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EP About this file: EP2739128

EP2739128 - APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROW UNIT DOWNFORCE CONTROL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2019Revocation of patentpublished on 24.04.2019  [2019/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Precision Planting LLC
23207 Townline Road
Tremont, IL 61568 / US
[2014/24]
Inventor(s)01 / SAUDER, Derek, A.
14347 N Lake Windermere Road
Tremont, IL 61568 / US
02 / RADTKE, Ian, R.
281 Circle Shore Drive
Washington, IL 61571 / US
03 / STOLLER, Jason, J.
1161 County Road 700 N
Eureka, IL 61530 / US
 [2016/29]
Former [2014/24]01 / SAUDER, Derek, A.
14347 N Lake Windermere Road
Tremont, IL 61568 / US
02 / RADTKE, Ian, R.
961 County Road 2000 E
Secor, IL 61771 / US
03 / STOLLER, Jason, J.
1045 E Polk
Morton, IL 61550 / US
Representative(s)Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/24]Wightman, David Alexander
Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
West Midlands B16 8QQ / GB
Application number, filing date12822819.406.08.2012
[2016/29]
WO2012US49747
Priority number, dateUS201161515700P05.08.2011         Original published format: US 201161515700 P
[2014/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013022835
Date:14.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2739128
Date:11.06.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2739128
Date:20.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.02.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.05.2015
ClassificationIPC:A01C5/06, A01C7/18, A01B13/08, A01B63/111, A01B63/114, A01C7/20
[2015/24]
CPC:
A01C7/205 (EP,US); A01B63/114 (US); A01B13/08 (US);
A01C5/06 (US); A01C7/18 (US); A01B63/111 (US)
Former IPC [2014/24]A01C5/06, A01C7/18, A01B13/08, A01B63/111, A01B63/114
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 [2014/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNGEN, SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR SCHARDRUCKSTEUERUNG VON REIHENEINHEITEN[2016/10]
English:APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROW UNIT DOWNFORCE CONTROL[2014/24]
French:ÉQUIPEMENT, SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE COMMANDE DE FORCE D'APPUI D'UNITÉS DE RANGÉE[2014/24]
Former [2014/24]VORRICHTUNGEN, SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABTRIEBSSTEUERUNG VON REIHENEINHEITEN
Entry into regional phase04.03.2014National basic fee paid 
04.03.2014Search fee paid 
04.03.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
04.03.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.06.2013Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
04.03.2014Examination requested  [2014/24]
27.11.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.06.2016Fee for grant paid
08.06.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.06.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16180249.1  / EP3106012
EP19211963.4  / EP3653034
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  11.02.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.04.2017    ADMISSIBLE
Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG
Am Amazonenwerk 9-13
49205 Hasbergen-Gaste / DE
Opponent's representative
Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
 [2017/21]
29.05.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
04.10.2017Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
16.10.2018Date of oral proceedings
16.10.2018Legal effect of revocation of patent [2019/17]
03.12.2018Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
03.12.2018Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL20.07.2016
BE20.07.2016
CY20.07.2016
DK20.07.2016
EE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
MK20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
SI20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
TR20.07.2016
IE06.08.2016
LU06.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
MT31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
[2018/46]
Former [2018/45]BE20.07.2016
CY20.07.2016
DK20.07.2016
EE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
MK20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
SI20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
TR20.07.2016
IE06.08.2016
LU06.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
MT31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2018/31]BE20.07.2016
CY20.07.2016
DK20.07.2016
EE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
MK20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
SI20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
IE06.08.2016
LU06.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
MT31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2018/29]BE20.07.2016
CY20.07.2016
DK20.07.2016
EE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
MK20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
SI20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
IE06.08.2016
LU06.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/37]BE20.07.2016
DK20.07.2016
EE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
SI20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
IE06.08.2016
LU06.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/34]BE20.07.2016
DK20.07.2016
EE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
IE06.08.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/25]BE20.07.2016
DK20.07.2016
EE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
SK20.07.2016
SM20.07.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/21]BE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
MC20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
CH31.08.2016
LI31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/13]BE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
LV20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/11]BE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
NO20.10.2016
GR21.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/10]BE20.07.2016
FI20.07.2016
HR20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
PL20.07.2016
RS20.07.2016
SE20.07.2016
NO20.10.2016
IS20.11.2016
Former [2017/09]FI20.07.2016
LT20.07.2016
NL20.07.2016
BE31.08.2016
NO20.10.2016
Former [2017/07]LT20.07.2016
BE31.08.2016
Former [2017/03]BE31.08.2016
Documents cited:Search[A]DE19844395  (AMAZONEN WERKE DREYER H [DE]) [A] 1-15* column 4, line 39 - column 8, line 30; figures 6-9 *
International search[Y]US5562165  (JANELLE LUC [CA], et al);
 [Y]US6003455  (FLAMME DAVID [US], et al);
 [Y]WO2008086283  (PREC PLANTING INC [US], et al);
 [E]US8275525  (KOWALCHUK TREVOR [CA], et al)
ExaminationUS6389999
by applicantDE19844395
OppositionEP0063025
 US4648466
 US5065681
 DE4123836
 US5562165
 US6003455
 DE19844395
 US6253692
 US6389999
 US2003159577
 US6701857
 US6827029
 DE10330869
 DE10336684
 DE102006057782
 WO2008086238
 EP2025215
 US8275525
 US8857530
    - "Hydraulikprobleme: Pfiffige Wege aus der Ölkrise", Fachzeitschrift top agrar, (20070100), pages 106 - 109, XP055374763
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