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EP1118824
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| EP1118824 - Apparatus for cooling and freezing of products [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 11.08.2006 Database last updated on 02.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 05.12.2008 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY | published on 07.01.2009 [2009/02] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states THE BOC GROUP, INC. 575 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill New Providence, NJ 07974-2082 / US | [2005/40] |
| Former [2001/30] | For all designated states THE BOC GROUP, INC. 575 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, New Providence, New Jersey 07974-2082 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Newman, Michael Duane 1308 Saint James Court Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844 / US | 02 /
McCormick, Stephen 24 Pebble Ridge Road Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976 / US | [2001/30] | Representative(s) | Wickham, Michael C/o Patent and Trademark Department The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2008/38] | Wickham, Michael C/o Patent and Trademark Department The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB | ||
| Former [2005/16] | Wickham, Michael The BOC Group plc, Chertsey Road Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB | ||
| Former [2001/30] | Bousfield, Roger James The BOC Group plc Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HJ / GB | Application number, filing date | 01300339.7 | 16.01.2001 | [2001/30] | Priority number, date | US20000483963 | 18.01.2000 Original published format: US 483963 | [2001/30] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1118824 | Date: | 25.07.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/30] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1118824 | Date: | 30.01.2002 | [2002/05] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1118824 | Date: | 05.10.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/40] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 19.12.2001 | Classification | IPC: | F25D3/11, A23L3/36 | [2001/30] | CPC: |
A23L3/375 (EP,US);
A23L3/362 (EP,US);
F25D3/11 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2001/30] | Title | German: | Gerät zum Kühlen und Gefrieren von Waren | [2001/30] | English: | Apparatus for cooling and freezing of products | [2001/30] | French: | Appareil de refroidissement et de congélation de produits | [2001/30] | Examination procedure | 02.07.2002 | Examination requested [2002/36] | 13.05.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 29.12.2004 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 14.02.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 18.04.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 27.05.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 27.05.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Divisional application(s) | EP05020972.5 / EP1621830 | Opposition(s) | 06.07.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit [2006/37] | Request for further processing for: | 14.02.2005 | Request for further processing filed | 14.02.2005 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 25.02.2005 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 20.01.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 26.01.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 20.01.2005 | 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 | CY | 05.10.2005 | TR | 05.10.2005 | GR | 05.01.2006 | MC | 31.01.2006 | PT | 06.03.2006 | [2009/02] |
| Former [2008/37] | TR | 05.10.2005 | |
| GR | 05.01.2006 | ||
| MC | 31.01.2006 | ||
| PT | 06.03.2006 | ||
| Former [2006/44] | GR | 05.01.2006 | |
| MC | 31.01.2006 | ||
| PT | 06.03.2006 | ||
| Former [2006/38] | GR | 05.01.2006 | |
| PT | 06.03.2006 | ||
| Former [2006/25] | PT | 06.03.2006 | Documents cited: | Search | [XAY]US4783972 (TYREE JR LEWIS [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,13 * column 2, line 49 - column 6, line 20; figure 1 * [A] 6,12 [Y] 8; | [Y]US5408921 (PERSSON PER-OSKAR [US], et al) [Y] 8 * column 3, line 37 - column 4, line 61; figures 2,,2A *; | [XA]US5444985 (LANG GARY D [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,7,11,13 * column 2, line 39 - column 4, line 68; figure 3 * [A] 10; | [A]EP0744583 (BOC GROUP INC [US]) [A] 1,13* column W * | by applicant | US4479776 | US4626661 |