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EP2176627 - PIPELINE OR MEASURING TUBE HAVING AT LEAST ONE LAYER WHICH INSULATES AT LEAST IN CERTAIN REGIONS, AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.04.2018
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.04.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.04.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.04.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.02.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.01.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT
published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
Kägenstrasse 7
4153 Reinach / CH
[2010/16]
Inventor(s)01 / VOIGT, Frank
Domhofstrasse 6
79576 Weil Am Rhein / DE
02 / WOHLGEMUTH, Werner
Hochwaldstrasse 6
CH-4206 Seewen / CH
 [2010/16]
Representative(s)Andres, Angelika Maria
Endress+Hauser Group Services
(Deutschland) AG+Co. KG
Colmarer Straße 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/22]Andres, Angelika Maria
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG
PatServe
Colmarer Strasse 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
Former [2010/16]Andres, Angelika Maria
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG PatServe Colmarer Strasse 6
79576 Weil am Rhein / DE
Application number, filing date08786024.310.07.2008
[2010/16]
WO2008EP58967
Priority number, dateDE2007103850714.08.2007         Original published format: DE102007038507
[2010/16]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009021787
Date:19.02.2009
Language:DE
[2009/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2176627
Date:21.04.2010
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.02.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2176627
Date:31.05.2017
Language:DE
[2017/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.02.2009
ClassificationIPC:G01F1/58
[2010/16]
CPC:
G01F1/58 (EP,US); Y10T428/13 (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 [2017/22]
Former [2010/16]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:ROHRLEITUNG BZW. MESSROHR MIT MINDESTENS EINER, MINDESTENS BEREICHSWEISE ISOLIERENDEN SCHICHT UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG[2010/16]
English:PIPELINE OR MEASURING TUBE HAVING AT LEAST ONE LAYER WHICH INSULATES AT LEAST IN CERTAIN REGIONS, AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF[2010/16]
French:CONDUIT TUBULAIRE OU TUBE DE MESURE PRÉSENTANT AU MOINS UNE COUCHE DONT AU MOINS CERTAINES PARTIES SONT ISOLANTES ET PROCÉDÉ POUR SA FABRICATION[2010/16]
Entry into regional phase02.02.2010National basic fee paid 
02.02.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
02.02.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.2010Examination requested  [2010/16]
16.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.07.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
09.02.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.04.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
03.04.2017Fee for grant paid
03.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.04.2017Information about intention to grant a patent
18.04.2017Receipt 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  16.06.2010
Opposition(s)01.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
22.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
23.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
23.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU10.07.2008
CY31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
MT31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
PT31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
TR31.05.2017
AT10.07.2017
IE10.07.2017
LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/15]HU10.07.2008
CY31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
MT31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
TR31.05.2017
AT10.07.2017
IE10.07.2017
LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2019/46]HU10.07.2008
CY31.05.2017
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
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MC31.05.2017
MT31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
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SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
AT10.07.2017
IE10.07.2017
LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2019/31]HU10.07.2008
CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
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MC31.05.2017
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PL31.05.2017
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AT10.07.2017
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LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2019/30]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
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LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
MC31.05.2017
MT31.05.2017
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SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
AT10.07.2017
IE10.07.2017
LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/50]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
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MT31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
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SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
AT10.07.2017
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LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/43]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
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MT31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
IE10.07.2017
LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/39]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
IE10.07.2017
LU10.07.2017
BE31.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/34]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
IE10.07.2017
LU10.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/23]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SI31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
IE10.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/21]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/11]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
PL31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/10]CZ31.05.2017
DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
RO31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
SK31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2018/09]DK31.05.2017
EE31.05.2017
ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2017/50]ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
LV31.05.2017
SE31.05.2017
BG31.08.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Former [2017/49]ES31.05.2017
FI31.05.2017
HR31.05.2017
LT31.05.2017
NO31.08.2017
GR01.09.2017
IS30.09.2017
Cited inInternational search[X]EP0036513  (FISCHER & PORTER GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,6-8,11-13* the whole document *;
 [X]JPS59137822  (YAMATAKE HONEYWELL CO LTD) [X] 1,6-8,11-13 * abstract *;
 [XD]EP0581017  (KROHNE AG [CH]) [XD] 1-3,6-13 * column 4 - column 7; figure - *;
 [XD]EP1039269  (FLOWTEC AG [CH]) [XD] 1-3,6-15 * paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0126]; figure - *;
 [X]US6658720  (FREY DANIEL [CH], et al) [X] 1-3,6-15 * column 8 - column 16; figure - *
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