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EP About this file: EP2297770

EP2297770 - IMPROVEMENTS TO MASS SPECTROMETRY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.10.2013
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Howard Street
Sheffield
South Yorkshire S1 1WB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/12]For all designated states
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus Howard Street Sheffield
South Yorkshire S1 1WB / GB
Inventor(s)01 / CLENCH, Malcolm
2 Orchard Close
Ecclesfield
Sheffield South Yorkshire S5 9GJ / GB
02 / ATKINSON, Sally
15 Rivelin Park Road
Stannington
Sheffield South Yorkshire S6 5GD / GB
03 / OAKES, Keith
6 Rectory Close
Warmington
Banbury
Oxford Oxfordshire OX17 1DL / GB
 [2012/49]
Former [2011/12]01 / CLENCH, Malcolm
2 Orchard Close Ecclesfield
Sheffield South Yorkshire S5 9GJ / GB
02 / ATKINSON, Sally
15 Rivelin Park Road Stannington
Sheffield South Yorkshire S6 5GD / GB
03 / OAKES, Keith
6 Rectory Close Warmington Banbury
Oxford Oxfordshire OX17 1DL / GB
Representative(s)Neilson, Martin Mark
Murgitroyd & Company Leeds
Studio 3
84 Albion Street
Leeds LS1 6AG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/49]Neilson, Martin Mark
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2011/12]Neilson, Martin Mark
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date09754132.018.05.2009
[2011/12]
WO2009GB50532
Priority number, dateGB2008000976829.05.2008         Original published format: GB 0809768
GB2008001091716.06.2008         Original published format: GB 0810917
[2011/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009144487
Date:03.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/49]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2297770
Date:23.03.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.12.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2297770
Date:05.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.02.2010
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/16
[2011/12]
CPC:
H01J49/161 (GB); H01J49/164 (EP,US); H01J49/40 (GB)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2012/42]
Former [2011/12]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 
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNGEN BEI DER MASSENSPEKTROMETRIE[2011/12]
English:IMPROVEMENTS TO MASS SPECTROMETRY[2011/12]
French:AMÉLIORATIONS CONCERNANT LA SPECTROMÉTRIE DE MASSE[2011/12]
Entry into regional phase22.12.2010National basic fee paid 
22.12.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
22.12.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.2010Examination requested  [2011/12]
05.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.10.2012Fee for grant paid
25.10.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  05.07.2012
Opposition(s)06.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.05.2009
AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
MK05.12.2012
MT05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
TR05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE18.05.2013
LU18.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
MK05.12.2012
MT05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
TR05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE18.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2015/13]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
MT05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE18.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2014/20]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
IE18.05.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2014/08]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
Former [2014/03]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
IT05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
MC05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/52]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CY05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/48]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
DK05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/40]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
PT05.04.2013
Former [2013/37]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
NL05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
RO05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
Former [2013/35]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
CZ05.12.2012
EE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
SK05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
Former [2013/34]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
BG05.03.2013
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
IS05.04.2013
Former [2013/33]AT05.12.2012
BE05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/31]AT05.12.2012
FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/26]FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
SI05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/24]FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
GR06.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/23]FI05.12.2012
HR05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
LV05.12.2012
PL05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/22]FI05.12.2012
LT05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
ES16.03.2013
Former [2013/21]LT05.12.2012
SE05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
Former [2013/20]LT05.12.2012
NO05.03.2013
Cited inInternational search[AD]DE102004061820  (BRUKER DALTONIK GMBH [DE]) [AD] 1,13 * abstract *;
 [A]GB2236185  (FINNIGAN MAT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,13 * figures 3,4 *;
 [A]US6683894  (LEE HYO SANG [US], et al) [A] 1,13 * figures 9-11 *;
 [A]US6975898  (SEIBEL ERIC J [US]) [A] 1,13 * abstract *
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