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EP1528117 - Diffusion coating process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 02.10.2015 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	02.10.2015	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 04.11.2015 [2015/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
	[2015/45]
Former [2005/18]	For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Park, Dong-Sil 2040 Garden Drive Niskayuna New York 12309 / US
	02 / Ruud, James Anthony 17 Brookview Avenue Delmar New York 12054 / US
	03 / Pfaendtner, Jeffrey Allan 9678 Lansford Drive Blue Ash Ohio 45242 / US
	[2005/18]
Representative(s)	Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth, et al Global Patent Operations Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2015/45]	Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth, et al Global Patent Operation - Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
Former [2013/37]	Szary, Anne Catherine, et al GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
Former [2009/31]	Goode, Ian Roy, et al London Patent Operation General Electric International, Inc. 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU / GB
Former [2005/18]	Goode, Ian Roy, et al London Patent Operation General Electric International, Inc. 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date	04256632.3	27.10.2004
	[2005/18]
Priority number, date	US20030605858	31.10.2003 Original published format: US 605858
	[2005/18]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1528117
	Date:	04.05.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1528117
	Date:	27.02.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/09]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1528117
	Date:	04.11.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/45]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.02.2005
Classification	IPC:	C23C10/30	[2005/18]
	CPC:	C23C10/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2015/45]
Former [2006/04]	DE, FR, GB
Former [2005/18]	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
Title	German:	Diffusionsbeschichtungsverfahren	[2005/18]
	English:	Diffusion coating process	[2005/18]
	French:	Procédé de revêtement par diffusion	[2005/18]
Examination procedure	04.11.2005	Examination requested [2006/01]
	24.03.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.10.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.10.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.01.2008	Fee for grant paid
	16.01.2008	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 13.10.2008 11.11.2008 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München / DE
		[2015/12]
	Former [2013/12]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.10.2008 11.11.2008 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München / DE Opponent's representative Kaiser, Axel Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
	Former [2008/48]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.10.2008 Siemens AG CT IP F 2 Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE Opponent's representative Kaiser, Axel Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
	13.01.2009	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	22.07.2009	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	09.11.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	26.11.2010	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	26.11.2010	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	22.01.2015	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	22.06.2015	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	21.09.2015	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	18.01.2011	Appeal received No. T0167/11
	18.01.2011	Statement of grounds filed
	22.01.2015	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	22.01.2015	Date of oral proceedings
	28.01.2015	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPH04131365 ;
		[A]JPS5332239B ;
		[A]GB779972 (GEN MOTORS CORP) [A] 1-5,8-10 * page 1, line 82 - page 2, line 13 *;
		[A]GB1186924 (ONERA (OFF NAT AEROSPATIALE) [FR]) [A] 1-4,7 * page 2, line 86 - line 92; claim 1 *;
		[X]FR2180667 (COCKERILL OUGREE PROVIDENCE ES [BE]) [X] 1,2,4,5,7 * page 5, line 4 - line 15 * * page 6, line 4 - line 7; claims 1,6,12-15,19,20 *;
		[A]US3804665 (CHAPMAN R) [A] 1-4 * column 2, line 61 - line 68 * * column 4, line 25 - line 50; claim 1 *;
		[A]US3900613 (GALMICHE PHILIPPE MARIE, et al) [A] 1-4 * column 6, line 21 - line 36; claims 1,4-6,10,11 *;
		[A]GB1431355 (COCKERILL) [A] 1-5 * page 2, line 56 - line 90; claims 1,10,13-17 *;
		[A]GB1586501 (ALLOY SURFACES CO INC) [A] 6* page 3, line 32 - line 37 *;
		[A]US4617202 (BALDI ALFONSO L [US]) [A] 1,6 * abstract *;
		[A]US5364659 (RAPP ROBERT A [US], et al) [A] 1,2,4 * claims 1,9 *;
		[A]US5366765 (MILANIAK MICHAEL S [US], et al) [A] 1-5,7,8 * claim 1 *;
		[A]US5723535 (KRISMER BRUNO E [DE], et al) [A] 1,6 * column 2, line 5 - line 38; claim 1 *;
		[A]WO03085162 (SIEMENS AG [DE], et al) [A] 1,6 * claims 1,3 *;
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920825), vol. 016, no. 400, Database accession no. (C - 0977), & JP04131365 A 19920506 (SHIMADZU CORP) [A] 1,2,8,9 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1978, no. 40, Database accession no. 1978-71624A, XP002315988 & JPS5332239B B2 19780907 (ISE ELECTRONICS CORP) [A] 1 * abstract *
	Opposition	US2855332
		DE2147755
		DE2317624
		JPS5332239
		JPH04131365

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