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EP1009288 - APPARATUS FOR MAKING A FUSED LOOP OF FILAMENTOUS MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/25]	FUSED LOOP OF FILAMENTOUS MATERIAL AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME
	[2015/12]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 13.05.2016 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.12.2017	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 10.01.2018 [2018/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Axya Medical Inc. Suite 444C, 100 Cummings Center Beverly, MA 01915 / US
	[2015/28]
Former [2000/25]	For all designated states Axya Medical Inc. Suite 444C, 100 Cummings Center Beverly, MA 01915 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / EGAN, Thomas, D. 12 South Street Marblehead, MA 01946 / US
	02 / FENTON, Paul, V., Jr. 1 Flint Street Marblehead, MA 01945 / US
	[2000/25]
Representative(s)	Grand, Guillaume, et al Cabinet Lavoix 62, rue de Bonnel 69448 Lyon Cedex 03 / FR
	[2015/28]
Former [2010/09]	Grand, Guillaume, et al Cabinet Lavoix 62, rue de Bonnel 69448 Lyon Cedex 03 / FR
Former [2000/25]	Greenwood, John David, et al Graham Watt & Co. Riverhead Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BN / GB
Application number, filing date	98942274.6	27.08.1998
	[2000/25]
	WO1998US17770
Priority number, date	US19970919297	28.08.1997 Original published format: US 919297
	US19980118395	17.07.1998 Original published format: US 118395
	[2000/25]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9909891
	Date:	04.03.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/09]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1009288
	Date:	21.06.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/25]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1009288
	Date:	08.07.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/28]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	04.03.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.07.2009
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/00	[2000/25]
	CPC:	B29C65/08 (EP,US); A61B17/0487 (EP,US); A61B17/06166 (EP,US); A61L17/00 (EP,US); B29C66/1122 (EP,US); B29C66/5261 (EP,US); (+) B29C66/69 (EP,US); B29C66/80 (EP,US); B29C66/81422 (EP,US); B29C66/81423 (EP,US); B29C66/81433 (EP,US); B29C66/8322 (EP,US); A61B2017/00526 (EP,US); A61B2017/0454 (EP,US); A61B2017/0619 (EP,US); B29C66/71 (EP,US); B29C66/73921 (EP,US); B29C66/81463 (EP,US); B29K2023/12 (EP,US); B29K2067/043 (EP,US); B29K2077/00 (EP,US); B29K2101/12 (EP,US); B29L2031/709 (EP,US); B29L2031/7096 (EP,US); B29L2031/7102 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	B29C66/71, B29K2023/12 (EP,US); B29C66/71, B29K2067/00 (US,EP); B29C66/71, B29K2067/043 (US,EP); B29C66/71, B29K2077/00 (US,EP); (+) B29C66/81463, B29C65/00 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2015/28]
Former [2000/25]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES VERSCHWEISSTEN RINGES AUS FASERMATERIAL	[2015/12]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR MAKING A FUSED LOOP OF FILAMENTOUS MATERIAL	[2015/12]
	French:	PROCEDE D'ELABORATION D'UNE BOUCLE REUNIE PAR FUSION DE MATERIAU FILAMENTEUX	[2015/12]
	Former [2000/25]	VERSCHWEISSTER RING AUS FASERMATERIAL UND VORRICHTUNG ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG
	Former [2000/25]	FUSED LOOP OF FILAMENTOUS MATERIAL AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME
	Former [2000/25]	BOUCLE REUNIE PAR FUSION DE MATERIAU FILAMENTEUX ET SON PROCEDE D'ELABORATION
Entry into regional phase	24.03.2000	National basic fee paid
	24.03.2000	Search fee paid
	24.03.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.03.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.03.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	28.03.2000	Examination requested [2000/25]
	16.04.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.10.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.04.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.10.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.03.2015	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.05.2015	Fee for grant paid
	29.05.2015	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	29.05.2015	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 16.04.2010
Opposition(s)	11.04.2016	No opposition filed within time limit [2016/24]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	14.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 10
	19.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 11
	04.09.2009	Renewal fee patent year 12
	17.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 13
	23.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 14
	21.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 15
	21.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 16
	29.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 17
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.2004	07 M06 Fee paid on 15.02.2005
	31.08.2009	12 M06 Fee paid on 04.09.2009
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	08.07.2015
	CY	08.07.2015
	DK	08.07.2015
	ES	08.07.2015
	FI	08.07.2015
	MC	08.07.2015
	NL	08.07.2015
	SE	08.07.2015
	IE	27.08.2015
	LU	27.08.2015
	BE	31.08.2015
	CH	31.08.2015
	LI	31.08.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
	PT	09.11.2015
	[2018/02]
Former [2017/40]	AT	08.07.2015
	CY	08.07.2015
	DK	08.07.2015
	ES	08.07.2015
	FI	08.07.2015
	MC	08.07.2015
	NL	08.07.2015
	SE	08.07.2015
	IE	27.08.2015
	BE	31.08.2015
	CH	31.08.2015
	LI	31.08.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
	PT	09.11.2015
Former [2016/33]	AT	08.07.2015
	DK	08.07.2015
	ES	08.07.2015
	FI	08.07.2015
	MC	08.07.2015
	SE	08.07.2015
	IE	27.08.2015
	CH	31.08.2015
	LI	31.08.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
	PT	09.11.2015
Former [2016/22]	AT	08.07.2015
	DK	08.07.2015
	ES	08.07.2015
	FI	08.07.2015
	MC	08.07.2015
	SE	08.07.2015
	CH	31.08.2015
	LI	31.08.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
	PT	09.11.2015
Former [2016/20]	AT	08.07.2015
	DK	08.07.2015
	ES	08.07.2015
	FI	08.07.2015
	SE	08.07.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
	PT	09.11.2015
Former [2016/11]	AT	08.07.2015
	ES	08.07.2015
	FI	08.07.2015
	SE	08.07.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
	PT	09.11.2015
Former [2016/10]	ES	08.07.2015
	FI	08.07.2015
	SE	08.07.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
	PT	09.11.2015
Former [2016/09]	FI	08.07.2015
	GR	09.10.2015
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3386870 (MORIN LOUIS H) [A] 11,16,17 * the whole document *;
		[X]US3513848 (WINSTON RONALD H, et al) [X] 11,13,16,17 * column 6, line 55 - column 14, line 22; figure - *;
		[A]US3879981 (RICHARDS JOSEPH E) [A] 16,17* the whole document *;
		[X]JPH03132334 (FUJI DENSAN KK) [X] 11,16,17 * abstract *;
		[DX]US5417700 (EGAN THOMAS D [US]) [DX] 11,13,16,17 * column 5, line 44 - column 6, line 68; figure - *
	International search	[X]US3762418 (WASSON W);
		[Y]US4588408 (YAMADA SHIRO [JP])

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