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EP About this file: EP0945677

EP0945677 - Flame stabilizing fuel injector [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.07.2005
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.09.2005  [2005/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United Technologies Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/39]For all designated states
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
United Technologies Building, 1 Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Morford, Stephen A
1112 Keystone Drive Apt. E
Jupiter Florida 33458 / US
[1999/39]
Representative(s)Leckey, David Herbert
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/39]Leckey, David Herbert
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date99302276.324.03.1999
[1999/39]
Priority number, dateUS1998004690324.03.1998         Original published format: US 46903
[1999/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0945677
Date:29.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0945677
Date:19.01.2000
[2000/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0945677
Date:15.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.12.1999
ClassificationIPC:F23C7/00, F23D14/78, F23D14/22, F23D14/02
[1999/39]
CPC:
F23D14/02 (EP,US); F23C7/002 (EP,US); F23D14/22 (EP,US);
F23D14/78 (EP,US); F23C2900/07002 (EP,US); F23D2204/00 (EP,US);
F23D2900/14021 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI [2000/39]
Former [1999/39]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Brennstoffeinspritzvorrichtung mit Flammenstabilisierung[1999/39]
English:Flame stabilizing fuel injector[1999/39]
French:Injecteur de combustible avec stabilisation de la flamme[1999/39]
Examination procedure29.05.2000Examination requested  [2000/30]
20.07.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
19.10.2000Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
17.05.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.08.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.07.2004Fee for grant paid
01.07.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.06.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
10.08.2000AT   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000BE   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000CY   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000DK   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000ES   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000FI   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000IT   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000NL   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
10.08.2000SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]FR2406725  (PROIZV OB [SU]);
 [A]EP0548908  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1,9,10 * column 7, line 14 - line 39; figure 5 *;
 [A]EP0638769  (ABB MANAGEMENT AG [CH]);
 [XA]WO9522033  (SOLAR TURBINES INC [US]) [X] 9 * page 5, line 28 - page 6, line 15 * * page 9, line 28 - page 10, line 23 * * figure 2 * [A] 1,8,10;
 [A]US5502894  (BURKE THOMAS M [US], et al) [A] 2 * column 5, line 30 - column 6, line 9; figure 2 *;
 [A]WO9619699  (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP [US]) [A] 1 * page 5, line 34 - page 6, line 20 * * page 7, line 6 - line 37 *;
 [A]US5540056  (HEBERLING PAUL V [US], et al) [A] 1,9,10 * column 5, line 3 - line 24; figure 2 *;
 [A]EP0777081  (ABB RESEARCH LTD [CH]) [A] 1 * column 3, line 14 - line 54 * * column 6, line 11 - line 14 * * figure 4 *
by applicantUS5307643
 US5402633
 US5461865
 US5479773
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