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EP2828174 - SELF-LUBRICATING SURFACES FOR FOOD PACKAGING AND FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.03.2020
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
[2015/05]
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Jonathan, David
285 3rd Street, Apt. 843
Cambridge, MA 02142 / US
02 / DHIMAN, Rajeev
14 Persimmon Lane
Glastonbury, CT 06033 / US
03 / PAXSON, Adam, T.
898 Massachusetts Ave. 8
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
04 / LOVE, Christopher, J.
544 Woodland Circle
Atlantis, FL 33462 / US
05 / SOLOMON, Brian, R.
11504 Evelake Court
Rockville, MD 20878 / US
06 / VARANASI, Kripa, K.
31 Fletcher Avenue
Unit 5
Lexington, MA 02420 / US
 [2015/10]
Former [2015/05]01 / SMITH, Jonathan, David
285 3rd Street, Apt. 843
Cambridge, MA 02142 / US
02 / DHIMAN, Rajeev
8 Island Hill Avenue
No. 213
Malden, MA 02148 / US
03 / PAXSON, Adam, T.
48 Pearl Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
04 / LOVE, Christopher, J.
544 Woodland Circle
Atlantis, FL 33462 / US
05 / SOLOMON, Brian, R.
11504 Evelake Court
Rockville, MD 20878 / US
06 / VARANASI, Kripa, K.
31 Fletcher Avenue
Unit 5
Lexington, MA 02420 / US
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/05]Kirkham, Nicholas Andrew, et al
Graham Watt & Co. LLP
St. Botolph's House
7-9 St. Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
Application number, filing date12740419.213.06.2012
WO2012US42326
Priority number, dateUS201261614941P23.03.2012         Original published format: US 201261614941 P
US201261651545P24.05.2012         Original published format: US 201261651545 P
[2015/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013141888
Date:26.09.2013
Language:EN
[2013/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2828174
Date:28.01.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.09.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.09.2013
ClassificationIPC:B65D23/02, B08B17/06
[2015/05]
CPC:
B65D23/02 (EP,KR,US); B65D25/14 (KR,US); B65D85/72 (KR,US);
Y10T428/13 (EP,US); Y10T428/24355 (EP,US); Y10T428/24372 (EP,US);
Y10T428/24397 (EP,US); Y10T428/24405 (EP,US); Y10T428/2443 (EP,US);
Y10T428/24521 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2015/05]
TitleGerman:SELBSTSCHMIERENDE OBERFLÄCHEN FÜR LEBENSMITTELVERPACKUNGEN UND LEBENSMITTELVERARBEITUNGSANLAGE[2015/05]
English:SELF-LUBRICATING SURFACES FOR FOOD PACKAGING AND FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT[2015/05]
French:SURFACES AUTOLUBRIFIANTES POUR CONDITIONNEMENT ALIMENTAIRE ET ÉQUIPEMENT DE TRANSFORMATION DE PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES[2015/05]
Entry into regional phase12.09.2014National basic fee paid 
12.09.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
12.09.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.09.2014Examination requested  [2015/05]
11.05.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.07.2016Observations by third parties
17.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.07.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
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  17.03.2020
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
29.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
28.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
27.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
27.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 13
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Cited inInternational search[A]US4069933  (NEWING CHARLES WESLEY) [A] 1,18 * column 1, line 49 - column 2, line 41; figure - *;
 [A]US2002164443  (OLES MARKUS [DE], et al) [A] 1,18* paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0045] *;
 [A]US2003096083  (MORGAN ROBERT [DE], et al) [A] 1,18 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0040]; figure - *;
 [A]US2005112326  (NUN EDWIN [DE], et al) [A] 1,18 * paragraph [0106] - paragraph [0123]; figure - *
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10447
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