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EP1263293 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRECRIMPING A SAUSAGE STRAND [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.06.2004 Database last updated on 26.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	03.08.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 05.09.2007 [2007/36]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 2425 Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA 50317 / US
	[2002/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / KOBUSSEN, Jaap 2425 Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA 50317 / US
	02 / KOBUSSEN, Mart 2425 Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA 50317 / US
	03 / KOBUSSEN, Jos 2425 Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA 50317 / US
	04 / KLAASSEN, Lambertus 2425 Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA 50317 / US
	05 / DIRKSEN, Robert 2425 Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA 50317 / US
	[2002/50]
Representative(s)	Gilmour, David Cedric Franklyn Forresters 15 Hamilton Square Birkenhead Merseyside CH41 6BR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/50]	Gilmour, David Cedric Franklyn POTTS, KERR & CO. 15 Hamilton Square Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 6BR / GB
Application number, filing date	01911213.5	01.03.2001
	[2002/50]
	WO2001US06576
Priority number, date	US20000524229	13.03.2000 Original published format: US 524229
	[2002/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO0167874
	Date:	20.09.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/38]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1263293
	Date:	11.12.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.09.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1263293
	Date:	30.07.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.03.2002
Classification	IPC:	A22C11/00	[2002/50]
	CPC:	A22C11/10 (EP,US); A22C11/00 (KR); A22C11/006 (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 [2002/50]
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:	VERFAHREN UND APPARAT ZUM PREABTEILEN EINES WURSTSTRANGES	[2002/50]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRECRIMPING A SAUSAGE STRAND	[2002/50]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE SERTISSAGE PREALABLE D'UN CORDON DE SAUCISSE	[2002/50]
Entry into regional phase	26.08.2002	National basic fee paid
	26.08.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.08.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.08.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	28.08.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.08.2002	Examination requested [2002/50]
	11.02.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.04.2003	Fee for grant paid
	07.04.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.05.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/30]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	CY	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	IT	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	TR	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
	IE	01.03.2004
	LU	01.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
	[2007/36]
Former [2007/10]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	CY	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	TR	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
	IE	01.03.2004
	LU	01.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2006/51]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	TR	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
	IE	01.03.2004
	LU	01.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2005/24]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
	IE	01.03.2004
	LU	01.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2005/23]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
	LU	01.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2005/02]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2004/46]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
Former [2004/31]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
	PT	30.12.2003
Former [2004/28]	AT	30.07.2003
	BE	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
Former [2004/22]	AT	30.07.2003
	CH	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	LI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
Former [2004/16]	AT	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
	SE	30.10.2003
Former [2004/14]	AT	30.07.2003
	FI	30.07.2003
	GR	30.10.2003
Former [2004/12]	FI	30.07.2003
Cited in	International search	[A]US1366183 (HOTTMANN CHARLES W) [A] 1,4 * page 2, line 18 - line 51 *;
		[A]US1674785 (KEITH MACOMBER JAMES) [A] 1,4,7 * page 2, line 17 - line 64; figures 3,4 *;
		[A]GB2143113 (SCHNELL KARL) [A] 1,4 * page 3, line 3 - line 116 *;
		[A]EP0503720 (RIGHELE GIOVANNI [IT]) [A] 1,4,10 * column 3, line 44 - column 4, line 41; claims 1-4 *;
		[A]NL9201169 (MEYN MASCHF) [A] 2 * page 3, line 20 - line 29; claim 1 *;
		[A]WO9612410 (NIJAL S A [FR]);
		[A]EP0781509 (REFIN SRL [IT]) [A] 1,4,10 * column 2, line 52 - column 3, line 23 * * column 3, line 46 - column 4, line 12 * * column 4, line 29 - line 33 *;
		[A]US5709600 (XIE LIANSUO [US], et al) [A] 1,4 * column 4, line 14 - line 52 *

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