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EP1221877 - INFLATABLE AIR CELL HAVING COMBINED PNEUMATICALLY ADJUSTED OCCUPANT SUPPORT AND THERMAL CONDITIONING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 08.09.2006 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.09.2006	New entry: Reply to examination report
	08.09.2006	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 11.10.2006 [2006/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CTEX Seat Comfort Limited Beech Avenue, Derby Road Burton on Trent Staffordshire DE13 0BQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2004/10]	For all designated states CTEX Seat Comfort Limited Beech Avenue, Derby Road Burton on Trent, Staffordshire DE13 OBQ / GB
Former [2004/04]	For all designated states McCORD WINN TEXTRON INC. 645 Harvey Road Manchester, NH 03103 / US
Former [2003/17]	For all designated states CTEX Seat Comfort Limited Beech Avenue, Derby Road Burton on Trent, Staffordshire DE13 OBQ / GB
	For all designated states Rhodes, Richard D. 13 Lil Nor Avenue Somersworth, NH 03878 / US
	For all designated states Moran, Scott J. 176 Highland Avenue Winchester, MA 01890 / US
	For all designated states Burt, Stephen J. Skarries View, Tokers Green Lane Kidmore End, Reading RG4 9EB / GB
	For all designated states Weeks, Ryan K. 35 Andrew Street, Apartment 6 Manchester, NH 03104-2416 / US
Former [2002/29]	For all designated states McCORD WINN TEXTRON INC. 645 Harvey Road Manchester, NH 03103 / US
	For all designated states Rhodes, Richard D. 13 Lil Nor Avenue Somersworth, NH 03878 / US
	For all designated states Moran, Scott J. 176 Highland Avenue Winchester, MA 01890 / US
	For all designated states Burt, Stephen J. Skarries View, Tokers Green Lane Kidmore End, Reading RG4 9EB / GB
	For all designated states Weeks, Ryan K. 35 Andrew Street, Apartment 6 Manchester, NH 03104-2416 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / RHODES, Richard, D. 13 Lil Nor Avenue Somersworth, NH 03878 / US
	02 / MORAN, Scott, J. 30 Westminster Street, 14th Floor, Providence Rhode Island 02903 / US
	03 / BURT, Stephen, J. Skarries View Tokers Green Lane Kidmore End Reading RG4 9EB / GB
	04 / WEEKS, Ryan, K. 35 Andrew Street, Apartment 6 Manchester, NH 03104-2416 / US
	[2002/45]
Former [2002/29]	01 / RHODES, Richard, D. 13 Lil Nor Avenue Somersworth, NH 03878 / US
	02 / MORAN, Scott, J. 176 Highland Avenue Winchester, MA 01890 / US
	03 / BURT, Stephen, J. Skarries View Tokers Green Lane Kidmore End Reading RG4 9EB / GB
	04 / WEEKS, Ryan, K. 35 Andrew Street, Apartment 6 Manchester, NH 03104-2416 / US
Representative(s)	Goodenough, Nigel A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/29]	Goodenough, Nigel A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
Application number, filing date	00959974.7	07.09.2000
	[2002/29]
	WO2000US24526
Priority number, date	US19990393606	10.09.1999 Original published format: US 393606
	[2002/29]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0117402
	Date:	15.03.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/11]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1221877
	Date:	17.07.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.03.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/29]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	15.03.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.07.2004
Classification	IPC:	A47C27/08, A47C27/10, A47C21/04	[2004/37]
	CPC:	A47C27/10 (EP,US); A47C21/044 (EP,US); A47C21/048 (EP,US); A47C27/082 (EP,US); A47C27/083 (EP,US); A47C27/18 (EP,US); (+) A47C4/54 (EP,US); A47C7/467 (EP,US); A47C7/744 (EP,US); B60N2/5628 (US); B60N2/5657 (EP,US); B60N2/914 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2002/29]	A47C27/08
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, SE [2004/20]
Former [2002/29]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	AUFBLASBARE LUFTZELLE MIT KOMBINIERTER VERSTELLBARER KÖRPERSTÜTZE UND KLIMAANLAGE	[2002/29]
	English:	INFLATABLE AIR CELL HAVING COMBINED PNEUMATICALLY ADJUSTED OCCUPANT SUPPORT AND THERMAL CONDITIONING	[2002/29]
	French:	CELLULE PNEUMATIQUE GONFLABLE COMPORTANT UN SUPPORT D'OCCUPANT COMBINE REGLABLE PNEUMATIQUEMENT ET CLIMATISATION	[2002/29]
Entry into regional phase	11.03.2002	National basic fee paid
	11.03.2002	Search fee paid
	11.03.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	11.03.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.02.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	11.03.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.03.2002	Examination requested [2002/29]
	04.10.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.04.2006	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2006/41]
	19.04.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.05.2006	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2006/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.09.2002	03 M06 Fee paid on 21.10.2002
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US3822425 (SCALES J) [X] 1 * abstract * * column 2, line 14 - column 2, line 49 * * column 4, line 8 - column 4, line 25 *;
		[X]US4638519 (HESS JACK H [US]) [X] 1,2,7,8 * abstract * * column 5, line 51 - column 7, line 5 *;
		[Y]WO9510211 (CHOI BYUNG SOON [KR]) [Y] 5 * page 1, paragraph 2; figures 1-3 *;
		[Y]US5640728 (GRAEBE ROBERT H [US]) [Y] 6 * column 3, line 15 - column 4, line 30 *;
		[XY]EP0812555 (HILL ROM CO INC [US]) [X] 1,2,5,7,8 * abstract * * column 9, line 9 - column 9, line 45 * * column 11, line 10 - column 11, line 30 * [Y] 5,6;
		[Y]US5887304 (VON DER HEYDE CHRISTIAN P [US]) [Y] 5* column 6, line 25 - column 6, line 45; figure - *
	International search	[Y]US3127931 (JOHNSON LAURENCE H);
		[X]US5379471 (HOLDREDGE TERRY K [US])

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