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EP About this file: EP0971864

EP0971864 - FLEXIBLE GRAPHITE COMPOSITE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.08.2003
Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip23.03.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): DK		published on 25.04.2007  [2007/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
UCAR CARBON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
1521 Concord Pike, Suite 301, Brandywine West Building Wilmington
Delaware 19803 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/24]For all designated states
UCAR CARBON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
1521 Concord Pike, Suite 301, Brandywine West Building
Wilmington, Delaware 19803 / US
Former [2000/03]For all designated states
UCAR CARBON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, Connecticut 06817-0001 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MERCURI, Robert, Angelo
1007 East Decker Drive
Seven Hills, OH 44131 / US
02 / CAPP, Joseph, Paul
10094 Juniper Court
Stongsville, OH 44136 / US
03 / GOUGH, Jeffrey, John
7321 Pondside Point
Olmsted Township, OH 44138 / US
[2000/03]
Representative(s)WP Thompson
8th Floor
1 Mann Island
Liverpool L3 1BP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/03]W.P. Thompson & Co.
Coopers Building, Church Street
Liverpool L1 3AB / GB
Application number, filing date98917979.103.04.1998
[2000/03]
WO1998US06476
Priority number, dateUS1997083313604.04.1997         Original published format: US 833136
[2001/18]
Former [2000/03]US1997083335604.04.1997
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9845224
Date:15.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0971864
Date:19.01.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0971864
Date:16.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:C04B35/536, F16J15/34
[2000/03]
CPC:
F16J15/3496 (EP); C04B35/536 (EP,KR); F16J15/102 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/03]
TitleGerman:VERBUNDWERKSTOFF AUS FLEXIBLEM GRAPHIT[2000/03]
English:FLEXIBLE GRAPHITE COMPOSITE[2000/03]
French:COMPOSITE DE GRAPHITE FLEXIBLE[2000/03]
Entry into regional phase27.10.1999National basic fee paid 
27.10.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
27.10.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
27.10.1999Examination requested  [2000/03]
22.01.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2002Fee for grant paid
24.07.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.07.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
02.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT16.10.2002
BE16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
FI16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
DK16.01.2003
PT16.01.2003
CY03.04.2003
[2007/17]
Former [2004/44]AT16.10.2002
BE16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
FI16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
CY03.04.2003
Former [2003/51]AT16.10.2002
BE16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
FI16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
Former [2003/43]AT16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
FI16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
Former [2003/39]AT16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
Former [2003/37]AT16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
Former [2003/31]GR16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
Former [2003/30]NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
Former [2003/29]PT16.01.2003
Cited inInternational search[X]DE4007060  (BAYER AG [DE]) [X] 1-3* column 3, line 58 - column 5, line 3; example 11; claims 1,3,5,9 *
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