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EP2111622 - PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR FLOW SKIRT APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.02.2017 Database last updated on 21.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	10.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IS	published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Westinghouse Electric Company LLC 4350 Northern Pike Monroeville, PA 15146-2866 / US
	[2009/44]
Inventor(s)	01 / KIELB, John, F. 273 Ponders Hollow Road Westfield, MA 01085 / US
	02 / SCHWIRIAN, Richard, E. 333 Toura Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15236 / US
	03 / LEE, Naugab, E. 11 Gates Lane Simsbury, CT 06070 / US
	04 / FORSYTH, David, R. 104 Creigmore Court Cheswick, PA 15024 / US
	[2009/44]
Representative(s)	Gallo, Wolfgang Fleuchaus & Gallo Partnerschaft mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Buchenweg 17 86573 Obergriesbach / DE
	[2016/16]
Former [2009/44]	Gallo, Wolfgang Fleuchaus & Gallo Ludwigstrasse 26 86152 Augsburg / DE
Application number, filing date	08729232.2	07.02.2008
	[2009/44]
	WO2008US53250
Priority number, date	US20070889312P	12.02.2007 Original published format: US 889312 P
	[2009/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2008100764
	Date:	21.08.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/34]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2111622
	Date:	28.10.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.08.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2111622
	Date:	20.04.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	21.08.2008
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.04.2012
Classification	IPC:	G21C1/08, G21C15/02, G21C15/243	[2016/07]
	CPC:	G21C1/086 (EP,US); G21C13/02 (KR); G21C15/243 (US); G21C15/02 (EP,US); Y02E30/30 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2012/21]	G21C1/04, G21C1/08, G21C15/243
	Former IPC [2009/44]	G21C1/04
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2016/16]
Former [2009/44]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	FLUSSSCHWELLENVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN DRUCKWASSERREAKTOR	[2009/44]
	English:	PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR FLOW SKIRT APPARATUS	[2009/44]
	French:	APPAREIL DE JUPE DE FLUX DE RÉACTEUR D'EAU SOUS PRESSION	[2009/44]
Entry into regional phase	21.07.2009	National basic fee paid
	21.07.2009	Search fee paid
	21.07.2009	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.07.2009	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.07.2009	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	21.07.2009	Examination requested [2009/44]
	14.05.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.06.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.01.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.02.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.10.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.11.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.09.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.02.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.05.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.09.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.01.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.02.2016	Fee for grant paid
	25.02.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	27.02.2016	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 14.05.2012
Opposition(s)	23.01.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.02.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	07.02.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	07.02.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.02.2014	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.02.2015	Renewal fee patent year 08
	08.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 09
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	28.02.2010	03 M06 Fee paid on 08.03.2010
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.02.2008
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	BG	20.04.2016
	CY	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	TR	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	IS	20.08.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
	[2020/33]
Former [2020/15]	HU	07.02.2008
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	BG	20.04.2016
	CY	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	TR	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2019/46]	HU	07.02.2008
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	BG	20.04.2016
	CY	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2019/39]	HU	07.02.2008
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	BG	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2019/31]	HU	07.02.2008
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/47]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/37]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/10]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/07]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/03]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2016/52]	AT	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2016/51]	AT	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2016/50]	AT	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	HR	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
Former [2016/49]	FI	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
Former [2016/46]	LT	20.04.2016
	NO	20.07.2016
Documents cited:	Search	[I]US2990349 (ROMAN WALTER G);
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		[I]JPS62266492 (TOSHIBA CORP);
		[I]EP0328447 (FRAMATOME SA [FR]);
		[I]EP1489624 (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP])
	International search	[Y]US3548222 (HOBSON ROBERT R);
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		[Y]US5267285 (EKEROTH DOUGLAS E [US], et al);
		[Y]US5436945 (WEISEL ERIC M [US], et al)

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