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EP About this file: EP2558705

EP2558705 - A SLIDING VALVE ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.05.2017
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dragon America Motor Technologies, Inc.
1479 Tyler Park Way
Mountain View, CA 94090 / US
[2013/08]
Inventor(s)01 / CRALL, Craig, W.
116 Bella Vista Way
Vallejio
CA 94590-3447 / US
 [2013/14]
Former [2013/08]01 / CRALL, Craig, W.
140 Las Astas Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95032 / US
Representative(s)Serjeants LLP
Dock
75 Exploration Drive
Leicester, LE4 5NU / GB
[2016/28]
Former [2013/08]Thacker, Darran Ainsley
Serjeants LLP
25 The Crescent
King Street
Leicester LE1 6RX / GB
Application number, filing date10849946.815.04.2010
[2016/28]
WO2010US01116
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2011129799
Date:20.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/42]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2558705
Date:20.02.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.10.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2558705
Date:13.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.04.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2015
ClassificationIPC:F16K3/00, F01L5/02
[2015/09]
CPC:
F01L1/08 (EP); F01L5/02 (EP); F01L5/16 (EP);
F01L5/22 (EP); F01L5/24 (EP); F01L7/06 (EP);
F01L7/14 (EP); F01L7/16 (EP); F01L1/38 (EP);
F01L2305/00 (EP); F02G2270/90 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2015/02]F16K3/00
Former IPC [2013/08]F02M47/02
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/08]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHIEBEVENTILANORDNUNG[2013/08]
English:A SLIDING VALVE ASSEMBLY[2013/08]
French:ENSEMBLE SOUPAPE COULISSANTE[2013/08]
Entry into regional phase09.11.2012National basic fee paid 
09.11.2012Search fee paid 
09.11.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
09.11.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.11.2012Examination requested  [2013/08]
22.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.02.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.06.2016Fee for grant paid
02.06.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.06.2016Receipt 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  05.02.2016
Opposition(s)18.04.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
24.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
24.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
30.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.201506   M06   Fee paid on   30.07.2015
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.04.2010
AT13.07.2016
BE13.07.2016
CY13.07.2016
CZ13.07.2016
DK13.07.2016
EE13.07.2016
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TR13.07.2016
BG13.10.2016
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GR14.10.2016
IS13.11.2016
PT14.11.2016
IE15.04.2017
LU15.04.2017
MT15.04.2017
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Documents cited:Search[XY]FR431248  (ALFRED EDOUARD HENRY D ALTON [FR]) [X] 1 * the whole document * [Y] 2-12;
 [Y]US4201174  (VALLEJOS TONY E [US]) [Y] 2,3 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US1922678  (HALLETT GEORGE E A) [Y] 4,5 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US5003936  (SCHERER PETER [DE]) [Y] 6-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]GB246287  (PERCY RILEY) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]RU2073097  (ROMANOV ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVIC [UA]) [A] 6 * figures 2-4 *
International search[Y]US2074487  (PORTER WINFIELD P);
 [Y]US2782801  (LUDWIG WALTER D);
 [Y]US3457957  (MUELLER JOHN H);
 [A]US4281819  (LINDER MORRIS B);
 [A]US1722873  (WELCH HENRY E);
 [A]US1922678  (HALLETT GEORGE E A);
 [A]US4643395  (WILLIAMS JR JOHN B [US]);
 [A]US4765287  (TAYLOR BILL A [US], et al);
 [A]US4878651  (MEYER JR FRANK W [US])
by applicantFR431248
 GB246287
 US4201174
 US1922678
 US5003936
 US1722873
 US2074487
 US5694890
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