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EP2888430 - ELLIPTICAL UNDERCUT SHOULDER FOR SPECIALTY PIPE CONNECTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.03.2021 Database last updated on 29.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.03.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.11.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Vetco Gray Inc. 4424 West Sam Houston Pkwy North, Suite 100 Houston, TX 77041 / US
	[2020/18]
Former [2015/27]	For all designated states Vetco Gray Inc. 4424 West Sam Houston Pkwy North, Suite 100 Houston, TX 77041 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / DO, Vinh, K. 6904 SW 33rd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73179 / US
	02 / PALLINI, Jr., Joseph, William 15627 Birchview Drive Tomball, TX 77377 / US
	03 / O'DELL, Kevin, Edward 3623 Winstrome Court Katy, TX 77449 / US
	[2015/27]
Representative(s)	BRP Renaud & Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Steuerberater, et al Königstraße 28 70173 Stuttgart / DE
	[2020/18]
Former [2015/27]	Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
Application number, filing date	13753779.1	20.08.2013
	[2020/18]
	WO2013US55745
Priority number, date	US201213593932	24.08.2012 Original published format: US201213593932
	[2015/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2014031608
	Date:	27.02.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/09]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2888430
	Date:	01.07.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.02.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/27]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2888430
	Date:	29.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	07.08.2014
Classification	IPC:	E21B17/08, F16L15/00, E21B17/042	[2015/27]
	CPC:	E21B17/085 (EP,CN,US); E21B17/042 (EP,CN,US); F16L15/001 (CN); F16L15/004 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2015/27]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ELLIPTISCHE HINTERSCHNITTENE SCHULTER FÜR SPEZIELLE ROHRVERBINDUNGEN	[2015/27]
	English:	ELLIPTICAL UNDERCUT SHOULDER FOR SPECIALTY PIPE CONNECTORS	[2015/27]
	French:	ÉPAULEMENT DE DÉPOUILLE ELLIPTIQUE POUR DES RACCORDS DE TUYAUX SPÉCIAUX	[2015/27]
Entry into regional phase	24.03.2015	National basic fee paid
	24.03.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.03.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.03.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.03.2015	Examination requested [2015/27]
	11.11.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.03.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.11.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.03.2020	Fee for grant paid
	19.03.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	19.03.2020	Receipt 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 11.11.2016
Opposition(s)	01.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	20.08.2013
	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MK	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IE	20.08.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	20.08.2013
	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IE	20.08.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IE	20.08.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IE	20.08.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/35]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	LU	20.08.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/18]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	29.04.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	29.08.2020
Cited in	International search	[X]US1223591 (LAYNE MAHLON E [US]) [X] 1-20 * the whole document * * figures 1,8,9 *;
		[A]US3345084 (HANES JAMES W E, et al) [A] 1,9,16 * the whole document *;
		[X]US4572549 (SIDWELL DEREK [US]) [X] 1-20 * figure 1 * * the whole document *;
		[A]US4892337 (GUNDERSON RICHARD H [US], et al) [A] 1,9,16 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO9429565 (SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL]) [A] 1,9,16 * the whole document *;
		[A]US8056940 (MORGAN DAVID JAMES EDWARD [GB], et al) [A] 1,9,16* the whole document *
	Examination	US8056940

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