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EP1186680 - Process for applying and aluminum-containing coating using an inorganic slurry mix [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 05.08.2011 Database last updated on 15.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.08.2011	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 07.09.2011 [2011/36]
	05.08.2011	Change - representative	published on 07.09.2011 [2011/36]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2002/11]	For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Pfaendtner, Jeffrey Allan 4514 Leslie Avenue Blue Ash, Ohio 45242 / US
	02 / Rigney, Joseph David 1097 Deerhaven Court Milford, Ohio 45150 / US
	03 / Das, Nripendra Nath 8168 North Legare Court Apartment 1 West Chester, Ohio 45069 / US
	04 / Weimer, Michael James 6607 Miami Trails Drive Loveland, Ohio 45140 / US
	05 / Lackman, John Lewis 1751 Hudepohl Lane Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 / US
	[2011/36]
Former [2002/11]	01 / Pfaendtner, Jeffrey Allan 4514 Leslie Avenue Blue Ash, Ohio 45242 / US
	02 / Rigney, Joseph David 1097 Deerhaven Court Milford, Ohio 45150 / US
	03 / Das, Nripendra Nath 8168 North Legare Court, Apartment 1 West Chester, Ohio 45069 / US
	04 / Weimer, Michael James 6607 Miami Trails Drive Loveland, Ohio 45140 / US
	05 / Lackman, John Lewis 1751 Hudepohl Lane Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 / US
Representative(s)	Szary, Anne Catherine, et al GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2011/36]	Szary, Anne Catherine, et al GE International Inc. Global Patent Operation - Europe 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU / GB
Former [2002/11]	Pedder, James Cuthbert, et al GE London Patent Operation, Essex House, 12/13 Essex Street London WC2R 3AA / GB
Application number, filing date	01307511.4	04.09.2001
	[2002/11]
Priority number, date	US20000656287	06.09.2000 Original published format: US 656287
	[2002/11]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1186680
	Date:	13.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/11]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1186680
	Date:	22.10.2003
	[2003/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1186680
	Date:	13.02.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/07]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1186680
	Date:	07.09.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/36]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.09.2003
Classification	IPC:	C23C10/28, C23C10/30	[2002/11]
	CPC:	C23C10/30 (EP,US); C23C10/20 (EP,US); Y02T50/60 (US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, TR [2004/29]
Former [2002/11]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Verfahren zum Auftragen einer aluminiumhaltigen Beschichtung unter Verwendung einer anorganischen Schlammmisschung	[2002/11]
	English:	Process for applying and aluminum-containing coating using an inorganic slurry mix	[2002/11]
	French:	Procédé d'application d'un revêtement contenant de l'aluminium utilisant un mélange d'une bouillie inorganique	[2002/11]
Examination procedure	22.04.2004	Examination requested [2004/25]
	01.08.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.01.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.04.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.10.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.04.2007	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 03.04.2007
	02.04.2007	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	03.04.2007	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	31.08.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.12.2007	Fee for grant paid
	17.12.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 29.10.2008 15.12.2008 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München / DE Opponent's representative Kaiser, Axel Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/51]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.10.2008 Siemens AG CT IP F 2 Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE Opponent's representative Kaiser, Axel Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
	22.12.2008	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	01.07.2009	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	02.12.2010	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	02.12.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	22.12.2010	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	03.01.2011	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	06.05.2011	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	28.07.2011	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	01.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US5952057 (PARKS KATHERINE D [US]) [X] 1,9 * column 3, line 20 - line 55 * * column 4, line 8 - line 55 * * column 5, line 8 - line 53; claims 1-10 *;
		[YA]US5366765 (MILANIAK MICHAEL S [US], et al) [Y] 1 * claims 1-3 * [A] 5,7,8;
		[YA]FR885585 (SERI HOLDING S A) [Y] 1 * page 1, line 59 - page 2, line 6; claims 1-4 * [A] 9;
		[A]US5807428 (BOSE KRISHNANGSHU [US], et al) [A] 1-3,5-8 * column 3, line 37 - column 4, line 23; claims 1-5 *;
		[A]US3950575 (KITAYAMA MINORU, et al) [A] 1,2,9 * claims 1-5 *;
		[A]US3801357 (BALDI A) [A] 1,9 * abstract * * column 7, line 32 - line 63 *;
		[A]GB765947 (BATAAFSCHE PETROLEUM) [A] 9,10 * page 4, line 45 - line 48 *

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