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EP1489313 - Threaded fastener particularly suited for plastics [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.08.2007
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip31.08.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.10.2007  [2007/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
3600 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60026 / US
[N/P]
Former [2006/43]For all designated states
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
3600 West Lake Avenue Glenview, Cook County
Illinois 60025 / US
Former [2004/52]For all designated states
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
3600 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois 60025 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LeVey, Kenneth R.
943 Wild Ginger Trail
West Chicago Illinois 60185 / US
02 / Bechtel, Frank W. Jr.
8151 Harvest Hill Drive
Roscoe Illinois 61073 / US
 [2004/52]
Representative(s)Finnie, Peter John, et al
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/45]Finnie, Peter John, et al
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [2004/52]Rackham, Stephen Neil
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date04253641.717.06.2004
[2004/52]
Priority number, dateUS2003060019520.06.2003         Original published format: US 600195
US2004076828730.01.2004         Original published format: US 768287
[2004/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1489313
Date:22.12.2004
Language:EN
[2004/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1489313
Date:25.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:F16B39/30, F16B33/02, F16B25/00
[2004/52]
CPC:
F16B33/02 (EP,US); F16B39/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2005/37]
Former [2004/52]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Schraube besonders geeignet für Kunststoffe[2004/52]
English:Threaded fastener particularly suited for plastics[2004/52]
French:Vis en particulier pour matières plastiques[2004/52]
Examination procedure13.06.2005Examination requested  [2005/32]
04.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.05.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.09.2006Fee for grant paid
07.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.07.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4576534  (BARTH GERALD D [US], et al) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5044853  (DICKE ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1-9* figures 1-3 *;
 [A]DE19848717  (REISSER SCHRAUBENTECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2002081171  (WERNER MICHAEL [DE], et al) [A] 1-9 * paragraphs [0015] , [0016] , [0023] * * claims 6,8 * * figure 1 *
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