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EP1257773 - HEAT EXCHANGE PIPE WITH EXTRUDED FINS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.09.2008 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.02.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FI	published on 17.03.2010 [2010/11]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Amerifab, Inc. 2075 South Belmont Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46221 / US
	[2002/47]
Inventor(s)	01 / KINCHELOE, David, P. 4551 Silver Hill Drive Greenwood, IN 46142 / US
	02 / MANASEK, Richard, J. 3346 Delta Drive Greenwood, IN 46142 / US
	[2002/47]
Representative(s)	Midgley, Jonathan Lee, et al Scott & York Intellectual Property Ltd 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3AW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2006/50]	Midgley, Jonathan Lee, et al Scott & York Intellectual Property Limited 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3AW / GB
Former [2006/49]	Midgley, Jonathan Lee, et al Marks & Clerk, 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Herts AL1 3AW / GB
Former [2006/42]	Midgley, Jonathan Lee Marks & Clerk, 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Herts AL1 3AW / GB
Former [2006/40]	von Kreisler Selting Werner Patentanwälte P.O. Box 10 22 41 50462 Köln / DE
Former [2005/49]	Midgley, Jonathan Lee, et al Marks & Clerk, 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Herts AL1 3AW / GB
Former [2003/47]	Midgley, Jonathan Lee, et al Marks & Clerk 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields GB-London WC2A 3LS / GB
Former [2002/47]	Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwälte Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler, Postfach 71 08 67 81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01909161.0	13.02.2001
	[2002/47]
	WO2001US04530
Priority number, date	US20000184147P	22.02.2000 Original published format: US 184147 P
	US20000697272	26.10.2000 Original published format: US 697272
	[2002/47]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0163193
	Date:	30.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/35]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1257773
	Date:	20.11.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.08.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/47]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1257773
	Date:	14.11.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	30.08.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.06.2004
Classification	IPC:	F27D1/12	[2002/47]
	CPC:	F27D1/12 (EP,US); F28D7/0041 (EP,US); F28F1/22 (EP,US); F27D2009/0029 (EP,US); F27D2009/0051 (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 [2002/47]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	WÄRMETAUSCHROHR MIT RIPPEN	[2002/47]
	English:	HEAT EXCHANGE PIPE WITH EXTRUDED FINS	[2002/47]
	French:	TUBE ECHANGEUR THERMIQUE A AILETTES EXTRUDEES	[2002/47]
Entry into regional phase	22.08.2002	National basic fee paid
	22.08.2002	Search fee paid
	22.08.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.08.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.08.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	22.08.2002	Examination requested [2002/47]
	12.11.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.06.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M10)
	24.05.2006	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	26.07.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.03.2007	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.03.2007
	23.03.2007	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	27.03.2007	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	08.06.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.09.2007	Fee for grant paid
	18.09.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	15.08.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/43]
Request for further processing for:	26.07.2006	Request for further processing filed
	25.07.2006	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	08.08.2006	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	14.11.2007
	FI	14.11.2007
	IE	13.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
	[2010/11]
Former [2009/33]	CY	14.11.2007
	IE	13.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
Former [2009/08]	IE	13.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
Former [2008/46]	MC	28.02.2008
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US1774150 (BRADLEY MURRAY JOSEPH, et al) [A] 1 * figure -; claim - *;
		[A]US1844407 (BRADLEY MURRAY JOSEPH, et al) [A] 1,5-10* figure -; claim - *;
		[A]US2162083 (HIGHAM WILLIAM W, et al) [A] 1 * figure -; claim - *;
		[A]US3294162 (LOEHLEIN HAROLD J, et al) [A] 2 * figure -; claim - *;
		[YA]FR2336648 (SOFRESID [FR]) [Y] 1 * figure -; claim - * * figures 3,2 * [A] 5-9;
		[Y]US4135575 (GERSCH KARL H) [Y] 1 * figures 2,3; claim - *;
		[A]US5787109 (STENKVIST SVEN-EINAR [CH]) [A] 1,12 * figure -; claim - *;
		[AP]US6035928 (RUPPEL WOLFGANG [DE], et al) [AP] 2 * figure -; claim - *
	International search	[A]US4206312 (KUHLMANN HERBERT [DE]);
		[A]US4351055 (BICK KLAUS, et al);
		[X]US4458351 (RICHARDS RAYMOND E [US]);
		[X]US4559011 (GRITSUK LEV D [SU], et al)

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