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EP About this file: EP2950174

EP2950174 - Method and Apparatus for safely monitoring the state of two devices [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.07.2021
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.07.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 25.08.2021  [2021/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Strasse 1
79183 Waldkirch / DE
[2015/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Dold, Franz
Albert-Fehrenbach-Weg 29
78120 Furtwangen / DE
02 / Saumer, Markus
Schwalbenweg 5
77948 Friesenheim / DE
03 / Kunz, Martin
Alemannenstraße 88
79117 Freiburg / DE
 [2015/49]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[N/P]
Former [2015/49]Ludewigt, Christoph
Sick AG
Intellectual Property
Erwin-Sick-Strasse 1
79183 Waldkirch / DE
Application number, filing date14169788.826.05.2014
[2015/49]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2950174
Date:02.12.2015
Language:DE
[2015/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.10.2014
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/418, G05B19/05, G05B19/042, G05B9/02, H01H47/00
[2015/49]
CPC:
G05B9/02 (EP,US); G05B19/0428 (EP,US); G05B19/058 (EP,US);
G05B19/4184 (EP,US); G05B2219/15037 (EP,US); G05B2219/24208 (EP,US);
G05B2219/33227 (EP,US); Y02P90/02 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/28]
Former [2015/49]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum sicheren Überprüfen eines Zustandes zweier Einrichtungen[2015/49]
English:Method and Apparatus for safely monitoring the state of two devices[2015/49]
French:Méthode et appareil pour surveiller en toute sécurité l'état de deux dispositifs[2015/49]
Examination procedure15.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.01.2015Examination requested  [2015/49]
18.05.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.11.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2016Date of oral proceedings
12.01.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/34]
12.01.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.07.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/34]
Appeal following examination14.02.2017Appeal received No.  T1156/17
27.04.2017Statement of grounds filed
16.07.2021Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
16.07.2021Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
29.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
21.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
21.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[I]DE102011016137  (PILZ GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0063] - paragraph [0105] *;
 [I]EP2017869  (PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO [DE]) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0066] *;
 [A]EP2720094  (SICK AG [DE]) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *
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