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EP About this file: EP1268104

EP1268104 - METHOD AND MOULD FOR THE COUNTER GRAVITY CASTING IN SAND DIES WITH DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2003/01]METHOD FOR THE UPHILL CASTING OF CAST PIECES IN SAND DIES WITH CONTROLLED SOLIDIFICATION
[2003/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2004
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 07.03.2007  [2007/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ACTech GmbH Advanced Casting Technologies Giessereitechnologie
Halsbrücker Strasse 51
09599 Freiberg / DE
[2003/01]
Inventor(s)01 / VOIGT, Heiko
Schlossstrasse 29
04523 Pegau / DE
02 / DEMARCZYK, Norbert
Tharandter Strasse 6
01723 Grumbach / DE
 [2003/01]
Representative(s)Borchard, Wolfgang
Hartzstrasse 4
04129 Leipzig / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/01]Borchard, Wolfgang
Grassistrasse 12
04107 Leipzig / DE
Application number, filing date01921182.009.03.2001
[2003/01]
WO2001DE00941
Priority number, dateDE200011459127.03.2000         Original published format: DE 10014591
[2003/01]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0172452
Date:04.10.2001
Language:DE
[2001/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1268104
Date:02.01.2003
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.10.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1268104
Date:27.08.2003
Language:DE
[2003/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:B22D27/15, B22D15/02, B22D27/04
[2003/01]
CPC:
B22C9/103 (EP,US); B22C9/106 (EP,US); B22D15/02 (EP,US);
B22D27/045 (EP,US); B22D27/15 (EP,US); B33Y80/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/01]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND GIESSFORM ZUM STEIGENDEN GIESSEN IN SANDFORMEN MIT GERICHTETER ERSTARRUNG VON GUSSTEILEN[2003/16]
English:METHOD AND MOULD FOR THE COUNTER GRAVITY CASTING IN SAND DIES WITH DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION[2003/16]
French:PROCEDE ET MOULE DE COULEE PAR CONTRE GRAVITE DANS DES MOULES EN SABLE A SOLIDIFICATION DIRIGEE DE PIECES COULEES[2003/16]
Former [2003/01]VERFAHREN ZUM STEIGENDEN GIESSEN IN SANDFORMEN MIT GERICHTETER ERSTARRUNG VON GUSSTEILEN
Former [2003/01]METHOD FOR THE UPHILL CASTING OF CAST PIECES IN SAND DIES WITH CONTROLLED SOLIDIFICATION
Former [2003/01]PROCEDE DE COULEE EN SOURCE DANS DES MOULES EN SABLE A SOLIDIFICATION DIRIGEE DE PIECES COULEES
Entry into regional phase09.09.2002National basic fee paid 
09.09.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
09.09.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.09.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.09.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.09.2002Examination requested  [2003/01]
10.03.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.05.2003Fee for grant paid
16.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
IE27.08.2003
TR27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
PT27.01.2004
LU09.03.2004
MC31.03.2004
[2007/10]
Former [2006/51]FI27.08.2003
IE27.08.2003
TR27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
PT27.01.2004
LU09.03.2004
MC31.03.2004
Former [2005/23]FI27.08.2003
IE27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
PT27.01.2004
LU09.03.2004
MC31.03.2004
Former [2005/02]FI27.08.2003
IE27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
PT27.01.2004
MC31.03.2004
Former [2004/31]FI27.08.2003
IE27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
PT27.01.2004
Former [2004/29]FI27.08.2003
IE27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
Former [2004/14]FI27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
Former [2004/12]FI27.08.2003
Cited inInternational search[X]JPS57160565  ;
 [X]DE3305839  (BUDERUS AG [DE]) [X] 1-4,6,9 * page 5, line 21 - page 6, line 9; figure . *;
 [A]US4969505  (SANDERS GREGORY [US]) [A] 1* abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19830106), vol. 007, no. 001, Database accession no. (M - 183), & JP57160565 A 19821002 (KOMATSU SEISAKUSHO KK) [X] 1-4,6,9 * abstract *
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