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EP About this file: EP2148975

EP2148975 - FLOW HYDRAULIC AMPLIFICATION FOR A PULSING, FRACTURING, AND DRILLING (PFD) DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.01.2020
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.02.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.10.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MT		published on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kusko, David John
18006 Heaton Drive
Houston, TX 77084 / US
For all designated states
Vecseri, Gabor
7207 Shady Moss Lane
Houston, TX 77040 / US
For all designated states
Lerner, Daniel Maurice
4346 King Cotton Lane
Missouri City, TX 77459 / US
[2010/05]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2010/05]
Representative(s)Hellmich, Wolfgang
European Patent and Trademark Attorney
Lortzingstrasse 9 / 2. Stock
81241 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/12]RACKETTE Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 13 10
79013 Freiburg / DE
Former [2010/05]Rüttgers, Joachim
RACKETTE Partnerschaft Patentanwälte Kaiser-Joseph-Strasse 179
79013 Freiburg / DE
Application number, filing date08726053.526.02.2008
[2010/05]
WO2008US02469
Priority number, dateUS20070927400P03.05.2007         Original published format: US 927400 P
[2010/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008136883
Date:13.11.2008
Language:EN
[2008/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2148975
Date:03.02.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.11.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2148975
Date:20.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR13.11.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.04.2015
ClassificationIPC:E21B44/00
[2010/05]
CPC:
E21B7/18 (EP); E21B4/02 (EP); E21B41/0085 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/12]
Former [2010/05]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:HYDRAULISCHE STRÖMUNGSVERSTÄRKUNG FÜR EINE PFD-VORRICHTUNG (PFD - PULSING, FRACTURING AND DRILLING)[2010/05]
English:FLOW HYDRAULIC AMPLIFICATION FOR A PULSING, FRACTURING, AND DRILLING (PFD) DEVICE[2010/05]
French:AMPLIFICATION HYDRAULIQUE D'ÉCOULEMENT POUR UN DISPOSITIF D'ÉMISSION D'IMPULSIONS, DE FRACTURATION, ET DE FORAGE (PFD)[2010/05]
Entry into regional phase20.11.2009National basic fee paid 
20.11.2009Search fee paid 
20.11.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
20.11.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.11.2009Examination requested  [2010/05]
01.03.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
28.10.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
29.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.06.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2019Fee for grant paid
25.01.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.01.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  24.02.2016
Opposition(s)02.01.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
18.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
16.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
15.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
11.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
18.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
07.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
28.02.201104   M06   Fee paid on   18.04.2011
28.02.201811   M06   Fee paid on   10.08.2018
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.02.2008
AT20.03.2019
CY20.03.2019
CZ20.03.2019
DK20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
MC20.03.2019
MT20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
RO20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
SI20.03.2019
SK20.03.2019
TR20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
IS20.07.2019
PT20.07.2019
[2022/27]
Former [2020/49]AT20.03.2019
CZ20.03.2019
DK20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
MC20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
RO20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
SI20.03.2019
SK20.03.2019
TR20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
IS20.07.2019
PT20.07.2019
Former [2020/17]AT20.03.2019
CZ20.03.2019
DK20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
RO20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
SI20.03.2019
SK20.03.2019
TR20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
IS20.07.2019
PT20.07.2019
Former [2020/13]AT20.03.2019
CZ20.03.2019
DK20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
RO20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
SI20.03.2019
SK20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
IS20.07.2019
PT20.07.2019
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CZ20.03.2019
DK20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
RO20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
SK20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
IS20.07.2019
PT20.07.2019
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CZ20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
RO20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
SK20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
IS20.07.2019
PT20.07.2019
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FI20.03.2019
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NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
RO20.03.2019
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BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
PT20.07.2019
Former [2020/01]CZ20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
PL20.03.2019
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SE20.03.2019
SK20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
PT20.07.2019
Former [2019/49]CZ20.03.2019
EE20.03.2019
ES20.03.2019
FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
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RO20.03.2019
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FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
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LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
PT20.07.2019
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FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
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HR20.03.2019
IT20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
Former [2019/39]FI20.03.2019
HR20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
LV20.03.2019
NL20.03.2019
SE20.03.2019
BG20.06.2019
GR21.06.2019
Former [2019/38]FI20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
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GR21.06.2019
Former [2019/37]FI20.03.2019
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Former [2019/34]FI20.03.2019
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Former [2019/33]FI20.03.2019
LT20.03.2019
Documents cited:Search[A]FR2580362  (BERTIN & CIE [FR]) [A] 3,4 * figures 3-4 *;
 [A]US4725197  (RUSSELL MICHAEL K [GB], et al) [A] 3,4 * figures 1-2 *;
 [A]EP0376715  (ISUZU MOTORS LTD [JP]) [A] 3,4* figure 1 *;
 [X]EP0601811  (AKISHIMA LAB MITSUI ZOSEN INC [JP]) [X] 1 * column 6, line 35 - line 43 * * figures 2,5,8,9 *;
 [A]US5517464  (LERNER DANIEL [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 1-2 *;
 [A]GB2407598  (APS TECHNOLOGY INC [US]) [A] 3,4 * figure 3 *;
 [Y]RU2256794  (XXXX) [Y] 1-3,5-15 * figures 2,5 *;
 [Y]WO2006041499  (KUSKO DAVID [US], et al) [Y] 1-3,5-15 * page 10, line 3 - line 10 * * page 11, line 13 - page 12, line 12 * * claim 44 * * figure 1A *;
 [E]WO2008091688  (KUSKO DAVID JOHN [US], et al) [E] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]US4901290  (FELD DAGOBERT [DE], et al);
 [A]US4905778  (JURGENS RAINER [DE]);
 [A]US6053261  (WALTER BRUNO H [CA]);
 [A]US6279670  (EDDISON ALAN MARTYN [GB], et al)
by applicantEP0601811
 RU2256794
 WO2006041499
 US7032689
 US7051821
 US7100708
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