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EP0694092 - FIBER BLENDS FOR IMPROVED CARPET TEXTURE RETENTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.09.1999
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.09.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.11.1999 [1999/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/05]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / TUNG, Wae-Hai
101 Surrey Drive
Seaford, DE 19973 / US
02 / SIMONSEN, Leif, Richard
601 Pelham Drive
Waynesboro, VA 22980-1591 / US
03 / VINOD, Yashavant, Vinayak
6 Farm House Circle
Hockessin, DE 19707 / US
04 / WERNY, Frank
334 Old Bailey Lane
West Chester, PA 19382 / US
[1996/05]
Representative(s)Abitz, Walter, et al
Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner, Poschingerstrasse 6
81679 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/05]Abitz, Walter, Dr.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner, Poschingerstrasse 6
D-81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date94910720.507.03.1994
[1996/05]
WO1994US01861
Priority number, dateUS1993002811209.03.1993         Original published format: US 28112
[1996/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9420657
Date:15.09.1994
[1994/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0694092
Date:31.01.1996
[1996/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0694092
Date:11.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.09.1994
ClassificationIPC:D02G3/40, D02G3/44
[1996/05]
CPC:
D02G3/445 (EP,US); D02G3/045 (EP,US); D10B2321/02 (EP,US);
D10B2331/02 (EP,US); D10B2331/04 (EP,US); Y10T428/23957 (EP,US);
Y10T428/23993 (EP,US); Y10T428/24826 (EP,US); Y10T428/2909 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2922 (EP,US); Y10T428/2924 (EP,US); Y10T428/2931 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB [1996/05]
TitleGerman:MISCHFASERN FÜR VERBESSERTE TEPPICHSTRUKTURAUFRECHTERHALTUNG[1996/05]
English:FIBER BLENDS FOR IMPROVED CARPET TEXTURE RETENTION[1996/05]
French:MELANGE DE FIBRE SERVANT AMELIORER LA RETENUE DE LA TEXTURE D'UN TAPIS[1996/05]
Entry into regional phase17.08.1995National basic fee paid 
17.08.1995Designation fee(s) paid 
17.08.1995Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.09.1994Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
17.08.1995Examination requested  [1996/05]
25.04.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.10.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.06.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.05.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.07.1998Fee for grant paid
30.07.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.08.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
27.01.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
26.01.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[AD]WO8803969  (ALLIED CORP [US]) [AD] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2124919  (COATS J ET P LTD) [A] 1 * page 2, line 11 - line 20 * * page 3, line 11 - line 13 *;
 [A]US3494822  (WELDON LEONARD HARVEY POCOCK) [A] 1 * column W *;
 [AD]GB2205116  (WOOL RES ORGANISATION) [AD] 1 * the whole document *
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