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EP1121043 - CHANGEOVER VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.10.2003 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.11.2003	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): DK	published on 14.01.2004 [2004/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Dyson Limited Tetbury Hill Malmesbury Wiltshire SN16 0RP / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/32]	For all designated states Dyson Limited Tetbury Hill Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0RP / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / THOMSON, Andrew, Walter, McRae Sandford Cottage,54 High Street Avening, Gloucestershire GL8 8NF / GB
	02 / GAMMACK, Peter, David 9 Margarets Buildings Bath BA1 2LP / GB
	03 / SEAMAN, Robert, Brian 4 Spencers Bellevue Lansdown Road, Bath BA1 5ER / GB
	[2002/23]
Former [2001/32]	01 / THOMSON, Andrew, Walter, McRae Sandford Cottage,54 High Street Avening, Gloucestershire FL8 8NF / GB
	02 / GAMMACK, Peter, David 9 Margarets Buildings Bath BA1 2LP / GB
	03 / SEAMAN, Robert, Brian 4 Spencers Bellevue Lansdown Road, Bath BA1 5ER / GB
Representative(s)	Smith, Gillian Ruth, et al Dyson Research Limited Intellectual Property Department P.O. Box 2080 Malmesbury Wiltshire SN16 0SW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/32]	Smith, Gillian Ruth, et al Dyson Research Limited Intellectual Property Department P.O. Box 2080 Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0SW / GB
Application number, filing date	99947736.7	04.10.1999
	[2001/32]
	WO1999GB03272
Priority number, date	GB19980022002	08.10.1998 Original published format: GB 9822002
	[2001/32]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0021425
	Date:	20.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1121043
	Date:	08.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1121043
	Date:	18.12.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	20.04.2000
Classification	IPC:	A47L5/32, F16K5/18, F16K31/58, F16K11/076	[2001/32]
	CPC:	A47L5/32 (EP,KR,US); F16K11/076 (EP,KR,US); F16K31/58 (EP,KR,US); F16K5/184 (EP,KR,US); Y10T137/87804 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/32]
Title	German:	UMSCHALTVENTIL	[2001/32]
	English:	CHANGEOVER VALVE	[2001/32]
	French:	VALVE D'INVERSION	[2001/32]
Entry into regional phase	05.04.2001	National basic fee paid
	05.04.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.04.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.04.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	05.04.2001	Examination requested [2001/32]
	14.03.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	09.04.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	23.04.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.07.2002	Fee for grant paid
	06.07.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	19.09.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/50]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	18.12.2002
	CH	18.12.2002
	FI	18.12.2002
	GR	18.12.2002
	LI	18.12.2002
	DK	18.03.2003
	PT	18.03.2003
	SE	18.03.2003
	[2004/03]
Former [2003/43]	AT	18.12.2002
	CH	18.12.2002
	FI	18.12.2002
	GR	18.12.2002
	LI	18.12.2002
	PT	18.03.2003
	SE	18.03.2003
Former [2003/39]	AT	18.12.2002
	CH	18.12.2002
	GR	18.12.2002
	LI	18.12.2002
	SE	18.03.2003
Former [2003/37]	AT	18.12.2002
	GR	18.12.2002
	SE	18.03.2003
Former [2003/31]	GR	18.12.2002
	SE	18.03.2003
Former [2003/27]	SE	18.03.2003
Cited in	International search	[A]FR701851 (APP DE GRAISSAGE SOUS PRESSION) [A] 1 * page 1, line 59 - page 2, line 32 ** figure - *;
		[A]DE1241214 (NISKANEN ERKKI PIETARI) [A] 1 * column 3, line 18 - line 33 * * figure - *;
		[A]US4007500 (THOMPSON ARTHUR D, et al) [A] 1 * abstract * * column 3, line 55 - column 4, line 21 * * figure - *;
		[AD]EP0037674 (DYSON JAMES) [AD] 15 * abstract * * figures 5-7 *;
		[AD]EP0042723 (ROTORK APPLIANCES LTD [GB]) [AD] 1,15,16 * page 4, line 19 - line 22 * * page 7, line 16 - line 20 * * figures 1,3 *;
		[AD]EP0134654 (ROTORK APPLIANCES LTD [GB]) [AD] 1,15,16 * abstract * * page 18, line 16 - page 21, line 3 * * page 22, line 21 - page 23, line 20 * * figures 1-3,5-7 *;
		[A]US5351361 (BUCHTEL DEAN H [US]) [A] 1,15,16 * abstract * * column 3, line 9 - line 25 * * figures 1-5 *;
		[A]US5355549 (STEINBERG GARY [US], et al) [A] 1,15 * abstract * * figures 4-8 *

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