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EP About this file: EP1958112

EP1958112 - AUTOMATED BOX OPENING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.03.2015
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cornerstone Automation System, Inc.
300 West Broadway 10
Prosper, TX 75078 / US
For all designated states
Robotica, Inc.
7303 Dayhill Drive
Spring, TX 77379 / US
[2014/35]
Former [2014/18]For all designated states
Cornerstone Automation System, Inc.
300 West Broadway 10
Prosper, TX 75078 / US
For all designated states
Robotica, Inc.
9307 Katie Grace Circle
Spring, TX 77379 / US
Former [2008/34]For all designated states
Cornerstone Automation System, Inc.
300 West Broadway 10
Prosper, TX 75078 / US
For all designated states
Robotica, Inc.
9307 Katie Grace Circle
Spring, TX 77379 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DUGAT, Jay
9307 Katie Grace Circle
Spring, TX 77379 / US
02 / DOKE, Michael, J.
636 Creekview Drive
Prosper, TX 75078 / US
 [2008/34]
Representative(s)Shanks, Andrew, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/18]Shanks, Andrew, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 7JS / GB
Former [2008/34]Shanks, Andrew, et al
Marks & Clerk 19 Royal Exchange Square Glasgow
G1 3AE / GB
Application number, filing date06846513.707.12.2006
[2008/34]
WO2006US61729
Priority number, dateUS2005016490909.12.2005         Original published format: US 164909
[2008/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007067947
Date:14.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/24]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1958112
Date:20.08.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1958112
Date:30.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.02.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.01.2010
ClassificationIPC:B65B69/00, B26D1/04, B25J9/00, // B26D1/62
[2013/39]
CPC:
B65B69/0033 (EP,US); B25J11/0055 (EP,US); B25J9/0093 (EP,US);
B26D1/04 (EP,US); B26D1/0006 (EP,US); B26D2001/0033 (EP,US);
B26D2001/623 (EP,US); B31B2100/00 (EP,US); B31B2120/30 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/34]G06F19/00
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 [2008/34]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISIERTE BEHÄLTERÖFFNUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2008/34]
English:AUTOMATED BOX OPENING APPARATUS[2008/34]
French:APPAREIL AUTOMATIQUE D'OUVERTURE DE BOÎTE[2008/34]
Entry into regional phase09.06.2008National basic fee paid 
09.06.2008Search fee paid 
09.06.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
09.06.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.06.2007Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
09.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/34]
27.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.08.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.03.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
04.03.2014Fee for grant paid
04.03.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP12003450.9   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 05.06.2012
EP12003451.7   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 05.06.2012
EP12003452.5   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 05.06.2012
EP12003453.3   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 05.06.2012
EP12003454.1   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 05.06.2012
EP12003458.2  / EP2527263
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  27.04.2010
Opposition(s)02.02.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/15]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
04.03.2014Request for further processing filed
04.03.2014Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.03.2014Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
07.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
22.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
07.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
07.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
06.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.12.2006
AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
IT30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
MC30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
RO30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SI30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
TR30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
LU07.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
[2016/32]
Former [2016/27]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
IT30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
MC30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
RO30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SI30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
LU07.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/47]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
IT30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
RO30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SI30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
LU07.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/36]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
IT30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
RO30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SI30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
LU07.12.2014
Former [2015/35]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
IT30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
RO30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
LU07.12.2014
Former [2015/18]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
IT30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
RO30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
Former [2015/11]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
RO30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
Former [2015/10]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
CZ30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
EE30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
SK30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
Former [2015/08]AT30.04.2014
BE30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
DK30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
Former [2015/02]AT30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
PT01.09.2014
Former [2014/51]AT30.04.2014
CY30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
Former [2014/50]CY30.04.2014
ES30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
LV30.04.2014
NL30.04.2014
PL30.04.2014
SE30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
GR31.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
Former [2014/49]CY30.04.2014
FI30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
IS30.08.2014
Former [2014/48]CY30.04.2014
LT30.04.2014
BG30.07.2014
Former [2014/47]CY30.04.2014
Documents cited:Search[A]GB2249516  (YOUNG MICHAEL CHARLES) [A] 6 * abstract *;
 [Y]EP0845440  (CENTRAL GLASS CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 4,5 * abstract *;
 [Y]DE19724040  (DAIMLER BENZ AG [DE]) [Y] 4,5 * column 2, lines 59-65 * * figure 1 *;
 [Y]JP2000343486  (CALSONIC KANSEI CORP) [Y] 4,5,7 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2002002636  (MAEJIMA KOGYO KK) [A] 3* abstract *;
 [X]EP1329388  (BAT CIGARETTENFAB GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,4 * paragraph [0010] *;
 [XY]US6694852  (OURS DAVID C [US], et al) [X] 1-3,18 * the whole document * [Y] 4,5,7;
 [A]DE20314281U  (HEIDEL GMBH & CO KG WERKZEUG U [DE]) [A] 6 * abstract *
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