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EP1488073
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| EP1488073 - DYNAMIC ANNULAR PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
| Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 29.06.2012 Database last updated on 05.04.2025 | ||
| Most recent event Tooltip | 29.06.2012 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 01.08.2012 [2012/31] |
| Applicant(s) | For all designated states Balance B.V. Kessler Park 1 2280 AB Rijswijk / NL | ||
| [2012/31] | |||
| Inventor(s) | 01 /
VAN RIET, Egbert, Jan Volmerlaan 8 NL-2288 GD Rijswijk / NL | ||
| [2004/52] | |||
| Representative(s) | Giovannini, Francesca, et al Osha Liang 32, avenue de l'Opéra 75002 Paris / FR | ||
| [N/P] | |||
| Application number, filing date | 03742832.3 | 19.02.2003 | |
| [2004/52] | |||
| WO2003US05012 | |||
| Priority number, date | US20020358226P | 20.02.2002 Original published format: US 358226 P | |
| [2004/52] | |||
| Filing language | EN | ||
| Procedural language | EN | ||
| Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | |
| No.: | WO03071091 | ||
| Date: | 28.08.2003 | ||
| Language: | EN | ||
| [2003/35] | |||
| Type: | A1 Application with search report | ||
| No.: | EP1488073 | ||
| Date: | 22.12.2004 | ||
| Language: | EN | ||
| The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.08.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | |||
| [2004/52] | |||
| Type: | B1 Patent specification | ||
| No.: | EP1488073 | ||
| Date: | 09.08.2006 | ||
| Language: | EN | ||
| [2006/32] | |||
| Type: | B2 New European patent specification | ||
| No.: | EP1488073 | ||
| Date: | 01.08.2012 | ||
| Language: | EN | ||
| [2012/31] | |||
| Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 28.08.2003 |
| Classification | IPC: | E21B21/08, E21B44/00 | [2004/52] |
| CPC: |
E21B44/00 (EP);
E21B21/08 (EP,US);
E21B21/106 (EP)
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| Designated contracting states | BE, GB [2006/32] | ||
| Title | German: | DAPC-VORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN | [2004/52] |
| English: | DYNAMIC ANNULAR PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD | [2004/52] | |
| French: | APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE REGULATION DE PRESSION DYNAMIQUE ANNULAIRE | [2004/52] | |
| Entry into regional phase | 09.08.2004 | National basic fee paid | |
| 09.08.2004 | Designation fee(s) paid | ||
| 09.08.2004 | Examination fee paid | ||
| Examination procedure | 10.09.2003 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | |
| 09.08.2004 | Examination requested [2004/52] | ||
| 21.12.2004 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | ||
| 22.03.2005 | Observations by third parties | ||
| 18.04.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | ||
| 25.08.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | ||
| 01.11.2005 | Observations by third parties | ||
| 06.12.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | ||
| 27.03.2006 | Fee for grant paid | ||
| 27.03.2006 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | ||
| Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
04.04.2007
04.05.2007
ADMISSIBLE Secure Drilling International L.P. (Bermuda) 12777 Jones Road, Suite 280 Houston, TX 77070 / US Opponent's representative Williams, Michael Ian, et al, et al Cleveland 10 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BR / GB | |
| [N/P] | |||
| 18.07.2007 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | ||
| 10.10.2007 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | ||
| 25.10.2007 | Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04) | ||
| 08.02.2008 | Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor | ||
| 09.02.2009 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | ||
| 23.08.2011 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | ||
| 23.08.2011 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | ||
| 16.03.2012 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | ||
| 19.06.2012 | Fee for printing new specification paid | ||
| Appeal following opposition | 03.04.2009 | Appeal received No. T0842/09 | |
| 09.06.2009 | Statement of grounds filed | ||
| 23.08.2011 | Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form | ||
| 23.08.2011 | Date of oral proceedings | ||
| 29.08.2011 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | ||
| Fees paid | Renewal fee | ||
| 11.02.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | ||
| 24.02.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | ||
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| Lapses during opposition Tooltip | BE | 09.08.2006 | |
| [2007/29] | |||
| Cited in | International search | [A]US4709900 (DYHR EINAR [DK]) [A] 1,7 * column A; figure - *; | |
| [A]EP0436242 (SCHLUMBERGER SERVICES PETROL [FR]) [A] 1,7 * abstract * * page 3, line 49 - page 4, line 7 *; | |||
| [AD]US5857522 (BRADFIELD DAVID H [GB], et al) [AD] 1,7 * abstract *; | |||
| [Y]WO0004269 (DEEP VISION LLC [US]) [Y] 1-12 * abstract * * page 5, line 22 - page 6, line 8 * * page 12, line 14 - line 20 *; | |||
| [AD]US6035952 (BRADFIELD DAVID H [GB], et al) [AD] 1,7 * abstract *; | |||
| [YD]WO0079092 (SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL], et al) [YD] 1-12 * abstract * * page 4, lines 30-35 * * page 5, line 19 - line 33 * * page 8, line 2 - page 9, line 16 *; | |||
| [A]US6176323 (WEIRICH JOHN B [US], et al) [A] 1,7* abstract *; | |||
| [PX]US2002112888 (LEUCHTENBERG CHRISTIAN [GB]) [PX] 1,7 * page 7, paragraph 103 - paragraph 105 * | |||
| by applicant | US5857522 | ||
| US6035952 | |||
| Opposition | US3552502 | ||
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| US4739325 | |||
| US5168932 | |||
| US5359324 | |||
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| WO0250398 | |||
| - GERD SCHAUMBERG, BOHRLOCH KONTROLL HANDBUCH, D 29221 CELLE, DRUCK GOSLAR SUEDWALL, (1998), vol. 1+2 | |||