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EP About this file: EP2203236

EP2203236 - SINTERED FIBER FILTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.10.2018
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.11.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.06.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, IS
published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mott Corporation
86 Spring Lane
Farmington, CT 06032-3159 / US
[2018/25]
Former [2010/27]For all designated states
Mott Corporation
84 Spring Lane Farmington
CO 06032-3159 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BURGESS, Derek
104 Williams Street
Plainville CT 06062 / US
02 / WHITE, Wayne, F.
38 Rushford Meade
Granby CT 06035 / US
03 / ROMANO, Alfred, M.
441 Riverton Road
West Hartland CT 06091 / US
04 / PFLUGBEIL, Todd, W.
448 Clark Avenue
Bristol CT 06010 / US
05 / BALAZY, Richard, D.
154 North Harwinton Avenue
Terryville CT 06786 / US
06 / RUBOW, Kenneth, L.
12 Crossroads Lane
Avon CT 06001 / US
07 / ROSENBERGER, John, E.
135 Roxbury Road
Plantsville CT 06479 / US
 [2010/27]
Representative(s)HGF
Fountain Precinct
Balm Green
Sheffield S1 2JA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/49]HGF Limited
Fountain Precinct
Balm Green
Sheffield S1 2JA / GB
Former [2010/27]Benson, Christopher
Harrison Goddard Foote Fountain Precinct Balm Green Sheffield
S1 2JA / GB
Application number, filing date08842457.722.10.2008
[2010/27]
WO2008US80762
Priority number, dateUS20070982328P24.10.2007         Original published format: US 982328 P
[2010/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009055452
Date:30.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/18]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2203236
Date:07.07.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.04.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2203236
Date:06.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR11.06.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:B22F7/00, B01D39/20
[2017/26]
CPC:
B01D39/2044 (EP,US); B01D39/20 (KR); B22F7/002 (US);
B01D35/30 (KR); B01D46/00 (KR)
Former IPC [2010/27]B01D39/20
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 [2017/49]
Former [2010/27]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SINTERFASERFILTER[2010/27]
English:SINTERED FIBER FILTER[2010/27]
French:FILTRE FIBREUX FRITTÉ[2010/27]
Entry into regional phase12.04.2010National basic fee paid 
12.04.2010Search fee paid 
12.04.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
12.04.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.04.2010Examination requested  [2010/27]
02.10.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.01.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
03.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.06.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.10.2017Fee for grant paid
12.10.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.10.2017Receipt 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  26.03.2015
Opposition(s)07.09.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
28.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.10.2008
AT06.12.2017
CY06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
DK06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
MC06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
PT06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SI06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
TR06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
IS06.04.2018
[2020/32]
Former [2020/30]HU22.10.2008
AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
DK06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
MC06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
PT06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SI06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
TR06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2020/27]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
DK06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
MC06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
PT06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SI06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
TR06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2020/16]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
DK06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
MC06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SI06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
TR06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2019/28]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
DK06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
MC06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SI06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/52]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
DK06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SI06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/51]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
DK06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/40]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
RO06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/39]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
IT06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/38]AT06.12.2017
CZ06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/37]CZ06.12.2017
EE06.12.2017
ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
PL06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
SK06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/34]ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
NL06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/24]ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
LV06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
BG06.03.2018
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/23]ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
HR06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
SE06.12.2017
NO06.03.2018
GR07.03.2018
Former [2018/22]ES06.12.2017
FI06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
NO06.03.2018
Former [2018/21]FI06.12.2017
LT06.12.2017
NO06.03.2018
Documents cited:Search[Y]GB944319  (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) [Y] 1,15 * column 1, line 15 - column 2, line 80; figure 1; claims 1,2 *;
 [A]US3632243  (MOTT LAMBERT H) [A] 14-24 * abstract *;
 [IY]EP0248132  (BRUNSWICK CORP [US]) [I] 1-14,16,17 * paragraph [0019]; figures 1, 2, 8 * [Y] 15;
 [Y]US5238478  (ZIEVERS JAMES F [US], et al) [Y] 1* abstract *;
 [XI]WO9608302  (PALL CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,6,10,11,13-20,22-24 * the whole document * [I] 4,7-9,12,21;
 [A]US5937263  (EISENMANN MARK R [US], et al) [A] 14-24 * abstract *;
 [A]DE19924675  (GKN SINTER METALS FILTERS GMBH [DE]) [A] 14-24 * abstract *
International search[Y]US4687579  (BERGMAN WERNER [US]);
 [Y]US5937263  (EISENMANN MARK R [US], et al);
 [A]US7112237  (ZELLER ROBERT [US], et al);
 [A]WO2006107721  (DONALDSON CO INC [US], et al)
ExaminationEP0857862
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