| EP0612943 - Inductive monitoring device for valve member [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.02.1998 Database last updated on 11.04.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 09.05.2002 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES | published on 26.06.2002 [2002/26] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states FRAMATOME Tour Fiat Cédex 16 92084 Paris-la-Défense / FR | [N/P] |
| Former [1994/35] | For all designated states FRAMATOME Tour Fiat Cédex 16 F-92084 Paris-la-Défense / FR | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Glass III, Samuel W. 222 Norfolk Avenue Lynchburg, Virginia 24503 / US | 02 /
Rossman, Timothy A. 107 Edgewood Drive Lynchburg, Virginia 24502 / US | 03 /
Ataman, Vedat T. 2400 G Weeping Willow Drive Lynchburg, Virginia 24501 / US | [1994/35] | Representative(s) | Armengaud Ainé, Alain, et al Cabinet ARMENGAUD AINE 3 Avenue Bugeaud 75116 Paris / FR | [N/P] |
| Former [1994/35] | Armengaud Ainé, Alain, et al Cabinet ARMENGAUD AINE 3 Avenue Bugeaud F-75116 Paris / FR | Application number, filing date | 94400378.9 | 22.02.1994 | [1994/35] | Priority number, date | US19930021376 | 23.02.1993 Original published format: US 21376 | [1994/35] | Filing language | FR | Procedural language | FR | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0612943 | Date: | 31.08.1994 | Language: | FR | [1994/35] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0612943 | Date: | 16.04.1997 | Language: | FR | [1997/16] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 19.05.1994 | Classification | IPC: | F16K37/00, H03K17/95, G01D5/20 | [1994/35] | CPC: |
F16K37/0041 (EP,US);
G01D5/2013 (EP,US);
H03K17/9505 (EP,US);
H03K17/9532 (EP,US);
Y10T137/8242 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | BE, CH, ES, FR, LI, SE [1994/35] | Title | German: | Induktive Überwachungseinrichtung für Ventilklappe | [1994/35] | English: | Inductive monitoring device for valve member | [1994/35] | French: | Dispositif de contrôle inductif pour tête de soupape | [1994/35] | Examination procedure | 11.02.1995 | Examination requested [1995/15] | 26.01.1996 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 27.03.1996 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 30.08.1996 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 15.10.1996 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 25.10.1996 | Fee for grant paid | 25.10.1996 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 17.01.1998 | No opposition filed within time limit [1998/15] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 02.02.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 18.01.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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| Former [1998/12] | SE | 16.07.1997 | Documents cited: | Search | [X] US5086273 (LEON ROBERT L et al.) [X] 1,9-11 * abrégé; colonne 2, ligne 48 - colonne 3, ligne 13; colonne 3, lignes 21 - colonne 5, ligne 34; colonne 5, lignes 43 - 61; colonne 6, lignes 10 - 34; revendications 1 - 4, 11 - 14 ; figures 1, 2 * | [A] US4777979 (TWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL et al.) [A] 1-3 * colonne 2, lignes 5 - 28; colonne 3, lignes 21 - 53; colonne 4, ligne 8 - colonne 5, ligne 2; figures 1 - 4 * | [A] DE3312756 (PEPPERL & FUCHS et al.) [A] 1-4 * abrégé; page 5, ligne 1 - page 6, ligne 35; page 9, ligne 26 - page 14, ligne 30; figures 1, 2 * | [A] EP0316914 (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO et al.) [A] 1-4 * colonne 2, ligne 7 - colonne 3, ligne 38; colonne 5, ligne 4 - colonne 6, ligne 25; figures 1 - 3 * | [A] US4133511 (HARTMANN GEORG et al.) [A] 1-3 * colonne 3, ligne 45 - colonne 4, ligne 5; figure 1 * | [A] GB2095407 (FERRANTI LTD et al.) [A] 1-3 * en entier * | [A] US4526177 (RUDY MICHAEL A et al.) [A] 1-3,5,7 * abrégé; colonne 6, ligne 56 - colonne 8, ligne 32; figures 1 - 4 * | [A] WO8905938 (DU PONT et al.) [A] 1,8 * page 3, ligne 25 - page 4, ligne 25; page 5, ligne 28 - page 6, ligne 9; figure 1 * | [A] US4244108 (BAILEY KURT W et al.) [A] 1,7,8 * colonne 3, lignes 8 - 37; figure 1 * | [A] D. PLACKO ET AL: "Modlisation de capteurs inductifs pour la mesure travers une paroi mtallique amagntique", REVUE DE PHYSIQUE APPLIQUEE, vol. 25, no. 7, July 1990 (1990-07-01), PARIS FR, pages 721 - 735, XP000137305, DOI: doi:10.1051/rphysap:01990002507072100 [A] 1,2,9-11 * paragraphes 1."Introduction", 2."Fonctionnement du dispositif", 5."Conclusion"; figures 1 - 4 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/rphysap:01990002507072100 |