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EP2240753 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING OF TRANSDUCERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.11.2015 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	22.06.2018	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 25.07.2018 [2018/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. P.O. Box 482 Fort Worth, TX 76101 / US
	[2010/42]
Inventor(s)	01 / FROMAN, Gary 4124 Hildring Drive East Fort Worth TX 76109 / US
	02 / HALE, Keith 704 Country Club Drive Joshua TX 76058 / US
	[2010/42]
Representative(s)	Lawrence, John, et al Barker Brettell LLP 100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
	[2015/01]
Former [2012/07]	Lawrence, John, et al Barker Brettell LLP 100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
Former [2010/42]	Lecomte, Didier Lecomte & Partners Sàrl B.P. 1623 1016 Luxembourg / LU
Application number, filing date	09708876.9	29.01.2009
	[2010/42]
	WO2009US32381
Priority number, date	US20080025978	04.02.2008 Original published format: US 25978
	[2010/42]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2009099878
	Date:	13.08.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/33]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2240753
	Date:	20.10.2010
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.08.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2010/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2240753
	Date:	31.12.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2015/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	13.08.2009
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.02.2014
Classification	IPC:	G01M7/02, G01P21/00, G01P21/02, G01C25/00	[2014/12]
	CPC:	G01M7/025 (EP,US); G01P21/00 (EP,US); G01P21/02 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2010/42]	G01M7/02
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2010/42]
Title	German:	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM TESTEN VON WANDLERN	[2010/42]
	English:	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING OF TRANSDUCERS	[2010/42]
	French:	SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D ESSAI DE TRANSDUCTEURS	[2010/42]
Entry into regional phase	30.07.2010	National basic fee paid
	30.07.2010	Search fee paid
	30.07.2010	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.07.2010	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	31.08.2009	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	30.07.2010	Examination requested [2010/42]
	05.06.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	29.10.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.11.2014	Fee for grant paid
	21.11.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	21.11.2014	Receipt 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 29.10.2014
Opposition(s)	01.10.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2015/50]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	29.01.2009
	AT	31.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	BG	31.12.2014
	CY	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	DK	31.12.2014
	EE	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	MK	31.12.2014
	MT	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SI	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	TR	31.12.2014
	IE	29.01.2015
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
	PT	01.05.2015
	[2018/30]
Former [2017/39]	HU	29.01.2009
	AT	31.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	BG	31.12.2014
	CY	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	DK	31.12.2014
	EE	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	MT	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SI	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	TR	31.12.2014
	IE	29.01.2015
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
	PT	01.05.2015
Former [2017/03]	AT	31.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	DK	31.12.2014
	EE	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	MT	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SI	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	IE	29.01.2015
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2016/24]	AT	31.12.2014
	BE	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	DK	31.12.2014
	EE	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SI	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	IE	29.01.2015
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2016/12]	AT	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	DK	31.12.2014
	EE	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SI	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	IE	29.01.2015
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2016/07]	AT	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	DK	31.12.2014
	EE	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	IE	29.01.2015
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2015/49]	AT	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	DK	31.12.2014
	EE	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2015/47]	AT	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	LU	29.01.2015
	CH	31.01.2015
	LI	31.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2015/46]	AT	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	MC	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	LU	29.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2015/39]	AT	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	LU	29.01.2015
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2015/38]	AT	31.12.2014
	CZ	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
	IS	30.04.2015
Former [2015/37]	CZ	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	PL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	SK	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
Former [2015/36]	CZ	31.12.2014
	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	RO	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
Former [2015/33]	ES	31.12.2014
	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
Former [2015/29]	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	NL	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
Former [2015/24]	FI	31.12.2014
	HR	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	LV	31.12.2014
	SE	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
	GR	01.04.2015
Former [2015/23]	FI	31.12.2014
	LT	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
Former [2015/21]	LT	31.12.2014
	NO	31.03.2015
Former [2015/20]	LT	31.12.2014
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3830091 (SINSKY J) [A] 1-20* column 1, line 54 - column 2, line 34; figure . *;
		[A]US5895858 (MALONE ROBERT [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 5, lines 29-35 * * column 6, lines 16-23 * * column 7, lines 26-47; figure 2 *;
		[A]JP2001108517 (YAMATAKE CORP, et al) [A] 1,2,12,13 * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] - [0007] - [0010] - [1421] - [0029]; figures 1,2,6,7,8 *
	International search	[Y]US3416052 (RUSSELL GEORGE K, et al);
		[Y]US3456484 (SCHWARTZ JOSEPH I);
		[Y]US3830091 (SINSKY J);
		[Y]US4392127 (STEELE DEREK E [AU]);
		[Y]US5265131 (SCAROLA KENNETH [US], et al);
		[Y]US5659143 (ISACKSON NADENE S [US]);
		[Y]US6509565 (NYGARD EINAR [NO], et al)
	by applicant	US2830091
		US5895858
		JP2001108517

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