| EP1032079 - Conductive elastomer interconnect [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.05.2005 Database last updated on 21.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 27.05.2005 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 13.07.2005 [2005/28] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Thomas & Betts International, Inc. 250 Lillard Drive Sparks Nevada 89434 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [2001/45] | For all designated states Thomas & Betts International, Inc. 250 Lillard Drive Sparks, Nevada 89434 / US | ||
| Former [2000/35] | For all designated states Thomas & Betts International, Inc. 250 Lillard Drive Sparks, Nevada 89431 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Crotzer, David R. 19 Thorndike Street Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 / US | 02 /
Goodwin, Johnathan W. 48 Robinson Avenue Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 / US | 03 /
Michaud, Arthur G. 13 Collins Street New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740 / US | 04 /
DeDonato, David A. 12 Cutler Street Hopedale, Massachusetts 01747 / US | [2000/35] | Representative(s) | Howick, Nicholas Keith Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2000/35] | Howick, Nicholas Keith CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB | Application number, filing date | 99310568.3 | 24.12.1999 | [2000/35] | Priority number, date | US19980222137 | 29.12.1998 Original published format: US 222137 | [2000/35] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1032079 | Date: | 30.08.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/35] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1032079 | Date: | 21.07.2004 | Language: | EN | [2004/30] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 11.04.2000 | Classification | IPC: | H01R13/03 | [2000/35] | CPC: |
H01H1/029 (EP,US);
H01R12/52 (EP,US);
H01R13/035 (EP,US);
H01R13/2414 (EP,US);
H05K1/095 (EP,US);
H05K3/102 (EP,US);
H05K3/325 (EP,US);
H05K3/38 (EP,US);
H05K3/386 (EP,US);
H10W70/635 (EP,US);
H01R12/714 (EP,US);
H01R13/6599 (EP,US);
H05K2201/0133 (EP,US);
H05K2201/0245 (EP,US);
H05K2201/0329 (EP,US);
H05K2203/1168 (EP,US)
(-)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2001/20] |
| Former [2000/35] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Zwischenstück aus leitfähigem elastomerischen Material | [2000/35] | English: | Conductive elastomer interconnect | [2000/35] | French: | Elément d'interconnexion en matériau elastomère conducteur | [2000/35] | Examination procedure | 14.02.2001 | Examination requested [2001/16] | 01.03.2001 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 19.12.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.04.2002 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.02.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 24.02.2003 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 29.10.2003 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 28.01.2004 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | 10.02.2004 | Fee for grant paid | 10.02.2004 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 22.04.2005 | No opposition filed within time limit [2005/28] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 07.12.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 04.12.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 03.12.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 29.10.2003 | AT   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | BE   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | CH   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | CY   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | DK   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | ES   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | FI   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | GR   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | IE   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | IT   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | LU   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | MC   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | NL   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | PT   M01   Not yet paid | 29.10.2003 | SE   M01   Not yet paid |
| Opt-out from the exclusive Tooltip competence of the Unified Patent Court | See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data | ||
| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | |||