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EP0760741 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A MUSHROOM SPAWN BAG [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.11.2003 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.01.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 03.03.2004 [2004/10]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Compac International, Inc. 800 Industrial Park Road, P.O. Box 2707 Carbondale Illinois 62902 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1997/11]	For all designated states Compac International, Inc. 800 Industrial Park Road, P.O. Box 2707 Carbondale, Illinois 62902 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / SPREHE, Gregory, S. 928 Striegel Road Carbondale, IL 62901 / US
	02 / SIEBERT, Lester R.R. 2 Box 108 Cobden, IL 62920 / US
	03 / TOWNE, William 1070 East 900 South Flat Rock, Indiana 47234 / US
	[1997/22]
Former [1997/11]	01 / SPREHE, Gregory, S. 420 Deerlake Carbondale, IL 62901 / US
	02 / SIEBERT, Lester R.R. 2 Box 108 Cobden, IL 62920 / US
	03 / TOWNE, William Box 327, North High Meadow Carbondale, IL 62901 / US
Representative(s)	Harding, Richard Patrick, et al A. R. Davies & Co. 27 Imperial Square Cheltenham GL50 1RQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/11]	Harding, Richard Patrick, et al A. R. Davies & Co. 27 Imperial Square Cheltenham GL50 1RQ / GB
Application number, filing date	96911537.7	28.03.1996
	[1997/11]
	WO1996US04498
Priority number, date	US19950412747	29.03.1995 Original published format: US 412747
	[1997/11]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9630199
	Date:	03.10.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/44]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0760741
	Date:	12.03.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/11]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0760741
	Date:	22.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/04]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	03.10.1996
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.07.1998
Classification	IPC:	B31B1/16, A01G1/04, B31B39/00, B31B19/90	[1998/35]
	CPC:	A01G18/66 (EP,US); B31B2155/00 (EP,US); B31B2170/20 (EP,US); B31B70/14 (EP,US); B31B70/8123 (EP,US); Y10S493/932 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1997/11]	B31B1/16
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1997/11]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM HERSTELLEN VON PILZBRUTSÄCKEN	[1997/11]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A MUSHROOM SPAWN BAG	[1997/11]
	French:	PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE FABRICATION D'UN SACHET CONTENANT DU BLANC DE CHAMPIGNON	[1997/11]
Entry into regional phase	16.12.1996	National basic fee paid
	16.12.1996	Search fee paid
	16.12.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.12.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.12.1996	Examination requested [1997/11]
	21.09.1998	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.02.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.06.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.11.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.05.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.02.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.08.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.04.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	09.08.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.10.2002	Fee for grant paid
	02.10.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	23.10.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.03.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.03.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	22.01.2003
	CH	22.01.2003
	LI	22.01.2003
	NL	22.01.2003
	DK	22.04.2003
	[2004/10]
Former [2004/02]	CH	22.01.2003
	LI	22.01.2003
	NL	22.01.2003
	DK	22.04.2003
Former [2003/41]	CH	22.01.2003
	LI	22.01.2003
	NL	22.01.2003
Former [2003/40]	CH	22.01.2003
	LI	22.01.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[X]FR1300028 (SCHWARTZKOPF AUGUST) [X] 1-20* figure -; claim - *;
		[X]GB1366777 (GUIOCHON CIE) [X] 1-18 * page 3, line 11 - line 52; figure - *
	International search	[Y]US436287 ;
		[Y]US2870954 (KULESZA CHESTER P);
		[Y]US3163352 (FESCO JOHN J);
		[Y]US3322041 (FESCO JOHN J);
		[Y]US3868891 (PARISH FRANK T);
		[Y]US4041816 (SHEARON MICHAEL HILLAS);
		[Y]US4486187 (FOSTER ROBERT D [CA]);
		[Y]US4613321 (KESTEN MARTIN [US], et al);
		[Y]US5035684 (SORRELLS ANTHONY M [US]);
		[Y]US5059036 (RICHISON CECIL [US], et al);
		[Y]US5068005 (LINDSKOG CARL G [SE], et al);
		[Y]US5150787 (BIRD GERALD C [US], et al);
		[Y]US5465842 (UTLEY WAYNE S [US])

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