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EP1840529 - Clamp-on ultrasonic flow measuring apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.04.2016
Database last updated on 18.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.04.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.05.2016  [2016/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Krohne AG
Uferstrasse 90
4019 Basel / CH
[2007/40]
Inventor(s)01 / Pors, Jan
Olivier van Noortsingel 13
3262 EK Oudi-Bijerland / NL
02 / v.d. Berg, Jeroen
Weteringsingel 19
3342 AE Hendrik Ido Ambacht / NL
03 / Molenaar, Marcel
Kasperpad 16
3311 ZG Dordrecht / NL
04 / Hogendoorn, Jankees
Zuiderlingedijk 22
4211 BG Spijk / NL
 [2007/40]
Representative(s)Gesthuysen Patentanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Huyssenallee 68
45128 Essen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/40]Gesthuysen, von Rohr & Eggert
Patentanwälte Huyssenallee 100
45128 Essen / DE
Application number, filing date06024128.821.11.2006
[2007/40]
Priority number, dateDE2006101521730.03.2006         Original published format: DE102006015217
[2007/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1840529
Date:03.10.2007
Language:DE
[2007/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1840529
Date:30.01.2008
[2008/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.01.2008
ClassificationIPC:G01F1/66
[2007/40]
CPC:
G01F1/662 (EP,US); A61B8/4209 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/40]
TitleGerman:Clamp-on Ultraschalldurchflußmeßgerät[2007/40]
English:Clamp-on ultrasonic flow measuring apparatus[2007/40]
French:Débimètre à ultrasons serre-tube[2007/40]
Examination procedure14.07.2008Examination requested  [2008/35]
09.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.06.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/18]
25.12.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/18]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  09.09.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
25.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
27.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4374477  (KIKUCHI AKIRA [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * column 3, line 9 - column 4, line 57; figures 3-5 *;
 [Y]US5131278  (BAUMOEL JOSEPH [US]) [Y] 1-5 * column 4, line 26 - column 5, line 58; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]US5755136  (GETMAN IGOR [DE], et al) [A] 1-5* column 4, line 29 - line 51; figures 2,3 *;
 [Y]US2004231431  (SULLIVAN JAMES [US], et al) [Y] 1-5 * page 2, paragraph 31 - page 3, paragraph 41; figures 1-3,13 * * page 6, paragraph 77 *
ExaminationUS5087912
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