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EP1160518 - Humidifier with surface evaporation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.06.2006
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2008Change - representativepublished on 30.07.2008  [2008/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Heinz Schilling KG
Möhlenring 53
47906 Kempen / DE
[2001/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Schilling, Heinz
Möhlenring 53
47906 Kempen / DE
02 / Bongartz, Werner
Magdeburger Strasse 10
47906 Kempen / DE
 [2001/49]
Representative(s)Cohausz Hannig Borkowski Wissgott
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Schumannstrasse 97-99
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/31]COHAUSZ DAWIDOWICZ HANNIG & SOZIEN
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Schumannstrasse 97-99
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2001/49]COHAUSZ HANNIG DAWIDOWICZ & PARTNER
Schumannstrasse 97-99
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date00111595.531.05.2000
[2001/49]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1160518
Date:05.12.2001
Language:DE
[2001/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1160518
Date:03.08.2005
Language:DE
[2005/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.11.2000
ClassificationIPC:F24F6/04
[2001/49]
CPC:
F24F6/04 (EP); F24F8/117 (EP); Y02A50/20 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   CH,   DE,   LI,   LU [2002/35]
Former [2001/49]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Oberflächen-Verdunstungsbefeuchter[2001/49]
English:Humidifier with surface evaporation[2001/49]
French:Humidificateur à évaporation sur une surface[2001/49]
Examination procedure30.03.2002Examination requested  [2002/23]
06.06.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
27.09.2002Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) BE, CY, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, MC, NL, PT, SE
26.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.02.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.05.2005Fee for grant paid
27.05.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.05.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
04.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
13.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
12.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
11.07.2002BE   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002CY   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002DK   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002ES   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002FI   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002FR   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002GB   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002GR   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002IE   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002IT   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002MC   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002NL   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002PT   M01   Not yet paid
11.07.2002SE   M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.200304   M06   Fee paid on   04.06.2003
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH11316035  ;
 [Y]US2522600  (BROOKINS RICHARD N) [Y] 13,17-19 * column 3, line 44 - column 5, line 13 * * figures 1-8 *;
 [Y]US2856166  (GOETTL ALBERT B) [Y] 5,7 * column 2, line 22 - line 29 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]GB937830  (RODERICK ERNEST WALLINGTON BUT) [A] 1,24,25 * figure 1 *;
 [X]DE1501278  (LAING NIKOLAUS) [X] 1,2 * page 5, line 23 - page 6, line 3 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US4200599  (GOETTL ADAM D [US]) [A] 13,17-19 * figures 2A,3,5 *;
 [A]US4312819  (LEYLAND BILLY M) [A] 1,24,26 * figure 1 *;
 [Y]DE3143443  (ANDRADE SAMUEL REBELO DE [DE]) [Y] 14 * page 13, paragraph 2 *;
 [A]US4389352  (BOHANON SR HOY R) [A] 13,14,17,20 * figures 1-3F *;
 [XAY]US4612778  (MEDRANO MICHAEL V [US]) [X] 1,3,4,6,11,14,17,19,22 * abstract * * column 4, line 30 - line 32 * * figure 6 * [A] 8,24,25 [Y] 5,7,10,13,14,16-19;
 [A]US4657709  (GOETTL ADAM D [US]) [A] 15,17* figures 2-5 *;
 [Y]EP0334017  (BENTZ & SOHN MELITTA [DE]) [Y] 16 * column 4, line 2 - line 25 *;
 [Y]CH687417  (SCHONMANN WILFRED E [CH]) [Y] 10 * column 1, line 46 - line 54 * * figure 1 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20000229), vol. 2000, no. 02, & JP11316035 A 19991116 (KIMURA KOHKI CO LTD) [A] 1,9 * abstract *
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