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EP4053561 - SMART SAMPLE CONTAINER FOR COMPLEX SAMPLE EVALUATION WORKFLOWS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.03.2023
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  05.08.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip26.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FEI Company
5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124-5793 / US
[2022/36]
Inventor(s)01 / Schoenmakers, Remco
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
02 / Van Willigen, Bert
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
03 / Perquin, Reinier
deceased / NL
04 / Kramer, Pepijn
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
05 / Algra, Egbert
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
06 / McCormack, Jamie
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
07 / Varslot, Trond
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
08 / Caglar, Faruk
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
 [2022/36]
Representative(s)Janssen, Francis-Paul
FEI Company
Patent Department
P.O.Box 1745
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
[2022/36]
Application number, filing date22159134.028.02.2022
[2022/36]
Priority number, dateUS20211719359305.03.2021         Original published format: US202117193593
[2022/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4053561
Date:07.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.08.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/00
[2022/36]
CPC:
G01N35/00732 (EP,US); G01N35/00871 (EP,KR,US); G01N35/00 (CN);
B01L3/5025 (EP); B01L3/545 (EP,US); G01N23/2204 (KR);
G01N23/225 (KR); G01N35/0092 (KR); G06Q10/103 (CN);
B01L2200/147 (EP); B01L2200/18 (EP); B01L2300/02 (EP);
B01L2300/021 (EP); B01L2300/022 (EP); B01L2300/024 (EP);
B01L2300/0663 (EP); G01N2035/00742 (KR); G01N2035/00821 (US);
G01N2035/00831 (KR); G01N2035/00851 (EP,KR); G01N2035/00881 (KR) (-)
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 [2023/15]
Former [2022/36]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
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTELLIGENTER PROBENBEHÄLTER FÜR KOMPLEXE PROBENAUSWERTUNGSARBEITSABLÄUFE[2022/36]
English:SMART SAMPLE CONTAINER FOR COMPLEX SAMPLE EVALUATION WORKFLOWS[2022/36]
French:CONTENANT D'ÉCHANTILLONS INTELLIGENT POUR LES FLUX DE TRAVAIL COMPLEXES D'ÉVALUATION D'ÉCHANTILLONS[2022/36]
Examination procedure03.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.03.2023Examination requested  [2023/15]
03.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2012330564  (BLAND LOREN L [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0030] * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0087] *;
 [XA]US2019234975  (POTHINI SHAKILA [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0018] *[A] 3-15
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