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EP About this file: EP0847948

EP0847948 - Film splicer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.05.2002
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.06.2002  [2002/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général-Guisan 70
1009 Pully / CH
[N/P]
Former [1998/25]For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général-Guisan 70, P.O. Box 430
1009 Pully / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Kaneko, Yutaka
7-1-6-1417, Minamikasai, Edogawa-ku
Tokyo 134 / JP
02 / Satoyoshi, Junichi
3018, Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama-cho
Miura-gun, Kanagawa 240-01 / JP
[1998/25]
Representative(s)Müller, Hans-Jürgen
Müller Schupfner & Partner
Patentanwälte
Bavariaring 11
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/25]Müller, Hans-Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing.
Müller, Schupfner & Gauger Postfach 10 11 61
80085 München / DE
Application number, filing date98101525.828.12.1993
[1998/25]
Priority number, dateJP1992034905128.12.1992         Original published format: JP 34905192
[1998/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0847948
Date:17.06.1998
Language:EN
[1998/25]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0847948
Date:05.08.1998
[1998/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0847948
Date:27.06.2001
Language:EN
[2001/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.06.1998
ClassificationIPC:B65H19/18, B65H21/00, B29C65/74
[1998/32]
CPC:
B65H19/1852 (EP,US); B65H19/1873 (EP,US); B65H21/00 (EP,US);
B65H2301/41734 (EP,US); B65H2301/46174 (EP,US); B65H2301/46213 (EP,US);
B65H2301/4634 (EP,US); B65H2301/4641 (EP,US); B65H2701/1752 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/25]B65H19/18, B65H21/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1998/46]
Former [1998/25]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zum Verbinden von Filmen[1998/25]
English:Film splicer[1998/25]
French:Soudeuse de film[1998/25]
Examination procedure17.02.1998Examination requested  [1998/25]
03.03.1998Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
18.06.1998Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, ES, GR, IE, LI, NL, PT, SE
02.02.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.06.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.12.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
05.01.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.03.2001Fee for grant paid
29.03.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP94903099.3  / EP0681960
Opposition(s)28.03.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
17.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
17.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
04.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
06.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
07.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
07.05.1998AT   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998BE   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998CH   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998DK   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998ES   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998GR   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998IE   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998NL   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998PT   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.1998SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2035682  (WIKLE GEORGE F) [A] 1* figures 2,7-9 *;
 [A]GB1138356  (WIX OF LONDON LTD) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]GB1150322  (SCHMERMUND ALFRED [DE]) [A] 1 * figures 1-3 * * page 2, line 4 - page 3, line 42 * * page 3, line 67 - line 107 *;
 [A]DE2755860  (STIEGLER KARL HEINZ) [A] 1,2 * figures 1,2,4 * * column 4, line 45 - line 56 * * column 5, line 26 - line 33 *;
 [A]US4551965  (PROTTENGEIER MANFRED [DE]) [A] 1,2 * figures 1-3 * * column 2, line 21 - column 3, line 65 * * column 8, line 24 - line 39 *;
 [A]EP0464003  (RICCIARELLI GARIBALDO SRL [IT]) [A] 1,2 * figures 1-5; claim 1 * * column 3, line 7 - column 4, line 23 *;
 [A]EP0472245  (SHIKOKU KAKOKI CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * figures 1,3,4,7-12 * * column 3, line 34 - column 4, line 27 * * column 4, line 42 - column 5, line 56 *
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