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EP0946778 - COATING OF CONTINUOUS CASTING MACHINE COMPONENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.06.2002
Database last updated on 23.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.06.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 14.08.2002  [2002/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Monitor Coatings and Engineers Limited (Cy.nr. 3306972)
Monitor Works, Coast Road
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear NE28 7RD / GB
[2000/49]
Former [1999/40]For all designated states
MONITOR COATINGS AND ENGINEERS LIMITED
Monitor House Coast Road
Wallsend Tyne & Wear, NE28 7RD / GB
Inventor(s)01 / LAVIN, Philip, Anthony
Gap Rig, Elvaston Road, Hexham
Northumberland NE46 2HN / GB
[1999/40]
Representative(s)Godwin, Edgar James, et al
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/40]Godwin, Edgar James, et al
MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date97911364.407.11.1997
[1999/40]
WO1997GB03073
Priority number, dateGB1996002334408.11.1996         Original published format: GB 9623344
[1999/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9821379
Date:22.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0946778
Date:06.10.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.05.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0946778
Date:22.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.05.1998
ClassificationIPC:C23C4/18, B22D11/04
[1999/40]
CPC:
C23C4/06 (EP); B22D11/059 (EP); B22D11/1243 (EP);
B22D11/128 (EP); C23C4/18 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/40]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM BESCHICHTEN VON BAUTEILEN EINER STRANGGIESSANLAGE[1999/40]
English:COATING OF CONTINUOUS CASTING MACHINE COMPONENTS[1999/40]
French:REVETEMENT DE COMPOSANTS DE MACHINE A MOULAGE CONTINU[1999/40]
Entry into regional phase28.04.1999National basic fee paid 
28.04.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
28.04.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.06.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.04.1999Examination requested  [1999/40]
14.10.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.12.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.02.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.05.2001Fee for grant paid
11.05.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.05.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
13.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]JPS60221151  ;
 [A]JPH0275447  ;
 [AX]FR2388618  (BRITISH STEEL CORP [GB]) [A] 1,3 * claims 1-3 * [X] 18;
 [YX]EP0383934  (SATOSEN CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-5 * page 7, line 11 - page 10, line 12; figure 1 * [X] 18;
 [A]EP0569585  (NIPPON STEEL HARDFACING [JP]) [A] 1,3,6,7 * claims 1-4 *;
 [YA]GB2269392  (MONITOR COATINGS & ENG [GB]) [Y] 1-5 * claims 1-5 * [A] 6,7,12-17
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860329), vol. 010, no. 081, Database accession no. (M - 465), & JP60221151 A 19851105 (KAWASAKI SEITETSU KK) [A] 1,16,18 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900606), vol. 014, no. 262, Database accession no. (M - 0981), & JP02075447 A 19900315 (NOMURA TECHNO RES KK) [A] 1,3,18 * abstract *
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