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EP1851071 - ELEVATOR LOAD BEARING MEMBER HAVING A JACKET WITH AT LEAST ONE TRACTION-ENHANCING EXTERIOR SURFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.07.2018
Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Otis Elevator Company
One Carrier Place
Farmington CT 06032 / US
[2017/36]
Inventor(s)01 / THOMPSON, Mark, S.
151 Old Kent Road North
Tolland, CT 06084 / US
02 / WESSON, John, P.
39 Donnell Road
Vernon, CT 06066 / US
03 / VERONESI, William, A.
342 Fairfield Ave.
Hartford, CT 0611 / US
04 / O'DONNELL, Hugh, J.
289 Converse Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106 / US
05 / PITTS, John
102 Parkview Drive
Avon, CT 06001 / US
06 / PERRON, William, C.
30 Lakeview Street
Burlington, CT 06013 / US
07 / MELLO, Ary, O.
6 Penfield Place
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
08 / SHERRICK, Kathryn Rauss
52 Arlington Street
Bristol, CT 06010 / US
 [2008/44]
Representative(s)Dehns
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
[N/P]
Application number, filing date05713290.409.02.2005
[2007/45]
WO2005US04257
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006085881
Date:17.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1851071
Date:07.11.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.08.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1851071
Date:13.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US17.08.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.2010
ClassificationIPC:B44C1/22, C03C15/00, C03C25/68, C23F1/00, C25F3/00, B66B7/06, D07B1/16, D07B5/00
[2010/07]
CPC:
D07B5/006 (EP,US); B29C59/02 (EP,US); B29C59/04 (EP,US);
B66B7/062 (EP,US); B29C2059/027 (EP,US); B29K2995/0072 (EP,US); (+)
C-Set:
D07B2205/2003, D07B2801/22 (EP,US);
D07B2205/2064, D07B2801/22 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/37]
TitleGerman:AUFZUGSLASTTRAGGLIED MIT MANTEL MIT MINDESTENS EINER TRAKTIONSVERBESSERNDEN AUSSENFLÄCHE[2007/45]
English:ELEVATOR LOAD BEARING MEMBER HAVING A JACKET WITH AT LEAST ONE TRACTION-ENHANCING EXTERIOR SURFACE[2007/45]
French:ELEMENT PORTEUR D'ASCENSEUR DOTE D'UNE GAINE COMPORTANT AU MOINS UNE SURFACE EXTERIEURE AMELIORANT LA TRACTION[2007/45]
Entry into regional phase10.09.2007National basic fee paid 
10.09.2007Search fee paid 
10.09.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
10.09.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.05.2006Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
10.09.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.09.2007Examination requested  [2007/45]
29.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.01.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.11.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2014Date of oral proceedings
30.07.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
30.07.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
27.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.08.2017Fee for grant paid
01.08.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.08.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Appeal following examination09.10.2014Appeal received No.  T2343/14
09.12.2014Statement of grounds filed
01.09.2016Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
Divisional application(s)EP12162682.4  / EP2484622
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  29.03.2010
Opposition(s)14.06.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
12.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
12.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
11.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
25.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
23.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU09.02.2005
AT13.09.2017
CY13.09.2017
CZ13.09.2017
DK13.09.2017
EE13.09.2017
FI13.09.2017
IT13.09.2017
LT13.09.2017
MC13.09.2017
NL13.09.2017
PL13.09.2017
PT13.09.2017
RO13.09.2017
SE13.09.2017
SI13.09.2017
SK13.09.2017
BG13.12.2017
GR14.12.2017
IS13.01.2018
IE09.02.2018
LU09.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
[2020/31]
Documents cited:Search[X]WO0040497  (OTIS ELEVATOR CO [US]) [X] 1,10 * page 2, lines 27,28 * * page 3, line 24 - line 26 * * page 10, line 9 - page 11, line 18 *;
 [Y]US2002175055  (RYDE RONALD FREDRICK [CA]) [Y] 1,10* paragraphs [0006] , [0007]; figure - *;
 [X]US2003024770  (O'DONNELL HUGH JAMES [US], et al) [X] 19 * paragraphs [0001] , [0012] , [0013] , [0014]; claim - *;
 [Y]WO2004071925  (OTIS ELEVATOR CO [US], et al) [Y] 1,10 * page 4, line 23 - line 26; figure -; claim 1 * * page 1, line 6 - line 9 *;
 [E]WO2005094255  (OTIS ELEVATOR CO [US], et al) [E] 1-2,4-11,13-22 * the whole document *;
 [Y]  - MOLKOW M, "WIRE ROPES AND NEW SUSPENSION MEANS DESIGN, USE, SAFETY, HANDLING AND CARE, DISCARD CRITERIA", LIFT REPORT, VFZ VERLAG, DORTMUNT, DE, (20010901), vol. 27, no. 5, ISSN 0341-3721, pages 14,16,18 - 20, XP001092527 [Y] 1,10 * page 20, paragraph 5.2.2; figure 12 *
International search[Y]US6245822  (TERADA TAKAHIKO [JP], et al);
 [X]US6488123  (PITTS JOHN T [US], et al)
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