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EP1284789 - Apparatus to prevent infections [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2003/09]	METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PREVENT INFECTIONS
	[2005/10]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.06.2006 Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Crossley, Kent 1245 Delaware Avenue St. Paul, MN 55118 / US
	[2003/09]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2003/09]
Representative(s)	Rupprecht, Kay, et al Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/09]	Rupprecht, Kay, Dipl.-Ing., et al Meissner, Bolte & Partner Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01935536.1	16.05.2001
	[2003/09]
	WO2001US15697
Priority number, date	US20000572999	17.05.2000 Original published format: US 572999
	US20010812519	20.03.2001 Original published format: US 812519
	[2003/09]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0187416
	Date:	22.11.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1284789
	Date:	26.02.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1284789
	Date:	03.08.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	22.11.2001
Classification	IPC:	A61N5/06	[2003/09]
	CPC:	A61N5/062 (EP,US); A61N5/0601 (EP,US); A61B2018/2261 (EP,US); A61N2005/0607 (EP,US); A61N2005/061 (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 [2003/09]
Extension states	AL	12.12.2002
	LT	12.12.2002
	LV	12.12.2002
	MK	12.12.2002
	RO	12.12.2002
	SI	12.12.2002
Title	German:	Apparat zur Verhütung von Infektionen	[2005/10]
	English:	Apparatus to prevent infections	[2005/10]
	French:	Dispositif servant à empêcher des infections	[2005/10]
	Former [2003/09]	VERFAHREN UND APPARAT ZUR VERHÜTUNG VON INFEKTIONEN
	Former [2003/09]	METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PREVENT INFECTIONS
	Former [2003/09]	PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF SERVANT A EMPECHER DES INFECTIONS
Entry into regional phase	12.12.2002	National basic fee paid
	12.12.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.12.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.12.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	12.12.2002	Examination requested [2003/09]
	02.03.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.05.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.12.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
	17.01.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.01.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.06.2005	Fee for grant paid
	01.06.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.05.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/28]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	03.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.05.2005	05 M06 Fee paid on 03.06.2005
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	03.08.2005
	BE	03.08.2005
	CY	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	TR	03.08.2005
	DK	03.11.2005
	GR	03.11.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
	PT	03.01.2006
	[2015/21]
Former [2009/02]	AT	03.08.2005
	BE	03.08.2005
	CY	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	TR	03.08.2005
	DK	03.11.2005
	GR	03.11.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
	PT	03.01.2006
Former [2006/51]	AT	03.08.2005
	BE	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	LI	03.08.2005
	TR	03.08.2005
	DK	03.11.2005
	GR	03.11.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
	PT	03.01.2006
Former [2006/33]	AT	03.08.2005
	BE	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	LI	03.08.2005
	DK	03.11.2005
	GR	03.11.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
	PT	03.01.2006
Former [2006/26]	AT	03.08.2005
	BE	03.08.2005
	CH	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	LI	03.08.2005
	DK	03.11.2005
	GR	03.11.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
	PT	03.01.2006
Former [2006/25]	AT	03.08.2005
	BE	03.08.2005
	CH	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	LI	03.08.2005
	GR	03.11.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
	PT	03.01.2006
Former [2006/14]	AT	03.08.2005
	CH	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	LI	03.08.2005
	GR	03.11.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
Former [2006/13]	AT	03.08.2005
	FI	03.08.2005
	SE	03.11.2005
Cited in	International search	[X]DE3023130 (BLUECHER HUBERT, et al) [X] 61,62 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5478339 (TADIR YONA [US], et al) [A] 1,25,37,61 * column 5, line 3 - line 12; figure 1 * * column 5, line 48 - line 61 ** column 6, line 36 - line 54 *;
		[XA]WO9607451 (RARE EARTH MED INC [US], et al) [X] 37-39,44,46-55,61,62 * page 7, line 1 - line 32 * * page 19, line 37 - page 21, line 5; figures 23-25 * [A] 1,25,56;
		[X]WO9623543 (ANGIOMEDICS II INC [US]) [X] 1-5,8,10-16,18,19,21,22,25-29,32,61,62 * page 4, line 4 - line 13 * * page 6, line 1 - line 12 * * page 7, line 20 - page 8, line 5; figure 1 *;
		[X]WO9806456 (LIGHT SCIENCES LP [US]) [X] 25-27,32,61,62 * page 6, line 13 - page 7, line 11; figures 5A,5B *;
		[A]US5947958 (WOODARD ROBERT E [US], et al) [A] 1,25,37,61 * column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 15; figure 3 * * column 6, line 23 - line 37 *
	Examination	US5458595

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