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EP0918685 - ACTIVE SYSTEM FOR EARLY DESTRUCTION OF TRAILING VORTICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.03.2007 Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.07.2008	Change - representative	published on 20.08.2008 [2008/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2006/12]	For all designated states The Boeing Company P.O. Box 3707, M.S. 13-08 Seattle Washington 98124-2207 / US
Former [1999/22]	For all designated states THE BOEING COMPANY P.O. Box 3707, M.S. 13-08 Seattle, Washington 98124-2207 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CROUCH, Jeffrey, D. 25758 - S.E. 41st Place Issaquah, WA 98029 / US
	02 / SPALART, Philippe, R. 2205 W. Lake Sammamish Pk. N.E. Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[1999/22]
Representative(s)	Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling, et al Arnold & Siedsma Bezuidenhoutseweg 57 2594 AC Den Haag / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2008/34]	Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling, et al Arnold & Siedsma Sweelinckplein 1 2517 GK Den Haag / NL
Former [1999/22]	Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling, et al Arnold & Siedsma, Advocaten en Octrooigemachtigden, Sweelinckplein 1 2517 GK Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date	98939069.5	05.06.1998
	[1999/22]
	WO1998US11569
Priority number, date	US19970050807P	26.06.1997 Original published format: US 50807 P
	US19970964941P	05.11.1997 Original published format: US 964941 P
	[1999/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9900297
	Date:	07.01.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/01]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0918685
	Date:	02.06.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.01.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0918685
	Date:	22.03.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	07.01.1999
Classification	IPC:	B64C23/06, F15D1/00, B63G8/34	[1999/22]
	CPC:	B64C23/06 (EP,US); B63B39/005 (EP,US); B63G8/34 (EP,US); B64C9/12 (EP,US); Y02T50/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1999/22]
Title	German:	AKTIVES SYSTEM ZUR FRÜHEN ZERSTÖRUNG VON SCHLEPPWIRBELN	[1999/22]
	English:	ACTIVE SYSTEM FOR EARLY DESTRUCTION OF TRAILING VORTICES	[1999/22]
	French:	SYSTEME ACTIF DE DESTRUCTION PRECOCE DES TOURBILLONS DE SILLAGE	[1999/22]
Entry into regional phase	26.03.1999	National basic fee paid
	26.03.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.03.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.03.1999	Examination requested [1999/22]
	12.05.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.11.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.03.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.09.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.10.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.11.2005	Fee for grant paid
	11.11.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	27.12.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/18]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	21.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited in	International search	[XA] - QUACKENBUSH TODD R, BILANIN ALAN J, BATCHO P F, MCKILLIP ROBERT M JR., CARPENTER BERNIE F, "Implementation of vortex wake control using sma-actuated devices", PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE - THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, (19970304), vol. 3044, pages 134 - 146, XP002084757 [X] 1,7-10 * abstract * * page 134, paragraph 1 - page 135, paragraph 2 * * page 135, paragraph 5 - paragraph 6 * * page 136, paragraph 3 - paragraph 4 * * page 140, paragraph 5 * * figures 1,2,4 * [A] 2,3,6,14-20 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.274657
		[DXA] - CROUCH J. D., "Stability of Multiple Trailing-Vortex Pairs", AGARD CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS CP-584, (1996), pages 17/1 - 17/8, XP002084758 [DX] 1,7,10 * page 1, column 1, paragraph 1 - page 2, column 1, paragraph 1 * * page 6, column 1, paragraph 2 - column 2, paragraph 2 * * page 7 * * figure 1 * [A] 2,3,6,9,11-20
		[T] - CROUCH J D, "Instability and transient growth for two trailing-vortex pairs", JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, (19971110), vol. 350, pages 311 - 330, XP002084992 [T] 1,14,20 * page 311, paragraph 1 - page 313, paragraph 3 * * page 327, paragraph 3 - page 329, paragraph 2 * * figures 9,11,13 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022112097007040
		[A] - GREENE GEORGE C, "Wake Vortex Alleviation", AIAA PAPER (PRESENTED AT THE AIAA/SAE/ASCE/ATRIF/TRB INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE), Atlantic City, NJ, USA, (19810526), no. 81-0798, XP002084759 [A] 1-5,7,9,14-16,20 * page 3 - page 5, column 2, paragraph 1 * * page 9 *
		[DA] - BILANIN A J, WIDNALL S E, "Aircraft Wake Dissipation by Sinusoidal Instability and Vortex Breakdown", AIAA PAPER (PRESENTED AT THE AIAA 11TH AEROSPACE SCIENCES MEETING), Washington, DC, USA, (19730110), no. 73-107, XP002084760 [DA] 1,2,6,7,9,13 * abstract * * page 1 - page 2, paragraph 2 * * page 7, paragraph 4 - page 9 *
		[DA] - GOLDBURG A, CROW STEVEN C, OWEN PAUL R, WALTER S LUFFSEY, DONALDSON COLEMAN D, CHIGIER NORMAN N, "Panel Discussion", AIRCRAFT WAKE TURBULENCE AND ITS DETECTION, (1971), pages 577 - 582, XP002084761 [DA] 1,2,6,7,9,13 * page 580 - page 582 *
	by applicant	US5492289
		- S.C. CROW, "STABILITY THEORY FOR A PAIR OF TRAILING VORTICES", AIAA JOURNAL 8, (1970), pages 2172-217 - 9
		- S.C. CROW (E.D. J. OLSEN, A.GOLDBERG, M.ROGERS, "AIRCRAFT WAKE TURBULENCE AND ITS DETECTION", ( AIAA JOURNAL?), (1971), page 551-582
		- CROW, S.C. & BATE, E.R. 1976, "LIFESPAN OF TRAILING VORTICES IN A TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE", JOURNAL AIRCRAFT,13, (1976), page 476-482
		- CROUCH, J.D., "STABILITY OF MULTIPLE TRAILING- VORTEX PAIRS, IN: THE CHARACTER- IZATION AND MODIFICATION OF WAKES FROM LIFTING VEHICLES IN FLUIDS", AGARD CP-584, (1996), page 17/1-8

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