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EP3492878 - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF THE TRANSIT TIME OF AN ULTRASONIC SIGNAL IN A FLOWING MEDIUM AND ULTRASONIC FLOW METER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, MK		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Diehl Metering GmbH
Industriestrasse 13
91522 Ansbach / DE
[2019/23]
Inventor(s)01 / Wetzel, Marcus
Falkenstr. 8b
DE - 91560 Heilsbronn / DE
02 / Gaugler, Ulrich
Am Sandbuck 13
DE - 91746 Weidenbach / DE
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)Diehl Patentabteilung
c/o Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG
Stephanstraße 49
90478 Nürnberg / DE
[2020/31]
Former [2019/23]Diehl Patentabteilung
c/o Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG Stephanstrasse 49
90478 Nürnberg / DE
Application number, filing date18000915.120.11.2018
[2019/23]
Priority number, dateDE2017101114501.12.2017         Original published format: DE102017011145
DE2017101186121.12.2017         Original published format: DE102017011861
[2019/23]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3492878
Date:05.06.2019
Language:DE
[2019/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3492878
Date:29.07.2020
Language:DE
[2020/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01F1/66
[2019/23]
CPC:
G01F1/667 (EP,US); G01F1/66 (US); G01N29/024 (US);
G01N29/222 (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 [2019/50]
Former [2019/23]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER LAUFZEIT EINES ULTRASCHALLSIGNALS IN EINEM STRÖMENDEN MEDIUM SOWIE ULTRASCHALLDURCHFLUSSMESSER[2019/23]
English:METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF THE TRANSIT TIME OF AN ULTRASONIC SIGNAL IN A FLOWING MEDIUM AND ULTRASONIC FLOW METER[2019/23]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DU TEMPS DE TRANSIT D'UN SIGNAL ULTRASONORE DANS UN MILIEU FLUIDE AINSI QUE DÉBITMÈTRE ULTRASONORE[2019/23]
Examination procedure05.11.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.11.2019Examination requested  [2019/50]
05.11.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.06.2020Fee for grant paid
19.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/27]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.11.2018
AL29.07.2020
CY29.07.2020
CZ29.07.2020
EE29.07.2020
ES29.07.2020
FI29.07.2020
HR29.07.2020
LT29.07.2020
LV29.07.2020
MC29.07.2020
MK29.07.2020
MT29.07.2020
NL29.07.2020
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SI29.07.2020
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SM29.07.2020
BG29.10.2020
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GR30.10.2020
IE20.11.2020
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BE30.11.2020
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Documents cited:Search[X]DE19841154  (LOEHMER HOLGER [DE], et al) [X] 1,14 * page 2, line 61 - line 65 *;
 [YA]US6062091  (BAUMOEL JOSEPH [US]) [Y] 4,11 * page 32, line 35 - line 38; figures 7,9 * * page 8, line 49 - line 50 *[A] 5,6,10;
 [X]US6435038  (NAM SANG-YONG [KR]) [X] 1,14 * column 3, line 61 - column 4, line 18 *;
 [XYI]DE102009046562  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [X] 1,2,7-9,13,14 * paragraphs [0011] , [0024] , [0035] , [0036]; claim 1 * [Y] 4,11 [I] 3,5,6,10,12;
 [A]US2011282596  (PATEL SHWETAK N [US], et al) [A] 3 * paragraph [0099] *;
 [X]WO2016184709  (ENDRESS & HAUSER FLOWTEC AG [CH]) [X] 1,14 * page 10, line 13 - line 24 *
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