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EP1112433 - Roller cone drill bit, method of designing the same and rotary drilling system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/27]	FORCE-BALANCED ROLLER-CONE BITS, SYSTEMS, DRILLING METHODS, AND DESIGN METHODS
	[2003/47]
Status	Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 12.05.2006 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.02.2013	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 06.03.2013 [2013/10]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2601 Belt Line Road Carrollton, TX 75006 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2001/27]	For all designated states Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 2601 Beltline Road Carrollton, TX 75006 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CHEN, Shilin 15505 Hillcrest Road 2003 Dallas, TX 75248 / US
	[2001/27]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/51]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Former [2001/27]	Lawrence, John Barker Brettell 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date	99945375.6	31.08.1999
	[2001/27]
	WO1999US19991
Priority number, date	US19980098466P	31.08.1998 Original published format: US 98466 P
	[2001/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO0012859
	Date:	09.03.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/10]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1112433
	Date:	04.07.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.03.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/27]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1112433
	Date:	14.01.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/03]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	08.06.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.08.2002
Classification	IPC:	E21B10/16	[2001/27]
	CPC:	E21B10/16 (EP,US); E21B10/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	GB, IT [2004/03]
Former [2001/27]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	Rollenbohrmeissel, zugehöriges Entwurfsverfahren und Drehbohrsystem	[2003/47]
	English:	Roller cone drill bit, method of designing the same and rotary drilling system	[2003/47]
	French:	Trépan à cônes, procédé pour sa conception et système de forage rotatif	[2003/47]
	Former [2001/27]	KRAFTMÄSSIG AUSGEGLICHENER ROLLENMEISSEL, SYSTEME, BOHRVERFAHREN UND ENTSPRECHENDE KONSTRUKTIONSMETHODEN
	Former [2001/27]	FORCE-BALANCED ROLLER-CONE BITS, SYSTEMS, DRILLING METHODS, AND DESIGN METHODS
	Former [2001/27]	TREPANS A CONES, SYSTEMES DE FORAGE ET PROCEDES DE FORAGE A FORCES COMPENSEES, ET PROCEDES DE CONCEPTION CORRESPONDANTS
Entry into regional phase	02.03.2001	National basic fee paid
	02.03.2001	Search fee paid
	02.03.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.03.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.03.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	02.03.2001	Examination requested [2001/27]
	24.05.2001	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	19.02.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.06.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.10.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.11.2003	Fee for grant paid
	11.11.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP03021140.3 / EP1389666
	EP04025233.0 / EP1498573
	EP04025234.8 / EP1498574
	EP04025235.5 / EP1498575
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 13.10.2004 21.10.2004 WITHDRAWN Smith International, Inc. 16740 Hardy Street Houston, Texas 77032 / US Opponent's representative Potter, Julian Mark Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo IP, LLP Alder Castle 10 Noble Street, London EC2V 7JX / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2006/08]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.10.2004 21.10.2004 WITHDRAWN Smith International, Inc. 16740 Hardy Street Houston, Texas 77032 / US Opponent's representative Potter, Julian Mark Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo Intellectual Property LLP, The Rectory, 9 Ironmonger Lane London EC2V 8EY / GB
	Former [2005/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.10.2004 21.10.2004 ADMISSIBLE Smith International, Inc. 16740 Hardy Street Houston, Texas 77032 / US Opponent's representative Potter, Julian Mark Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo Intellectual Property LLP, The Rectory, 9 Ironmonger Lane London EC2V 8EY / GB
	Former [2004/50]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.10.2004 21.10.2004 ADMISSIBLE Smith International, Inc. 16740 Hardy Street Houston, Texas 77032 / US Opponent's representative Fennell, Gareth Charles, et al, et al D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB
	18.11.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	19.08.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	25.01.2006	Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
	04.02.2006	Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2006/24]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	06.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	27.07.2005
	[2013/10]
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4056153 (MIGLIERINI RAUL A) [X] 1-10,12,13 * column 5, line 28 - line 41; figure 7 *;
		[X]EP0384734 (AMOCO CORP [US]) [X] 11 * the whole document *
	International search	[A]US4815342 (BRETT JAMES F [US], et al);
		[A]US4627276 (BURGESS TREVOR M [US], et al);
		[A]US5415030 (JOGI PUSHKAR N [US], et al);
		[X]US1263802 (REED CLARENCE EDW [US]);
		[X]US1209299 (HUGHES HOWARD R [US]);
		[X]US1394769 (SAM SORENSEN);
		[A]US5305836 (HOLBROOK PHILIP [US], et al);
		[A]US5216917 (DETOURNAY EMMANUEL [GB])

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