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EP About this file: EP0637688

EP0637688 - Partial load control valve for axial or mixed flow waterturbine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.11.1999
Database last updated on 12.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.12.1999 [1999/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sulzer-Escher Wyss AG
Hardstrasse 319
CH-8023 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [1995/06]For all designated states
SULZER-ESCHER WYSS AG
Hardstrasse 319
CH-8023 Zürich / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Erlach, Josef
Gustav-Werner-Strasse 7
D-88213 Ravensburg / DE
[1995/06]
Representative(s)Trieblnig, Adolf
c/o Sulzer Management AG KS/Patente/0007
8401 Winterthur / CH
[N/P]
Former [1995/06]Trieblnig, Adolf
c/o Sulzer Management AG KS/Patente/0007
CH-8401 Winterthur / CH
Application number, filing date93810556.606.08.1993
[1995/06]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0637688
Date:08.02.1995
Language:DE
[1995/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0637688
Date:07.01.1999
Language:DE
[1999/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.1994
ClassificationIPC:F03B3/18, F03B11/00, F03B11/02
[1995/06]
CPC:
F03B11/002 (EP); F03B11/004 (EP); F03B11/02 (EP);
F03B3/18 (EP); Y02E10/20 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE [1995/18]
Former [1995/06]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Teillaststellventil für axial oder halbaxiale beaufschlagte Wasserturbine[1995/06]
English:Partial load control valve for axial or mixed flow waterturbine[1995/06]
French:Soupape de réglage de charge partielle pour turbine hydraulique à écoulement axial ou mixte[1995/06]
Examination procedure08.08.1994Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
25.11.1994Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) BE, CH, DK, ES, FR, GB, IE, IT, LI
25.11.1994Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) GR
05.07.1995Examination requested  [1995/38]
04.06.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.10.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
10.07.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.09.1998Fee for grant paid
12.09.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.10.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.07.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
18.07.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
29.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
16.07.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
15.09.1994BE   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994CH   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994DK   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994ES   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994FR   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994GB   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994GR   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994IE   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994IT   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994LI   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994LU   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994MC   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994NL   M01   Not yet paid
15.09.1994PT   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE12314  (LUDWIG KOESTER) [Y] 6 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE661672  (ALEXANDER SAKOWSKY) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]CH294121  (ESCHER WYSS AG [CH]) [A] 6 * the whole document *;
 [XY]FR1076276  (ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE) [X] 1-5,7-9 * page 1, column R, paragraph 3 * * page 2, column L, paragraph 2 * * page 4, column L, paragraph 6 * * figure - * [Y] 6;
 [A]GB758675  (LUCAS INDUSTRIES LTD);
 [A]CH324495  (SFINDEX [CH]) [A] 1 * figure - *;
 [D]CH328557  (ESCHER WYSS AG [CH]);
 [A]US2828603  (LAUCHER RICHARD G) [A] 4 * column 3, line 6 - line 19; figure - *
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