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EP1022438 - Method and apparatus for supporting a rotatable shaft within a gas turbine engine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.03.2006
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.05.2006  [2006/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United Technologies Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/30]For all designated states
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
United Technologies Building, 1 Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Van Duyn, Keven G.
4 Cedar Lane
Bloomfield, CT 06002 / US
[2000/30]
Representative(s)Leckey, David Herbert
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/30]Leckey, David Herbert
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date99310048.614.12.1999
[2000/30]
Priority number, dateUS1998021887422.12.1998         Original published format: US 218874
[2000/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1022438
Date:26.07.2000
Language:EN
[2000/30]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1022438
Date:27.11.2002
[2002/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1022438
Date:11.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.10.2002
ClassificationIPC:F01D25/16, F01D21/04
[2000/30]
CPC:
F01D21/045 (EP,US); F01D25/16 (EP,US); F16C19/52 (EP,US);
F05B2260/3011 (EP,US); F16C2360/23 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/33]
Former [2000/30]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Methode und Einrichtung zur Rotorlagerung bei einer Gasturbine[2000/30]
English:Method and apparatus for supporting a rotatable shaft within a gas turbine engine[2000/30]
French:Méthode et dispositif de support d'un rotor dans une turbine à gaz[2000/30]
Examination procedure18.12.2002Examination requested  [2003/09]
19.03.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.09.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.03.2005Fee for grant paid
08.03.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.02.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
19.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US3727998  (HAWORTH L, et al) [X] 2,11 * the whole document * [Y] 3;
 [Y]GB1418907  (ROLLS ROYCE) [Y] 4,5,9 * the whole document *;
 [A]US4336968  (HIBNER DAVID H) [A] 2* figure 1 *;
 [XY]US5433584  (AMIN MOHAMED-SAMY A [CA], et al) [X] 1,10,11 * the whole document * [Y] 3-9;
 [X]US5733050  (DIEPOLDER WOLFGANG [DE], et al) [X] 1,11 * the whole document *;
 [Y]  - W. BEITZ, K.-H. KÜTTNER, Dubbel - Taschenbuch für den Maschinenbau, BERLIN, DE, SPRINGER VERLAG, (1987), XP002200360 [Y] 6-8 * 16. Auflage; page E8 - page E15 * * page G12 - page G15 *
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