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EP0856194 - PROPELLANT GRAIN GEOMETRY FOR CONTROLLING ULLAGE AND INCREASING FLAME PERMEABILITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  05.10.2001
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
600 2nd Street Northeast
Hopkins, MN 55343-8384 / US
[1998/32]
Inventor(s)01 / LANGSJOEN, Peter, L.
1446 Kentucky Avenue South
St. Louis Park, MN 55426 / US
02 / SPECK, James, A.
1442 Glenview Drive
Waterford, MI 48327 / US
[1998/32]
Representative(s)Altenburg, Udo, et al
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Altenburg, Udo, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Former [1998/32]Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Frohwitter . Geissler & Partner, Postfach 86 06 20
81633 München / DE
Application number, filing date96936059.327.09.1996
[1998/32]
WO1996US15615
Priority number, dateUS1995053543528.09.1995         Original published format: US 535435
[1998/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9714169
Date:17.04.1997
Language:EN
[1997/17]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0856194
Date:05.08.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.04.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US29.05.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.02.2001
ClassificationIPC:F42B5/16
[2001/12]
CPC:
C06B45/00 (EP,US); F42B5/16 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/32]H01J17/48, H02H1/00, H02H1/04, H02H3/22, H02H9/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1998/32]
TitleGerman:GEOMETRIE EINES FESTSTOFFBRENNSATZES ZUR VERMINDERUNG DES RESTVOLUMENS UND ZUR VERBESSERUNG DES ABBRANDS[1998/32]
English:PROPELLANT GRAIN GEOMETRY FOR CONTROLLING ULLAGE AND INCREASING FLAME PERMEABILITY[1998/32]
French:GEOMETRIE DES BLOCS DE POUDRE PROPULSIVE PERMETTANT DE REDUIRE LE VOLUME RESIDUEL ET D'ACCROITRE LA PERMEABILITE A LA FLAMME[1998/32]
Entry into regional phase27.04.1998National basic fee paid 
27.04.1998Search fee paid 
27.04.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
27.04.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.04.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
27.04.1998Examination requested  [1998/32]
01.04.2001Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2001/47]
14.06.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2001/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
03.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.200005   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9425414  (ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC [US], et al) [A] 1* page 12, lines 1--11; figures 4B,4E *
International search[X]US1074809  (NEWTON CHARLES [US]);
 [X]US1077320  (WALSH JAMES L [US]);
 [A]US3105350  (EICHENBERGER HANS P);
 [A]US3418811  (CAVENY LEONARD H, et al);
 [A]US3429264  (OVERSOHL WILHELM, et al);
 [A]US3931765  (PORTALIER PIERRE LOUIS);
 [A]US4094248  (JACOBSON SIDNEY S);
 [Y]US4386569  (DEAS ROBERT W);
 [A]US4627352  (BRACHERT HEINRICH [DE], et al);
 [X]US4846368  (GOETZ GEORGE W [US]);
 [A]US5251549  (BOISSEAU JEAN [FR], et al)
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