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EP1003451 - BRAIN COOLING APPARATUS FOR COOLING THE BRAIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/22]BRAIN COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE BRAIN
[2003/43]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.05.2005
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.05.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.06.2005  [2005/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Life Science Holdings, Inc.
1510 West Montana Street
Chicago, IL 60614 / US
[2000/22]
Inventor(s)01 / KLATZ, Ronald, M.
1510 West Montana Street
Chicago, IL 60614 / US
02 / GOLDMAN, Robert, M.
1510 West Montana Street
Chicago, IL 60614 / US
[2000/22]
Representative(s)Hill, Richard, et al
WILSON GUNN
Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Charles House
148/9 Great Charles Street
Birmingham B3 3HT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/23]Hill, Richard, et al
R.E. Parr & Co., Charles House, 148/9 Great Charles Street
Birmingham B3 3HT / GB
Former [2004/20]Hill, Richard
Wilson Gunn Skerrett, Charles House, 148/9 Great Charles Street
Birmingham B3 3HT / GB
Former [2000/22]Parr, Ronald Edward
R.E. Parr & Co., Colman House, Station Road
Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands B93 0HL / GB
Application number, filing date98939326.910.08.1998
[2000/22]
WO1998US16619
Priority number, dateUS1997091015613.08.1997         Original published format: US 910156
[2000/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9908632
Date:25.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1003451
Date:31.05.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1003451
Date:30.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.02.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61F7/10
[2000/22]
CPC:
A61F7/10 (EP); A61F2007/0008 (EP); A61F2007/0056 (EP)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI [2000/22]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUM KÜHLEN DES GEHIRNS[2003/43]
English:BRAIN COOLING APPARATUS FOR COOLING THE BRAIN[2003/43]
French:APPAREIL DE REFROIDISSEMENT DES TISSUS CEREBRAUX[2003/43]
Former [2000/22]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM KÜHLEN DES GEHIRNS
Former [2000/22]BRAIN COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE BRAIN
Former [2000/22]APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE REFROIDISSEMENT DES TISSUS CEREBRAUX
Entry into regional phase01.03.2000National basic fee paid 
01.03.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
01.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.03.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
01.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/22]
29.05.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.06.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.04.2004Fee for grant paid
27.04.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)31.03.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
18.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
14.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
15.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.200205   M06   Fee paid on   14.12.2002
31.08.200306   M06   Fee paid on   15.01.2004
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH30.06.2004
LI30.06.2004
[2005/21]
Cited inInternational search[DYA]US5261399  (KLATZ RONALD M ET AL) [DY] 1,16,23,28,33,34 * the whole document * [A] 4-8;
 [YA]US4920963  (BRADER ERIC W) [Y] 1,16,23,28,33,34 * abstract * [A] 14,25,30;
 [A]US5539934  (PONDER CHRISTOPHER W) [A] 1-3,16,23,24,28,29,33,34 * abstract *;
 [A]US4750493  (BRADER ERIC W) [A] 1,23,28 * column 4, line 11 - line 25; claim - *;
 [A]DE3039468  (MARX GUENTER H) [A] 1,16,33,34 * page 5, line 18 - page 6, line 12 * * page 8, line 15 - line 29 *
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