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EP1160348 - Process for producing graded coated articles [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.08.2008 Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.08.2008	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 17.09.2008 [2008/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Praxair S.T. Technology, Inc. 441 Sackett Point Road North Haven, CT 06473 / US
	[2001/49]
Inventor(s)	01 / Payne, William A. 5352 S. 700E Whitestown, Indiana 46078 / US
	02 / Vickrey, Michael W. 8039 Valley Farms Lane Indianapolis, Indiana 46214 / US
	03 / Stavros, Anthony J. 142 1st Court Carmel, Indiana 46033 / US
	[2001/49]
Representative(s)	Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Bauerstraße 22 80796 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/49]	Schwan - Schwan - Schorer Patentanwälte European Patent Attorneys Elfenstrasse 32 81739 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01112406.2	21.05.2001
	[2001/49]
Priority number, date	US20000576439	22.05.2000 Original published format: US 576439
	[2001/49]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1160348
	Date:	05.12.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/49]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1160348
	Date:	29.10.2003
	[2003/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1160348
	Date:	10.10.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/41]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.09.2003
Classification	IPC:	C23C4/02	[2001/49]
	CPC:	C23C4/02 (EP,US); Y02T50/60 (US); Y10S428/937 (EP,US); Y10T428/12021 (EP,US); Y10T428/12576 (EP,US); Y10T428/12583 (EP,US); (+) Y10T428/12944 (EP,US); Y10T428/24942 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2004/30]
Former [2001/49]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Herstellung von Gegenständen mit Gradientenbeschichtungen	[2001/49]
	English:	Process for producing graded coated articles	[2001/49]
	French:	Procédé de fabrication d'articles avec des revêtements à gradient	[2001/49]
Examination procedure	06.11.2003	Examination requested [2004/02]
	29.07.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	30.01.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.04.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.08.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.04.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.08.2007	Fee for grant paid
	10.08.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	11.07.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.05.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4588607 (MATARESE ALFRED P [US], et al) [X] 1-8,10 * claims 1,3-6,10 *;
		[X]GB2130250 (GLYCO METALL WERKE) [X] 1,3,6-8 * page 2, line 60 - line 73; claims 1,2 *;
		[X]DE3721008 (GLYCO METALL WERKE [DE]) [X] 1,3,6-8 * column 10, line 5 - line 28; claims 1,7,10,15-17,19,23 *;
		[X]US3912235 (JANSSEN KENNETH T) [X] 1,2,6-8 * abstract *;
		[X]US5988488 (SLATTERY KEVIN T [US], et al) [X] 1,3,6-8 * claims 1,2 *;
		[X]US4751099 (NIINO MASAYUKI [JP], et al) [X] 1,6-8,10 * examples 2,3; claims 1-5 *;
		[X]EP0816527 (FORD MOTOR CO [GB], et al) [X] 1,3-8 * claim 1 *;
		[X]US3413136 (EMANUELSON ROGER C, et al) [X] 1-8,10 * column 2, line 67 - column 3, line 21; claim 1 *;
		[X]EP0217991 (REPCO RES PTY LTD [AU]) [X] 1,3,6-8 * claims 1,11,13,14 *;
		[X]US5814152 (THALER STEPHEN L [US]) [X] 1,3-8,10 * column 11, line 15 - line 26 * * abstract *;
		[X]US5612099 (THALER STEPHEN L [US]) [X] 1,3-8,10 * column 11, line 6 - line 17 * * abstract *;
		[X]EP0290368 (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP [US]) [X] 1,6-8 * column 6, line 42 - line 51 * * abstract *;
		[X]JPH09263927 ;
		[X]WO9305194 (TECHNALUM RESEARCH INC [US]) [X] 1-3,5-8 * claims 1,19,21-23 *;
		[X]US4613259 (PACKER LOUIS L [US], et al) [X] 1,6-8 * abstract *;
		[A]DE3435748 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 2-6 * figures 1-10; claims 1-4 *;
		[A]JPH03272959
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980130), vol. 1998, no. 02, & JP09263927 A 19971007 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,6-8 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920305), vol. 016, no. 090, Database accession no. (M - 1218), & JP03272959 A 19911204 (TOCALO CO LTD;OTHERS: 01) [A] 10 * abstract *

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