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EP0701631 - BERYLLIUM-CONTAINING ALLOYS OF ALUMINUM AND SEMI-SOLID PROCESSING OF SUCH ALLOYS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.07.2000
Database last updated on 12.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE
published on 05.06.2002  [2002/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Brush Wellman Inc.
17876 St.Clair Avenue Cleveland
Ohio 44110 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/39]For all designated states
Brush Wellman Inc.
17876 St.Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44110 / US
Former [1996/12]For all designated states
BRUSH WELLMAN Inc.
17876 St.Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44110 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MARDER, James M.
2888 Warrington Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44120 / US
02 / HAWS, Warren J.
1439 Larchmont
Cleveland, OH 44110 / US
[1996/12]
Representative(s)West, Alan Harry, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/20]West, Alan Harry, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [1996/12]Milhench, Howard Leslie, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date95910318.522.02.1995
[1996/12]
WO1995US02185
Priority number, dateUS1994022137431.03.1994         Original published format: US 221374
[1996/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9527089
Date:12.10.1995
Language:EN
[1995/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0701631
Date:20.03.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.10.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0701631
Date:29.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US12.10.1995
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.08.1996
ClassificationIPC:C22C21/00, B22D21/00
[1996/12]
CPC:
B22C9/04 (EP,US); C22C21/00 (EP,KR,US); B22D21/00 (KR);
B22D23/00 (EP,US); C22C1/0408 (EP,US); C22C25/00 (EP,US);
G11B21/083 (EP,US); G11B5/484 (EP,US); Y10S164/90 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12014 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1996/12]
TitleGerman:BERYLLIUM ENTHALTENDE ALUMINIUMLEGIERUNGEN UND FLÜSSIG/FEST-VERARBEITUNG SOLCHER LEGIERUNGEN[1996/12]
English:BERYLLIUM-CONTAINING ALLOYS OF ALUMINUM AND SEMI-SOLID PROCESSING OF SUCH ALLOYS[1996/12]
French:ALLIAGES D'ALUMINIUM CONTENANT DU BERYLLIUM ET TRAITEMENT SEMI-SOLIDE DE CES ALLIAGES[1996/12]
Entry into regional phase19.12.1995National basic fee paid 
19.12.1995Search fee paid 
19.12.1995Designation fee(s) paid 
11.04.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.04.1996Examination requested  [1996/23]
29.11.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.06.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.11.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.04.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.01.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
31.03.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.06.1999Fee for grant paid
30.06.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.06.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT29.09.1999
SE29.09.1999
[2002/23]
Former [2000/24]AT29.09.1999
Documents cited:Search[X]  - L.M.BELTZ ET AL, "THE EFFECTS OF BERYLLIUM CONTENT ON PROPERTIES OF POWDER METALLURGY ALUMINUM-BERYLLIUM ALLOYS", PROC. CONF. ADV. POWDER METALL. PART. MATER, VOL 4 PROCESSING, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS, (1993), pages 191 - 200, XP000576832 [X] 1-10 * page 197, paragraph 1; figure 1 *
 [A]  - F.C.GRENSING ET AL, "PROPERTIES OF WROUGHT ALUMINUM-BERYLLIUM ALLOYS", PROC. CONF. ADV. POWDER METALL. PART. MATER, VOL 4 PROCESSING, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS, (1993), pages 179 - 189, XP000576833
 [DA]  - D.HASHIGUCHI ET AL, "ALUMINUM-BERYLLIUM ALLOYS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS", EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SPECIAL PUBLICATION ESA SP-336, ADV. MATER. LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCT., (1992), pages 165 - 169, XP000575409
International search[Y]US3456322  (KROCK RICHARD H, et al);
 [Y]US3902544  (FLEMINGS MERTON C, et al);
 [Y]US5260847  (BASEHORE DAVID W [US], et al)
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