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EP0991449 - CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL EXPLOSIVE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.07.2005 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states The United States of America as represented by The Secretary of the Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310 / US
	[2000/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / DRUMGOOLE, William, J. 1139 Main Street Darlington, MD 21034 / US
	02 / GENOVESE, James, A. 3630 Ady Road Street, MD 21034 / US
	03 / VANBASTEN, Willem, F. 700 Lincoln Avenue Willow Grove, PA 19090 / US
	[2000/15]
Representative(s)	Poncet, Jean-François Cabinet Poncet 7, chemin de Tillier B.P. 317 74008 Annecy Cedex / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2000/15]	Poncet, Jean-François Cabinet Poncet, 7, chemin de Tillier, B.P. 317 74008 Annecy Cédex / FR
Application number, filing date	98922336.7	15.05.1998
	[2000/15]
	WO1998US09985
Priority number, date	US19970871665	09.06.1997 Original published format: US 871665
	[2000/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9856465
	Date:	17.12.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/50]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0991449
	Date:	12.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0991449
	Date:	15.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/38]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	17.12.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.02.2003
Classification	IPC:	A62D3/00, F42B33/00, F42D5/00, F42D5/045	[2003/16]
	CPC:	F42D5/045 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/15]	A62D3/00, F42B33/00, F42D5/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IE, IT, LI, NL, SE [2000/15]
Title	German:	BEHÄLTERSYSTEM FÜR SPRENGSTOFFE, DIE CHEMISCHE UND/ODER BIOLOGISCHE WIRKSTOFFE ENTHALTEN	[2000/15]
	English:	CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL EXPLOSIVE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM	[2000/15]
	French:	SYSTEME DE CONFINEMENT RENFERMANT DES EXPLOSIFS DANS LESQUELS SONT DISSEMINES DES AGENTS CHIMIQUES ET/OU BIOLOGIQUES	[2000/15]
Entry into regional phase	02.12.1999	National basic fee paid
	23.12.1999	Search fee paid
	02.12.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.12.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.05.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	02.12.1999	Examination requested [2000/15]
	05.12.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.06.2004	Fee for grant paid
	11.06.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	16.06.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/36]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	FR	15.09.2004
	IT	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	NL	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	ES	26.12.2004
	IE	16.05.2005
	[2008/16]
Former [2006/32]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	FR	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	NL	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	ES	26.12.2004
	IE	16.05.2005
Former [2006/25]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	NL	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	ES	26.12.2004
	IE	16.05.2005
Former [2006/14]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	NL	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	ES	26.12.2004
Former [2005/46]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	DK	15.12.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	ES	26.12.2004
Former [2005/28]	AT	15.09.2004
	BE	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	ES	26.12.2004
Former [2005/27]	AT	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
	ES	26.12.2004
Former [2005/21]	AT	15.09.2004
	CH	15.09.2004
	LI	15.09.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/13]	AT	15.09.2004
	SE	15.12.2004
Former [2005/10]	SE	15.12.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4543872 (GRAHAM KENNETH J [US], et al) [A] 1-26 * column 3, line 61 - column 4, line 21; figure 2 *;
		[A]EP0276918 (CUBE OVERSEAS TRADING LTD [GB]) [A] 1-26* column 5, line 22 - column 6, line 30; figures 6,7 *
	International search	[A]US3648613 (CUNN ARTHUR);
		[A]US3801416 (GULBIERZ J);
		[A]US3814016 (FASH W, et al);
		[A]US4589341 (CLARK CHARLES J [US], et al);
		[A]US5076168 (YOSHIDA ICHIRO [JP], et al);
		[A]US5375528 (BRINKMAN JOHN A [US], et al);
		[A]US5394786 (GETTLE GUY L [US], et al)

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