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EP About this file: EP0844368

EP0844368 - Partial coating for gas turbine engine airfoils to increase fatigue strength [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  18.01.2008
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2008Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representativepublished on 30.07.2008  [2008/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United Technologies Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/08]For all designated states
United Technologies Corporation
United Technologies Building, 1 Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Former [1998/22]For all designated states
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
United Technologies Building, 1 Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Houston, David Paul
8 Buttonball Lane
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033 / US
[1998/22]
Representative(s)Leckey, David Herbert
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/22]Leckey, David Herbert
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date97309501.125.11.1997
[1998/22]
Priority number, dateUS1996075584226.11.1996         Original published format: US 755842
[1998/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0844368
Date:27.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/22]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0844368
Date:08.03.2000
[2000/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0844368
Date:02.02.2005
Language:EN
[2005/05]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0844368
Date:20.02.2008
Language:EN
[2008/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:F01D5/28, C23C30/00, C23C28/00
[2000/10]
CPC:
F01D5/288 (EP,US); C23C4/01 (EP,US); Y02T50/60 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/22]F01D5/28, C23C30/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/46]
Former [1998/22]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Teilbeschichtung von Gasturbinenschaufeln zur Erhöhung der Dauerfestigkeit[1998/22]
English:Partial coating for gas turbine engine airfoils to increase fatigue strength[1998/22]
French:Revêtissement partiel des aubes de turbine à gaz pour améliorer la résistance à la fatigue[1998/22]
Examination procedure17.08.2000Examination requested  [2000/42]
09.09.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
07.12.2000Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
12.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.11.2004Fee for grant paid
30.11.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  18.10.2005  26.10.2005  ADMISSIBLE
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2008/31]
Opponent(s)01  18.10.2005  26.10.2005  ADMISSIBLE
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
Former [2005/49]
Opponent(s)01  18.10.2005   
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Abt. CT IP PG
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
07.12.2005Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
19.06.2006Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
10.05.2007Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
10.05.2007Date of oral proceedings
22.05.2007Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.05.2007Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
13.09.2007Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
11.12.2007Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
26.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
28.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
25.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
29.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
04.10.2000AT   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000BE   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000CH   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000DK   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000ES   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000FI   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000IT   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000NL   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
04.10.2000SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0532150  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [X] 1,2,5,10-16 * column 5, line 32 - column 6, line 33; figure 4 * [Y] 3,4,6-9;
 [DY]US4585481  (GUPTA DINESH K [US], et al) [DY] 6-9 * abstract *;
 [DYA]US4719080  (DUHL DAVID N [US], et al) [DY] 3,4 * column 1, line 60 - column 2, line 12 * * column 1, line 60 - column 2, line 12 * [A] 7-9
ExaminationEP0139396
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