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EP0445536
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| EP0445536 - High strength heat bondable fibre [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 30.01.2004 Database last updated on 11.05.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 30.01.2004 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 17.03.2004 [2004/12] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states FiberVisions, L.P. 1313 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19894 / US | [2000/30] |
| Former [1991/37] | For all designated states HERCULES INCORPORATED Hercules Plaza Wilmington Delaware 19894-0001 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Kozulla, Randall Earl 1265 Classis Drive Conyers, Georgia 30208-1221 / US | [1991/37] | Representative(s) | Howard, Paul Nicholas, et al Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2001/33] | Howard, Paul Nicholas, et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB | ||
| Former [2000/19] | De Minvielle-Devaux, Ian Benedict Peter, et al CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43, Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB | ||
| Former [1991/37] | Wey, Hans-Heinrich, Dipl.-Ing., et al c/o Kanzlei Hansmann, Vogeser und Partner Albert Rosshaupter-Strasse 65 D-81369 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 91101551.9 | 05.02.1991 | [1991/37] | Priority number, date | US19900474897 | 05.02.1990 Original published format: US 474897 | [1991/37] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0445536 | Date: | 11.09.1991 | Language: | EN | [1991/37] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0445536 | Date: | 15.01.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/03] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0445536 | Date: | 10.05.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/19] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0445536 | Date: | 17.03.2004 | Language: | EN | [2004/12] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.11.1991 | Classification | IPC: | D01F6/04, D01F1/10, D01F8/06 | [1991/37] | CPC: |
D01F8/06 (EP,US);
D01F6/04 (EP,KR,US);
D01F1/10 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2929 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2931 (EP,US);
Y10T442/681 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, SE [1991/37] | Title | German: | Heiss-verschweissbare Faser mit hoher Festigkeit | [1991/37] | English: | High strength heat bondable fibre | [1991/37] | French: | Fibre ayant une haute ténacité thermosoudable | [1991/37] | Examination procedure | 15.07.1992 | Examination requested [1992/38] | 21.10.1996 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 24.04.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 10.11.1997 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 20.05.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 19.03.1999 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 29.09.1999 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 14.10.1999 | Fee for grant paid | 14.10.1999 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
09.02.2001
ADMISSIBLE J.W. Suominen Oy 29250 Nakkila / FI Opponent's representative Matilainen, Mirja Helena Oy Jalo Ant-Wuorinen AB Iso Roobertinkatu 4-6 A 00120 Helsinki / FI | [N/P] |
| Former [2001/14] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
09.02.2001
ADMISSIBLE J.W. Suominen Oy 29250 Nakkila / FI Opponent's representative Matilainen, Mirja Helena Oy Jalo Ant-Wuorinen AB, Iso Roobertinkatu 4-6 A 00120 Helsinki / FI | 15.03.2001 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 23.11.2001 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 15.07.2003 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 25.07.2003 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 04.11.2003 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 07.01.2004 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 08.02.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 08.02.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 10.02.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 08.02.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 10.02.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 11.02.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 08.02.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 10.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 10 |
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| Former [2001/11] | BE | 10.05.2000 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]JP48018519 ; | [A]JP1092416 ; | [A]LU34908 (HOUILLERES BASSIN DU NORD); | [A]GB738474 (DU PONT); | [A]EP0279511 (MITSUBISHI PETROCHEMICAL CO [JP], et al) | [A] - DATABASE WPI, accession no. 74-20083V [11], Derwent Publications Ltd, London, GB; & JP-A-48 018 519 (SEKISUI CHEM. CO., LTD) 08-03-1973, & JP48018519 A 00000000 | [A] - POLYMER SCIENCE USSR, vol. 29, no. 10, 1987, pages 2351-2357, Pergamon Press PLC, Oxford, GB; O. DURCOVA et al.: "Structure of photooxidized polypropylene fibres" | [A] - DATABASE WPIL, accession no. 89-148413 [20], Derwent Publications Ltd, London, GB; & JP-A-1 092 416 (DAIWA SPINNING K.K.) 11-04-1989, & JP1092416 A 00000000 | Opposition | - Olivieri P. et al., Thermal bonding - the fastest-growing application for polypropylene staple: success and development. In: 4th International Conference on Polypropylene Fibres and Textiles, 23-25 September 1987 |