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EP About this file: EP0757375

EP0757375 - Method of making an arc tube for electrodeless lamp [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/06]Arc tube for electrodeless lamp
[2001/15]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.10.2003
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 06.02.2008  [2008/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
100 Endicott Street
Danvers, MA 01923 / US
[1997/06]
Inventor(s)01 / Wei, George C.
26 Valleyview Road
Weston, Massachusetts 02193 / US
02 / Walsh, John
2 Brookfield Road
Milford, Massachusetts 01757 / US
03 / Kramer, Jerry
757 Robin Road
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598-1115 / US
04 / Lapatovich, Walter P.
135 Barnard Road
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752 / US
[1997/06]
Representative(s)Pokorny, Gerd
OSRAM GmbH
Intellectual Property IP
Postfach 22 13 17
80503 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/06]Pokorny, Gerd
c/o Osram Gmbh, Rechts- und Patentabteilung, Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
Application number, filing date96111639.918.07.1996
[1997/06]
Priority number, dateUS1995050985101.08.1995         Original published format: US 509851
[1997/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0757375
Date:05.02.1997
Language:EN
[1997/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0757375
Date:27.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.11.1996
ClassificationIPC:H01J61/36, H01J61/30, H01J9/40
[1997/06]
CPC:
H01J65/042 (EP,US); H01J61/302 (EP,US); H01J61/361 (EP,US);
H01J9/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1997/06]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung eines keramischen Bogenröhres für elektrodenlose Lampe[2001/15]
English:Method of making an arc tube for electrodeless lamp[2001/15]
French:Procédé pour la fabrication d'un tube à arc pour lampe sans électrodes[2001/15]
Former [1997/06]Bogenrohr für elektrodenlose Lampe
Former [1997/06]Arc tube for electrodeless lamp
Former [1997/06]Tube à arc pour lampe sans électrodes
Examination procedure18.02.1997Examination requested  [1997/16]
11.12.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.04.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.12.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.04.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.03.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
07.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.08.2002Fee for grant paid
05.08.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
17.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
20.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
22.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR27.11.2002
IT27.11.2002
GB18.07.2003
BE31.07.2003
[2008/06]
Former [2006/14]FR27.11.2002
GB18.07.2003
BE31.07.2003
Former [2004/52]GB18.07.2003
BE31.07.2003
Former [2004/45]GB18.07.2003
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS56116246  ;
 [A]US3525896  (SOULE WILLIAM J, et al) [A] 1 * column 1, line 41 - line 42 * * column 2, line 41; figure 1 *;
 [XA]US3564328  (BAGLEY RODNEY D, et al) [X] 1,4 * column A; figures 1-3,6,7 * * column 1, line 59 - line 61 * * column 2, line 44 - line 47 * * column 2, line 58 - line 61 * * column 2, line 66 - line 67 * * column 4, line 72 - line 75 * * column 5, line 1 - line 44 * [A] 2,3,5,6;
 [A]US3563772  (JOORMANN HENDRIK JACOBUS MARIA, et al) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]NL7802597  (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [A] 6 * page 1, line 4 - line 10 *;
 [A]US4169875  (GRIMM NELSON [US], et al) [A] 1,3,4,6 * abstract * * column 2, line 39 - line 44 * * column 4, line 33 - column 35 *;
 [A]US4633137  (SCOTT CURTIS E [US], et al) [A] 1,4 * column 1, line 31 - line 33 * * column 1, line 55 *;
 [A]US4704093  (MORRIS VINCENT P [US]) [A] 1,5,6 * abstract * * column 1, line 8 - line 15 * * column 1, line 34 - line 50 * * column 2, line 47 - line 64 * * column 3, line 3 - line 8 * * column 4, line 59 - column 5, line 8 *;
 [A]US4765820  (NAGANAWA HITOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 6 * abstract * * column 1, line 21 - line 25 * * column 1, line 35 - line 50 * * column 4, line 64 - line 68 * * column 6, line 5 - line 33 *;
 [DA]US4810938  (JOHNSON PETER D [US], et al) [DA] 1 * abstract * * column 5, line 1 - line 4 ** column 5, line 40 *;
 [XA]WO9406727  (PATENT TREUHAND GES FUER ELEKTRISCHE GLUEHLAMPEN MBH [DE]) [X] 1,4 * page 1, line 1 - line 6 * * page 3, line 29 - line 33 * * page 4 - page 6 * * page 8, line 1 - page 9, line 15 * * page 9, line 24 - line 27; figure - * [A] 3,5,6;
 [A]EP0657399  (PATENT TREUHAND GES FUER ELEKTRISCHE GLUEHLAMPEN MBH [DE], et al) [A] 4 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19811208), vol. 5, no. 192, Database accession no. (E - 085), & JP56116246 A 19810911 (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [A] 6 * abstract *
ExaminationUS4427922
 US5070277
 EP0671758
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