EP0870966 - Flexible connector apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.01.2004 Database last updated on 11.11.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 19.01.2004 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE | published on 03.03.2004 [2004/10] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Senior Investments AG Fronwagplatz 10 8200 Schaffhausen / CH | [2003/22] |
Former [1998/42] | For all designated states Senior Engineering Investments AG Mühlentalsträsschen 9 8200 Schaffhausen / CH | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Cwik, Scott 731 Daybreak Carol Stream, Illinois 60188 / US | [1998/42] | Representative(s) | Kügele, Bernhard Novagraaf International SA Chemin de l'Echo 3 1213 Onex / CH | [N/P] |
Former [1998/42] | Kügele, Bernhard NOVAPAT INTERNATIONAL SA, 9, Rue du Valais 1202 Genève / CH | Application number, filing date | 98105474.5 | 26.03.1998 | [1998/42] | Priority number, date | US19970838601 | 10.04.1997 Original published format: US 838601 | [1998/42] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0870966 | Date: | 14.10.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/42] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0870966 | Date: | 03.11.1999 | [1999/44] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0870966 | Date: | 26.02.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/09] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 22.09.1999 | Classification | IPC: | F16L27/10, F01N7/18, F16L27/11, F16L27/111 | [1999/44] | CPC: |
F01N13/1805 (EP,US);
F01N13/1816 (EP,KR,US);
F01N13/1811 (EP,US);
F16L27/10 (EP,US);
F16L27/11 (EP,KR,US);
F16L27/111 (EP,US);
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Former IPC [1998/42] | F16L27/10, F01N7/18 | Designated contracting states | BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [2000/28] |
Former [1998/42] | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Biegsame Verbindungsvorrichtung | [1998/42] | English: | Flexible connector apparatus | [1998/42] | French: | Dispositif de raccord flexible | [1998/42] | Examination procedure | 19.04.2000 | Examination requested [2000/25] | 18.04.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 23.10.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.12.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 04.04.2002 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.05.2002 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 03.09.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 03.12.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 03.12.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 27.11.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit [2004/08] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.12.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 05.03.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 04.03.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | BE | 26.02.2003 | NL | 26.02.2003 | SE | 26.05.2003 | ES | 28.08.2003 | [2004/10] |
Former [2004/04] | NL | 26.02.2003 | |
SE | 26.05.2003 | ||
ES | 28.08.2003 | ||
Former [2003/41] | NL | 26.02.2003 | |
SE | 26.05.2003 | ||
Former [2003/32] | SE | 26.05.2003 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]DE8535523U (WITZENMANN GMBH) [X] 1,2 * figure 1; claim 1 *; | [X]EP0281685 (SULZER AG [CH]) [X] 1 * figure 3 *; | [X]DE2842895 (STENDER RUDOLF) [X] 1 * figure .; claim 1 *; | [X]DE29612590U (STENFLEX RUDOLF STENDER GMBH [DE]) [X] 1 * page 8, paragraph L - page 9, paragraph 1; figure 1; claim 1 *; | [A]US4792161 (USUI MASAYOSHI [JP]) [A] 1-5 * figure 1 * |