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EP About this file: EP2561539

EP2561539 - TWO-SEGMENT ION TRANSFER TUBE FOR MASS SPECTROMETER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  09.03.2018
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.03.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.04.2018  [2018/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thermo Finnigan LLC
355 River Oaks Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134 / US
[2013/09]
Inventor(s)01 / WOUTERS, Eloy, R.
109 South Morrison Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126 / US
02 / MAKAROV, Alexander, A.
Thomas-mann Str. 10a
28213 Bremen / DE
03 / DUNYACH, Jean-jacques
1898 Cleveland Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126 / US
 [2013/09]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2013/09]Frost, Alex John
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date11772734.721.04.2011
WO2011US33498
Priority number, dateUS2010076554022.04.2010         Original published format: US 765540
[2013/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011133817
Date:27.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2561539
Date:27.02.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.10.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU27.10.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:H01J49/04, H01J27/00, G21K1/087, G01N27/64
[2017/02]
CPC:
H01J49/0404 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2013/09]H01J27/00, G21K1/087, H01J49/26, G01N27/64, H01J49/04
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/09]
TitleGerman:ZWEITEILIGES IONENTRANSFERROHR FÜR EIN MASSENSPEKTROMETER[2013/09]
English:TWO-SEGMENT ION TRANSFER TUBE FOR MASS SPECTROMETER[2013/09]
French:TUBE DE TRANSFERT D'IONS À DEUX SEGMENTS POUR SPECTROMÈTRE DE MASSE[2013/09]
Entry into regional phase12.11.2012National basic fee paid 
12.11.2012Search fee paid 
12.11.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
12.11.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.11.2012Examination requested  [2013/09]
25.04.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.10.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/15]
22.11.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2018/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
10.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2004245458  (SHEEHAN EDWARD W [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0072] * * paragraph [0078] * * paragraph [0082] - paragraph [0084] * * figure 3 *;
 [A]US6943347  (WILLOUGHBY ROSS CLARK [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document ** column 9, line 4 - line 6 *;
 [XAI]US2008087812  (MUSSELMAN BRIAN D [US]) [X] 1-3,11,12 * paragraph [0072] - paragraph [0075] * * paragraph [0080] * * paragraph [0089] * * paragraph [0104] * * figures 2,4,10B, 19 * [A] 7,14 [I] 4-6,8-10,13,15
International search[A]US6486469  (FISCHER STEVEN M [US], et al);
 [X]US2004245458  (SHEEHAN EDWARD W [US], et al);
 [A]US6943347  (WILLOUGHBY ROSS CLARK [US], et al)
by applicantUS2011147576
 US2012235056
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