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EP About this file: EP0720563

EP0720563 - BAG TYIER WITH A RIBBON SENSING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1996/28]RIBBON SENSING DEVICE FOR BAG TYER
[2000/20]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2002
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2006Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): FR		published on 05.04.2006  [2006/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BURFORD CORP.
P.O. Box 714
Maysville, OK 73057 / US
[1996/28]
Inventor(s)01 / FRAZIER, Jimmy, R.
504 Baker Street
Norman, OK 73072 / US
02 / RICHARDSON, John, D.
12301 S.E. 71st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73150 / US
03 / COXSEY, Greg, P.
3412 Pathway Circle
Norman, OK 73072 / US
[1996/28]
Representative(s)Howick, Nicholas Keith
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/28]Howick, Nicholas Keith
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date94929399.730.09.1994
[1996/28]
WO1994US11183
Priority number, dateUS1993012928430.09.1993         Original published format: US 129284
[1996/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9509104
Date:06.04.1995
Language:EN
[1995/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0720563
Date:10.07.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.04.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0720563
Date:06.06.2001
Language:EN
[2001/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.04.1995
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.03.1999
ClassificationIPC:B65B7/06, B65B51/08, H02P5/46
[1996/28]
CPC:
H02P8/00 (EP,US); B65B51/08 (EP,US); H02P5/50 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/28]
TitleGerman:BEUTELSCHNÜRMASCHINE MIT EINER BANDFÜHLERVORRICHTUNG[2000/20]
English:BAG TYIER WITH A RIBBON SENSING DEVICE[2000/20]
French:LIEUSE DE SACS EQUIPPEE D'UN DISPOSITIF DE DETECTION DE RUBAN[2000/20]
Former [1996/28]BANDFÜHLERVORRICHTUNG IN EINER BEUTELSCHNÜRMASCHINE
Former [1996/28]RIBBON SENSING DEVICE FOR BAG TYER
Former [1996/28]DISPOSITIF DE PALPAGE D'UN RUBAN DE LIEUSE DE SACS
Entry into regional phase25.04.1996National basic fee paid 
25.04.1996Search fee paid 
25.04.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
25.04.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
25.04.1996Examination requested  [1996/28]
28.09.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.02.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.11.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.01.2001Fee for grant paid
04.01.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP00200538.7  / EP1016591
Opposition(s)07.03.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
10.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
09.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
13.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
13.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
FR06.06.2001
GR06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
DK06.09.2001
PT06.09.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
LU30.09.2001
MC30.09.2001
IE01.10.2001
[2006/14]
Former [2004/42]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
GR06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
DK06.09.2001
PT06.09.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
LU30.09.2001
MC30.09.2001
IE01.10.2001
FR21.12.2001
Former [2004/39]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
GR06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
DK06.09.2001
PT06.09.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
LU30.09.2001
MC30.09.2001
FR21.12.2001
Former [2004/07]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
GR06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
DK06.09.2001
PT06.09.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
MC30.09.2001
FR21.12.2001
Former [2003/45]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
DK06.09.2001
PT06.09.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
MC30.09.2001
FR21.12.2001
Former [2002/43]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
PT06.09.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
MC30.09.2001
FR21.12.2001
Former [2002/26]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
PT06.09.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
FR21.12.2001
Former [2002/18]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
FR21.12.2001
Former [2002/15]AT06.06.2001
BE06.06.2001
CH06.06.2001
LI06.06.2001
SE06.09.2001
DE07.09.2001
Former [2002/12]BE06.06.2001
SE06.09.2001
Former [2002/05]SE06.09.2001
Documents cited:Search[A]GB2019040  (POWER LTD F A, et al) [A] 1 * page 1, lines 54-117; figures 1-6 *;
 [Y]US4277731  (PONGRACZ ENDRE) [Y] 13-15,18-22 * column 2, line 38 - column 3, line 17; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]EP0092378  (FANUC LTD [JP]) [A] 13-15* page 1, line 8 - page 6, line 33; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]GB2205081  (STRAPACK CORP) [A] 2,4,16 * page 6, paragraph 3 - page 7, paragraph 2; figures 1-6 * * page 8, paragraph 3 - page 10, paragraph 1 *;
 [DY]US4856258  (BURFORD CHARLES E [US], et al) [DY] 1-3,6-10,13-15,18-22 * column 2, line 32 - column 9, line 12; figures 1-10 *;
 [A]US4907392  (KNUDSEN DAVID S [US]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [Y]EP0400379  (LINDEMANN MASCHFAB GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1-3,6-10 * column 4, line 51 - column 6, line 36; figures 1-3 *
International search[X]US4856258  (BURFORD CHARLES E [US], et al);
 [X]US5194793  (NIIMI YOSHIHIRO [JP])
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