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EP1003627 - BOX WRENCH AND SOCKET WRENCH HAVING STOPPER PORTIONS FOR PREVENTING SLIPPAGE ALONG A NUT OR A BOLT HEAD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.08.2005 Database last updated on 18.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT, PT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Tanner, William Russell Rt. 1, Box 455 Reva, VA 22735 / US
	[2000/22]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2000/22]
Representative(s)	Johnstone, Douglas Ian, et al Baron Warren Redfern 1000 Great West Road Brentford TW8 9DW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/22]	Johnstone, Douglas Ian, et al Baron & Warren, 18 South End Kensington, London W8 5BU / GB
Application number, filing date	98938439.1	06.08.1998
	[2000/22]
	WO1998US16429
Priority number, date	US19970909624	12.08.1997 Original published format: US 909624
	[2000/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9907519
	Date:	18.02.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/07]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1003627
	Date:	31.05.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1003627
	Date:	20.10.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/43]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	18.02.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.04.2001
Classification	IPC:	B25B13/00, B25B23/00	[2001/21]
	CPC:	B25B23/0071 (EP,US); B25B13/04 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/22]	B25B13/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/22]
Title	German:	RINGSCHLÜSSEL UND NUSSSCHLÜSSEL MIT ANSCHLAGTEILEN ZUM VERHINDERN DES ABRUTSCHENS AN MUTTERN ODER SCHRAUBEN	[2000/22]
	English:	BOX WRENCH AND SOCKET WRENCH HAVING STOPPER PORTIONS FOR PREVENTING SLIPPAGE ALONG A NUT OR A BOLT HEAD	[2000/22]
	French:	CLE POLYGONALE ET CLE A DOUILLE POSSEDANT DES PARTIES BUTEE SERVANT A EMPECHER LE GLISSEMENT LE LONG DE LA TETE D'UN ECROU OU D'UN BOULON	[2000/22]
Entry into regional phase	11.02.2000	National basic fee paid
	11.02.2000	Search fee paid
	11.02.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	11.02.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.03.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	11.02.2000	Examination requested [2000/22]
	20.02.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.08.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.02.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.06.2004	Fee for grant paid
	11.06.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	21.07.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.10.2004
	BE	20.10.2004
	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	IT	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
	NL	20.10.2004
	DK	20.01.2005
	GR	20.01.2005
	ES	31.01.2005
	PT	20.03.2005
	[2008/16]
Former [2006/14]	AT	20.10.2004
	BE	20.10.2004
	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
	NL	20.10.2004
	DK	20.01.2005
	GR	20.01.2005
	ES	31.01.2005
Former [2005/51]	AT	20.10.2004
	BE	20.10.2004
	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
	DK	20.01.2005
	GR	20.01.2005
	ES	31.01.2005
Former [2005/46]	AT	20.10.2004
	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
	DK	20.01.2005
	GR	20.01.2005
	ES	31.01.2005
Former [2005/36]	AT	20.10.2004
	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
	GR	20.01.2005
	ES	31.01.2005
Former [2005/27]	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
	GR	20.01.2005
	ES	31.01.2005
Former [2005/26]	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
	GR	20.01.2005
Former [2005/25]	CH	20.10.2004
	FI	20.10.2004
	LI	20.10.2004
Former [2005/24]	FI	20.10.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3877327 (ERM HAROLD GUSTAVE) [A] 1,14* figure -; claim 1 *;
		[A]DE29706014U (HSIEH CHIH CHING [TW]) [A] 1-3,14 * figures 3,6; claims 1,3,5 *
	International search	[Y]US2774259 (CAULKINS FRANK T);
		[Y]CA1257487 (IZATT EDWARD);
		[X]US5782148 (KERKHOVEN EDWARD [CA])

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