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EP About this file: EP2156221

EP2156221 - GRAVITY AZIMUTH MEASUREMENT AT A NON-ROTATING HOUSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Services Pétroliers Schlumberger
42, rue Saint Dominique
75007 Paris / FR
For all designated states
Schlumberger Holdings Limited
Craigmuir Chambers
Road Town, Tortola 1110 / VG
For all designated states
Schlumberger Technology B.V.
Parkstraat 83-89
2514 JG The Hague / NL
For all designated states
Prad Research and Development Limited
Craigmuir Chambers
Road Town
1110 Tortola / VG
[2016/17]
Former [2012/52]For all designated states
Services Petroliers Schlumberger
42 rue Saint Dominique
75007 Paris / FR
For all designated states
Schlumberger Holdings Limited
Craigmuir Chambers
Road Town
1110 Tortola / VG
For all designated states
Schlumberger Technology B.V.
Parkstraat 83-89
2514 JG The Hague / NL
For all designated states
Prad Research and Development Limited
Craigmuir Chambers
Road Town
1110 Tortola / VG
Former [2010/08]For all designated states
Smith International, Inc.
1310 Rankin Road
Houston, TX 77073 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SUGIURA, Junichi
One Hermann Museum Circle, no. 3083
Houston, TX 77004 / US
 [2010/16]
Former [2010/08]01 / SUGIURA, Junichi
4400 Memorial Drive 3107
Houston, TX 77007 / US
Representative(s)Davies, Gregory Mark
Murgitroyd & Company Cardiff
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/17]Davies, Gregory Mark
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Former [2011/32]Davies, Gregory Mark
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 7th Floor Churchill House Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Former [2010/08]Lamb, Richard Andrew
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP New Priestgate House 57 Priestgate Peterborough
Cambridgeshire PE1 1JX / GB
Application number, filing date08754585.120.05.2008
[2010/08]
WO2008US06469
Priority number, dateUS2007080521322.05.2007         Original published format: US 805213
[2010/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008147505
Date:04.12.2008
Language:EN
[2008/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2156221
Date:24.02.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.12.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2156221
Date:27.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.12.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.04.2015
ClassificationIPC:G01V3/18
[2010/08]
CPC:
E21B47/022 (EP,US)
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 [2016/17]
Former [2010/08]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:SCHWERKRAFTAZIMUTMESSUNG AN EINEM NICHT ROTIERENDEN GEHÄUSE[2010/08]
English:GRAVITY AZIMUTH MEASUREMENT AT A NON-ROTATING HOUSING[2010/08]
French:MESURE D'AZIMUT PAR GRAVITÉ AU NIVEAU D'UN CORPS NON ROTATIF[2010/08]
Entry into regional phase22.12.2009National basic fee paid 
22.12.2009Search fee paid 
22.12.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
22.12.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.2009Examination requested  [2010/08]
10.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.11.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2016Fee for grant paid
14.03.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.03.2016Receipt 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  16.11.2015
Opposition(s)30.01.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
11.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
10.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
12.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.05.2008
AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
BG27.04.2016
CY27.04.2016
CZ27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
EE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IS27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
RO27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
SI27.04.2016
SK27.04.2016
TR27.04.2016
IE20.05.2016
LU20.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
FR27.06.2016
GB27.07.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/32]HU20.05.2008
AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
CY27.04.2016
CZ27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
EE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IS27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
RO27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
SI27.04.2016
SK27.04.2016
TR27.04.2016
IE20.05.2016
LU20.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
FR27.06.2016
GB27.07.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2018/29]HU20.05.2008
AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
CY27.04.2016
CZ27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
EE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
RO27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
SI27.04.2016
SK27.04.2016
TR27.04.2016
IE20.05.2016
LU20.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
FR27.06.2016
GB27.07.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2018/28]HU20.05.2008
AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
CY27.04.2016
CZ27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
EE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
RO27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
SI27.04.2016
SK27.04.2016
IE20.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
FR27.06.2016
GB27.07.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2017/26]AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
CZ27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
EE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
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PL27.04.2016
RO27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
SI27.04.2016
SK27.04.2016
IE20.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
FR27.06.2016
GB27.07.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2017/10]AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
CZ27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
EE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
RO27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
SK27.04.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2017/09]AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
CZ27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
EE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
RO27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2017/07]AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
DK27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
MC27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2017/03]AT27.04.2016
BE27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
IT27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2016/52]AT27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
SE27.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2016/51]AT27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
GR28.07.2016
PT29.08.2016
Former [2016/50]AT27.04.2016
ES27.04.2016
FI27.04.2016
HR27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
LV27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
Former [2016/49]FI27.04.2016
LT27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
PL27.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
Former [2016/46]LT27.04.2016
NL27.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
NO27.07.2016
Former [2016/44]NL27.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
Former [2016/37]BE31.05.2016
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International search[A]US6691804  (HARRISON WILLIAM H [US]);
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