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EP0727917
European procedure
Extract from the Register of European Patents
EP About this file: EP0727917
| EP0727917 - Tweezer-like heater [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.04.2002 Database last updated on 02.11.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 26.04.2002 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 12.06.2002 [2002/24] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states METCAL INC. 1530 O'Brien Drive Menlo Park California 94025 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1996/34] | For all designated states METCAL INC. 1530 O'Brien Drive Menlo Park California 94025 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
LaValley, Ronald 1709 Chula Vista Drive Belmont, California 94002 / US | 02 /
Carlomagno, Michael 1708 Kentucky Street Redwood Street, California 94061 / US | 03 /
Philips, Jeffrey 1010 Foxchase Dr. No.216 San Jose, California 95123 / US | 04 /
Abed, Tark 476 Matadero Avenue Palo Alto, California 94306 / US | [1996/34] | Representative(s) | Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1996/34] | Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW / GB | Application number, filing date | 96301014.5 | 14.02.1996 | [1996/34] | Priority number, date | US19950390590 | 17.02.1995 Original published format: US 390590 | [1996/34] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0727917 | Date: | 21.08.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/34] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0727917 | Date: | 10.12.1997 | [1997/50] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0727917 | Date: | 20.06.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/25] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 22.10.1997 | Classification | IPC: | H05B3/00, H05B1/00, B23K3/00, B23K3/03, H05K3/34, H05K3/00 | [1997/49] | CPC: |
H05B3/12 (EP,US);
B23K3/0369 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [1996/34] | H05B3/00 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [1996/34] | Title | German: | Pinzettenartiges Heizelement | [1996/34] | English: | Tweezer-like heater | [1996/34] | French: | Elément de chauffage sous forme de pincette | [1996/34] | Examination procedure | 02.06.1998 | Examination requested [1998/32] | 31.08.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 05.03.1999 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 23.08.2000 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 18.12.2000 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 06.03.2001 | Fee for grant paid | 06.03.2001 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 21.03.2002 | No opposition filed within time limit [2002/24] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 25.02.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 12.05.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 11.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 15.02.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 28.02.1999 | 04 M06 Fee paid on 12.05.1999 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [A]US5073696 (PATILLO RONALD L [US], et al) [A] 1,3,5-10,13,18* column 2, line 48 - column 3, line 37; figures 2,3,5,6 *; | [XA]US5182435 (WANG CHIOU-LIANG [TW]) [X] 1,19 * column 1, line 8 - column 2, line 50; figures 1-3; claims 1,2 * * column 1, line 8 - column 2, line 50; figures 1-3; claims 1,2 * [A] 5-10,13,18; | [XA]US5246157 (SIEGEL WILLIAM J [US]) [X] 1,19 * column 1, lines 11-26 * * column 6, line 10 - column 10, line 51; figures 1,2; claims 1-3 * * column 1, lines 11-26 * * column 6, line 10 - column 10, line 51; figures 1,2; claims 1-3 * [A] 3,5-13,15,20 |