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EP About this file: EP1097754

EP1097754 - Loop lifter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.03.2008
Database last updated on 26.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip07.08.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 09.09.2009  [2009/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SMS Demag AG
Eduard-Schloemann-Strasse 4
40237 Düsseldorf / DE
[2001/19]
Inventor(s)01 / Sudau, Peter
Eisenstrasse 34
57271 Hilchenbach / DE
02 / Kipping, Matthias
Augustastrasse 10
57562 Herdorf / DE
03 / Tuschhoff, Matthias, Dr.
Grafestrasse 14
57072 Siegen / DE
 [2001/19]
Representative(s)Klüppel, Walter, et al
Hemmerich & Kollegen
Patentanwälte
Hammerstrasse 2
57072 Siegen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/50]Klüppel, Walter, et al
Patentanwälte Hemmerich & Kollegen Hammerstrasse 2
57072 Siegen / DE
Former [2001/19]Valentin, Ekkehard, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Hemmerich, Valentin, Gihske, Grosse, Hammerstrasse 2
57072 Siegen / DE
Application number, filing date00123089.525.10.2000
[2001/19]
Priority number, dateDE199915352405.11.1999         Original published format: DE 19953524
[2001/19]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1097754
Date:09.05.2001
Language:DE
[2001/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1097754
Date:05.11.2003
[2003/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1097754
Date:02.05.2007
Language:DE
[2007/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.09.2003
ClassificationIPC:B21B38/06, B21B41/10
[2001/19]
CPC:
B21C47/3425 (EP,US); G01L25/00 (KR); B21B37/50 (EP,US);
B21B41/10 (EP,US); B21B38/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/19]
TitleGerman:Schlingenheber[2001/19]
English:Loop lifter[2001/19]
French:Releveur de boucles[2001/19]
Examination procedure07.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/19]
05.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.01.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.12.2006Fee for grant paid
08.12.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.02.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
07.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
13.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY02.05.2007
DK02.05.2007
IE02.05.2007
GR03.08.2007
PT02.10.2007
LU25.10.2007
BE31.10.2007
CH31.10.2007
LI31.10.2007
MC31.10.2007
[2009/37]
Former [2009/33]CY02.05.2007
DK02.05.2007
IE02.05.2007
GR03.08.2007
PT02.10.2007
BE31.10.2007
CH31.10.2007
LI31.10.2007
MC31.10.2007
Former [2008/43]DK02.05.2007
IE02.05.2007
GR03.08.2007
PT02.10.2007
BE31.10.2007
CH31.10.2007
LI31.10.2007
MC31.10.2007
Former [2008/35]DK02.05.2007
IE02.05.2007
GR03.08.2007
PT02.10.2007
CH31.10.2007
LI31.10.2007
MC31.10.2007
Former [2008/26]DK02.05.2007
IE02.05.2007
GR03.08.2007
PT02.10.2007
MC31.10.2007
Former [2008/19]DK02.05.2007
IE02.05.2007
GR03.08.2007
PT02.10.2007
Former [2008/10]DK02.05.2007
IE02.05.2007
PT02.10.2007
Former [2008/08]DK02.05.2007
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS522580  ;
 [A]JPS5779014  ;
 [YA]DE2618901  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND) [Y] 1-5,8,9 * page 11 - page 18; figures 7-11; claims 1,4-7 * [A] 6,7;
 [A]JPS52120946  (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND) [A] 1-4,6,8,9 * figure . *;
 [A]DE2633351  (HOESCH WERKE AG) [A] 1-4,8 * page 6; figures 3-5 *;
 [DYA]DE19715523  (SCHLOEMANN SIEMAG AG [DE]) [DY] 1-5,8,9 * the whole document * [A] 6,7;
 [T]WO0105530  (PO HANG IRON & STEEL [KR], et al) [T] 1-3,9 * page 8, line 7 - page 11, line 4; figure 5 *;
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19770606), vol. 001, no. 058, Database accession no. (E - 024), & JP52002580 A 19770110 (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND CO LTD) [A] 1,2,4,8,9 * abstract *
 [DA]  - CLARK M T ET AL, "DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE LOOPERS FOR HOT STRIP MILLS", IRON AND STEEL ENGINEER, ASSOCIATION OF IRON AND STEEL ENGINEERS. PITTSBURGH, US, (19970601), vol. 74, no. 6, ISSN 0021-1559, pages 64 - 70, XP000658416 [DA] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19820826), vol. 006, no. 163, Database accession no. (M - 152), & JP57079014 A 19820518 (ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA HEAVY IND CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
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