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EP1886174 - HIGH PRESSURE/HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALS BETWEEN GLASS FIBERS AND METALS, DOWNHOLE OPTICAL FEEDTHROUGHS CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING SUCH SEALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 22.01.2016 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	22.01.2016	Refusal of application	published on 24.02.2016 [2016/08]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GREENE, TWEED OF DELAWARE, INC. 1105 North Market Street, Suite 1300 Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
	[2008/07]
Inventor(s)	01 / DENARDO, George, F., Jr. 5455 Sunset Drive Schnecksville, PA 18078 / US
	02 / BURKE, Charles, P. 18503 Campers Crest Drive Humble, TX 77346 / US
	03 / NGUYEN, Trung, D. 10514 Duge Road Houston, TX 77064 / US
	04 / PATEL, Pragna, S. 77 Downing Drive Wyomissing, PA 19610 / US
	[2008/07]
Representative(s)	Fabro, Lorenzo GLP S.r.l. Studio Proprietà Intellettuale Viale Europa Unita, 171 33100 Udine / IT
	[N/P]
Former [2014/12]	Fabro., Lorenzo GLP S.r.l. Studio Proprietà Intellettuale Viale Europa Unita, 171 33100 Udine / IT
Former [2008/07]	Fuchs Patentanwälte Söhnleinstrasse 8 65201 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date	06771633.2	31.05.2006
	[2008/07]
	WO2006US20965
Priority number, date	US20050685972P	31.05.2005 Original published format: US 685972 P
	US20060443871	30.05.2006 Original published format: US 443871
	[2008/07]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2006130606
	Date:	07.12.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/49]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1886174
	Date:	13.02.2008
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.12.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2008/07]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	26.07.2007
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.03.2009
Classification	IPC:	G02B6/38	[2009/14]
	CPC:	G02B6/3833 (EP,NO,US); G02B6/4248 (EP,NO,US); G02B6/3855 (EP,US); G02B6/4238 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2008/07]	G02B6/36
Designated contracting states	AT, 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 [2008/07]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	YU	Not yet paid
Title	German:	HOCHDRUCK-/HOCHTEMPERATURVERSIEGELUNGEN ZWISCHEN GLASFASERN UND METALLEN, OPTISCHE BOHRLOCHDURCHFÜHRUNGEN DAMIT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG SOLCHER VERSIEGELUNGEN	[2008/07]
	English:	HIGH PRESSURE/HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALS BETWEEN GLASS FIBERS AND METALS, DOWNHOLE OPTICAL FEEDTHROUGHS CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING SUCH SEALS	[2008/07]
	French:	JOINTS HAUTE PRESSION/HAUTE TEMPERATURE DISPOSES ENTRE DES FIBRES DE VERRE ET DES METAUX, PASSAGES TRAVERSANTS OPTIQUES DE FOND CONTENANT CEUX-CI, ET PROCEDE DE PREPARATION DESDITS JOINTS	[2008/07]
Entry into regional phase	29.11.2007	National basic fee paid
	29.11.2007	Search fee paid
	29.11.2007	Designation fee(s) paid
	29.11.2007	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	29.11.2007	Examination requested [2008/07]
	13.05.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.09.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.11.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.05.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.07.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.02.2014	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	30.04.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.09.2015	Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/08]
	15.09.2015	Date of oral proceedings
	09.10.2015	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	12.10.2015	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/08]
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 13.05.2009
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	30.04.2014	Request for further processing filed
	30.04.2014	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.05.2014	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.05.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.05.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	21.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	26.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	26.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	07.05.2015	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5026139 (KLAINER STANLEY M [US], et al) [Y] 14-18,27,28 * abstract *;
		[Y]US5197654 (KATZ AVISHAY [US], et al) [Y] 8,32 * abstract *;
		[A]WO9942880 (UNIPHASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PR [US]) [A] 1-37* abstract *;
		[XY]US2003039458 (MILLER MICHAEL N [US], et al) [X] 1-7,19-23,25,26,29,33-37 * abstract * * paragraphs [0012] - [0017] - [0040] * [Y] 8-18,24,27,28,30-32;
		[Y]US2004076393 (SINGH BAWA [US], et al) [Y] 9-13,24,30,31 * abstract * * paragraph [0061] *
	International search	[Y]US5026139 (KLAINER STANLEY M [US], et al);
		[Y]US5197654 (KATZ AVISHAY [US], et al);
		[X]US2003039458 (MILLER MICHAEL N [US], et al);
		[Y]US2004076393 (SINGH BAWA [US], et al)

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