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EP About this file: EP1402978

EP1402978 - Infiltrated aluminum preforms [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.10.2006
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT
published on 07.11.2007  [2007/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Cooper Road, St Lucia Campus St Lucia
Queensland 4072 / AU
[N/P]
Former [2005/48]For all designated states
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Cooper Road, St Lucia Campus St Lucia
Queensland 4072 / AU
Former [2004/14]For all designated states
The University of Queensland
Cooper Road, St Lucia Campus
St Lucia, Queensland 4072 / AU
Inventor(s)01 / Sercombe, Timothy Barry
1/29 Brisbane Street, St. Lucia
Brisbane, Queensland 4067 / AU
02 / Schaffer, Graham Barry
499 Fig Tree Pocket Road, Fig Tree Pocket
Brisbane, Queensland 4072 / AU
 [2004/14]
Representative(s)Howe, Steven
Marks & Clerk
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/14]Howe, Steven
Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date03256062.526.09.2003
[2004/14]
Priority number, dateUS2002026015827.09.2002         Original published format: US 260158
[2004/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1402978
Date:31.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1402978
Date:30.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2004
ClassificationIPC:B22F3/26, C22C1/04
[2004/14]
CPC:
B22F3/26 (EP,US); B33Y70/00 (EP,US); C22C1/0475 (EP,US);
B22F2003/241 (EP,US); B22F2003/248 (EP,US); B22F2998/10 (EP,US);
B33Y10/00 (EP,US); B33Y80/00 (EP,US); Y02P10/25 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B22F2998/10, B22F1/10, B22F10/20, B22F3/1021 (US);
B22F2998/10, B22F1/10, B22F10/28, B22F3/1021 (US,EP);
B22F2998/10, B22F1/10, B22F3/1021, B22F10/20 (US);
B22F2998/10, B22F10/16 (US,EP);
B22F2998/10, B22F3/15 (US,EP);
B22F2998/10, B22F3/24, B22F3/26, B22F3/24 (US,EP)
(-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/52]
Former [2004/14]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Infiltrierte Aluminiumvorformen[2004/14]
English:Infiltrated aluminum preforms[2004/14]
French:Préformes en aluminium infiltrées[2004/14]
Examination procedure14.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/46]
01.10.2004Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
20.01.2005Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
16.06.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.09.2005Fee for grant paid
06.09.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)31.08.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
05.11.2004AT   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004BE   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004BG   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004CH   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004CY   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004CZ   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004DK   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004EE   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004ES   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004FI   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004GR   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004HU   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004IE   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004LU   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004MC   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004NL   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004PT   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004RO   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004SE   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004SI   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004SK   M01   Not yet paid
05.11.2004TR   M01   Not yet paid
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[2007/45]
Former [2007/40]IT30.11.2005
Documents cited:Search[A]US5620804  (KENNEDY CHRISTOPHER R [US], et al) [A] 1-26* the whole document *;
 [A]US5744734  (YANG CHIH-CHAO [TW], et al) [A] 1-26 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2001002287  (KAR ARAVINDA [US], et al) [A] 1-26 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - SERCOMBE T B ET AL, "FREEFORM FABRICATION OF FUNCTIONAL ALUMINIUM PROTOTYPES USING POWDER METALLURGY", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHAPMAN AND HALL LTD. LONDON, GB, (19990901), vol. 34, ISSN 0022-2461, pages 4245 - 4251, XP009022414 [A] 1-26 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004602819393
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