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EP2066398 - ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  09.08.2013
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.08.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 11.09.2013  [2013/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RIC Investments, LLC.
801 West Street, 2nd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801-1545 / US
[2009/24]
Inventor(s)01 / COLBAUGH, Michael, E.
105 Kleylein Court
Trafford, PA / US
02 / CLEGG, William
20096 Lynn Lane
Gibsonia, PA / US
03 / SASS, Matthew
1001 Milton Avenue 2
Pittsburgh, PA / US
 [2009/24]
Representative(s)Verweij, Petronella Daniëlle, et al
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2012/34]Verweij, Petronella Danielle, et al
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2009/24]Schouten, Marcus Maria
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date07841643.530.08.2007
[2009/24]
WO2007US77278
Priority number, dateUS20060841802P01.09.2006         Original published format: US 841802 P
US2007084689529.08.2007         Original published format: US 846895
[2009/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008028063
Date:06.03.2008
Language:EN
[2008/10]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2066398
Date:10.06.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.03.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.05.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.08.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/18
[2009/24]
CPC:
A61N1/0456 (EP,US); A61N1/048 (EP,US); A61N1/0492 (EP,US);
A61N1/0541 (EP,US); A61N1/3603 (EP,US); A61N1/0488 (EP,US);
A61N1/0496 (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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/24]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRODENANORNDUNG UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER VERWENDUNG[2009/24]
English:ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME[2009/24]
French:ENSEMBLE ÉLECTRODE ET SON PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION[2009/24]
Entry into regional phase01.04.2009National basic fee paid 
01.04.2009Search fee paid 
01.04.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
01.04.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.04.2009Examination requested  [2009/24]
07.03.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.02.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 05.03.2013
05.03.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
26.04.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/37]
06.05.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/37]
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  29.03.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6077237  (CAMPBELL CRAIG [US], et al) [X] 1,6,9,10 * abstract * * columns 3,4 *;
 [X]US2003195599  (BISHAY JON M [US]) [X] 1,2,4,9,10 * abstract * * paragraphs [0030] - [0052] *;
 [XI]US2003195585  (GRUZDOWICH GREGORY J [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,8-14 * abstract * * paragraphs [0019] - [0021] *[I] 7,15;
 [X]DE102005003735  (S P I SCIENCE PRODUCTION INTER [DE]) [X] 1,6,8 * abstract * * paragraphs [0021] - [0059] *
International search[X]US2001031916  (BENNETT HENRY L [US], et al);
 [X]US2004215236  (LATTNER STEFANIE [US], et al);
 [Y]US2005171397  (BAUGH CARL E [US])
by applicantUS6077237
 US2003195599
 US2003195585
 DE102005003735
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