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EP About this file: EP0570153

EP0570153 - Knife blade and knife blade assembly for cutting a food product [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.10.1997
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 30.01.2008  [2008/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INC.
2503 Calumet Avenue, P.O. Box 2200 Valparaiso
Indiana 46384 / US
[N/P]
Former [1993/46]For all designated states
URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INC.
2503 Calumet Avenue, P.O. Box 2200
Valparaiso Indiana 46384 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Cole, Eugene H.
682N. White Oak Drive 150E
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 / US
02 / Rowell, Charles
870N. 500E
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 / US
[1993/46]
Representative(s)Piésold, Alexander James
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1993/46]Piesold, Alexander J.
Frank B. Dehn & Co. Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UZ / GB
Application number, filing date93303508.106.05.1993
[1993/46]
Priority number, dateUS1992088129211.05.1992         Original published format: US 881292
[1993/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0570153
Date:18.11.1993
Language:EN
[1993/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0570153
Date:27.11.1996
Language:EN
[1996/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.09.1993
ClassificationIPC:B26D3/18, B26D1/00
[1993/46]
CPC:
B26D1/0006 (EP,US); B26D1/48 (EP,US); B26D3/185 (EP,US);
B26D2001/002 (EP,US); B26D2001/006 (EP,US); B26D2001/0086 (EP,US);
Y10T83/7607 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1993/46]
TitleGerman:Schneidmesser sowie Schneidmesseraufstellung zum Schneiden von Lebensmitteln[1993/46]
English:Knife blade and knife blade assembly for cutting a food product[1993/46]
French:Lame de couteau ainsi qu'un assemblage de lames pour la coupe d'un produit alimentaire[1993/46]
Examination procedure09.05.1994Examination requested  [1994/28]
24.04.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.11.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.01.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.05.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.09.1996Fee for grant paid
06.09.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.08.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.05.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
06.05.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH27.11.1996
IT27.11.1996
LI27.11.1996
SE27.02.1997
DE28.02.1997
[1999/42]
Former [1998/04]CH27.11.1996
LI27.11.1996
SE27.02.1997
DE28.02.1997
Former [1997/39]SE27.02.1997
DE28.02.1997
Former [1997/29]DE28.02.1997
Documents cited:Search[Y]WO8909684  (MENDENHALL GEORGE A [US]);
 [Y]DE641424  (HERMANN UKENA);
 [A]NL55926  ;
 [A]US4092972  (SCHMID FREDERICK);
 [A]FR653099  ;
 [A]EP0221340  (HOLAC MASCHBAU GMBH [DE]);
 [A]FR1193331
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