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EP0975475 - PROTECTIVE ROLL GUARD FOR CLEARING OBSTACLES FROM CASTER WHEELS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.07.2007 Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	16.05.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IE	published on 18.06.2008 [2008/25]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Innovative Research Labs, Inc. 121 Stewart Street, Suite 205 Seattle Washington 98121 / US
	[2006/37]
Former [2000/05]	For all designated states Innovative Research Labs, Inc. 5725-60th Avenue Northeast Seattle, WA 98105 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / TUPPER, Bradley, J. 5725 - 60th Avenue Northeast Seattle, WA 98105 / US
	02 / BENSON, James 2612 West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast Bellevue, WA 98008 / US
	[2000/05]
Representative(s)	Spall, Christopher John, et al Barker Brettell LLP 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/05]	Spall, Christopher John, et al BARKER BRETTELL 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date	98915612.0	15.04.1998
	[2000/05]
	WO1998US07727
Priority number, date	US19970844574	18.04.1997 Original published format: US 844574
	[2000/05]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9847724
	Date:	29.10.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/43]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0975475
	Date:	02.02.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0975475
	Date:	13.09.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/37]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	29.10.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.06.2004
Classification	IPC:	B60B33/00	[2000/05]
	CPC:	B60B7/02 (EP,US); B60B33/00 (EP,US); B60B33/0015 (EP,US); B60B7/061 (EP,US); B60B7/08 (EP,US); B60B2200/26 (EP,US); (+) B60B33/0039 (EP,US); B60B33/0049 (EP,US); B60B33/0055 (EP,US); B60B33/0068 (EP,US); B60B33/0073 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [2000/05]
Title	German:	SCHUTZVORRICHTUNG VOR HINDERNISSEN FÜR LENKROLLEN	[2000/05]
	English:	PROTECTIVE ROLL GUARD FOR CLEARING OBSTACLES FROM CASTER WHEELS	[2000/05]
	French:	GUIDE-GALET DE PROTECTION PERMETTANT A DES ROULETTES DE FRANCHIR LES OBSTACLES	[2000/05]
Entry into regional phase	06.11.1999	National basic fee paid
	06.11.1999	Search fee paid
	06.11.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.11.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.10.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	06.11.1999	Examination requested [2000/05]
	13.12.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.06.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.01.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	08.02.2006	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	04.04.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.07.2006	Fee for grant paid
	28.07.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP06001660.7 Application deemed to be withdrawn : 31.08.2006
Opposition(s)	14.06.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/34]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	05.04.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	05.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	04.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	24.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	13.09.2006
	BE	13.09.2006
	CH	13.09.2006
	IT	13.09.2006
	LI	13.09.2006
	DK	13.12.2006
	SE	13.12.2006
	GR	14.12.2006
	ES	24.12.2006
	PT	26.02.2007
	IE	16.04.2007
	[2008/25]
Former [2008/21]	AT	13.09.2006
	BE	13.09.2006
	CH	13.09.2006
	IT	13.09.2006
	LI	13.09.2006
	DK	13.12.2006
	SE	13.12.2006
	GR	14.12.2006
	ES	24.12.2006
	PT	26.02.2007
Former [2008/16]	AT	13.09.2006
	BE	13.09.2006
	CH	13.09.2006
	IT	13.09.2006
	LI	13.09.2006
	DK	13.12.2006
	SE	13.12.2006
	ES	24.12.2006
	PT	26.02.2007
Former [2007/29]	AT	13.09.2006
	BE	13.09.2006
	CH	13.09.2006
	LI	13.09.2006
	SE	13.12.2006
	ES	24.12.2006
	PT	26.02.2007
Former [2007/21]	CH	13.09.2006
	LI	13.09.2006
	SE	13.12.2006
	ES	24.12.2006
Former [2007/17]	CH	13.09.2006
	LI	13.09.2006
	SE	13.12.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[A]CH633996 (GROSS MICHEL CAMILLE [CH]) [A] 1,19* page 2, line 31 - line 68; figure - *;
		[XA]US5371920 (RAINVILLE DONALD [US]) [X] 1,2,17,18 * column 3, line 61 - column 6, line 19 * [A] 19
	International search	[A]US4176756 (GELLMAN BARRY N [US]);
		[X]US5170528 (NAVAR JOHN J [US], et al);
		[A]US5385373 (LOVE VAUGHN R [US])

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