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EP0855584 - Method for making a pressure transducer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/31]Pressure transducer apparatus and method for making
[2003/22]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.09.2004
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.02.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 19.03.2008  [2008/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
13500 North Central Expressway Dallas
Texas 75243 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/31]For all designated states
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75243 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Beringhause, Steven
13 Stonyfield Road
Norton, MA 02766 / US
02 / Lukasiewicz, Stanley J.
11 Courtney Place
North Attleboro, MA 02760 / US
03 / Leedecke, Charles J.
278 Lowell Street
New Bedford, MA 02745 / US
[1998/31]
Representative(s)Blanco White, Henry Nicholas, et al
ABEL & IMRAY
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/31]Blanco White, Henry Nicholas, et al
ABEL & IMRAY Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn
London WC1V 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date98300568.727.01.1998
[1998/31]
Priority number, dateUS19970036742P27.01.1997         Original published format: US 36742 P
[1998/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0855584
Date:29.07.1998
Language:EN
[1998/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0855584
Date:28.04.1999
[1999/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0855584
Date:05.11.2003
Language:EN
[2003/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.03.1999
ClassificationIPC:G01L9/12, G01L9/00
[1999/18]
CPC:
G01L9/0075 (EP,US); G01L9/0073 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/31]G01L9/12
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/02]
Former [1998/31]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Herstellungsverfahren für eine Druckwandlervorrichtung[2003/22]
English:Method for making a pressure transducer[2003/22]
French:Méthode de fabrication d'un transducteur de pression[2003/22]
Former [1998/31]Druckwandlervorrichtung und Herstellungsverfahren
Former [1998/31]Pressure transducer apparatus and method for making
Former [1998/31]Dispositif transducteur de pression et méthode de fabrication
Examination procedure10.09.1999Examination requested  [1999/45]
13.11.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.03.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.09.2003Fee for grant paid
03.09.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.08.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.01.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
05.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT05.11.2003
NL05.11.2003
[2008/12]
Former [2004/33]NL05.11.2003
Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH0755616  ;
 [YD]US4716492  (CHARBONEAU THOMAS J [US], et al) [YD] 1-6,9 * column 6, line 49 - line 65; figures 4,5 *;
 [YX]EP0473109  (NGK SPARK PLUG CO [JP]) [Y] 1-9,11,13 * abstract * * column 5, line 21 - line 27 * [X] 10;
 [YX]US5400489  (HEGNER FRANK [DE], et al) [Y] 6,11,13 * column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 8; figure 2 *[X] 12
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950731), vol. 095, no. 006, & JP07055616 A 19950303 (PACIFIC IND CO LTD;OTHERS: 01) [Y] 1-9 * abstract *
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