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR05.03.1997
[2000/05]
Documents cited:Search[YA]US3763464  (LAURENT J) [Y] 1 * column 1, line 21 - line 35; figures 1-3; claims 1-4,7 * [A] 3;
 [Y]GB2196208  (GETECH AS) [Y] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0265679  (ALLIED CORP [US]) [A] 1,3,6 * abstract * * column 3, line 1 - line 39 *;
 [A]US3360664  (STRAUBE HELMUT J) [A] 2 * column 6, line 45 - line 69; figures 1-5,8 *;
 [A]FR2185800  (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [A] 6 * figures 4,9; claims 1,2,5-7 *
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