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EP About this file: EP2931456

EP2931456 - PATTERNLESS SAND MOLD AND CORE FORMATION FOR RAPID CASTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.12.2018
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.12.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 30.01.2019  [2019/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Western Michigan University Research Foundation
1903 W. Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo MI 49008 / US
[2015/43]
Inventor(s)01 / BOHRA, Hemant
5058 Beckley Road Apt. 2b
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009 / US
02 / RAMRATTAN, Sam N.
2315 Lorraine Avenue
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008 / US
03 / JOYCE, Margaret K.
2506 Chippendale Drive
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009 / US
04 / FLEMING, Paul D. III
1119 Wickford Drive
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009 / US
05 / IKONOMOV, Pavel
6631 Trotwood Street
Portage, Michigan 49024 / US
 [2015/43]
Representative(s)Browne, Robin Forsythe, et al
Hepworth Browne
15 St Paul's Street
Leeds LS1 2JG / GB
[2015/43]
Application number, filing date13861582.812.12.2013
[2015/43]
WO2013US74776
Priority number, dateUS201261737204P14.12.2012         Original published format: US 201261737204 P
[2015/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014093684
Date:19.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2931456
Date:21.10.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.06.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU19.06.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:B22C9/02, B22C1/22, B29C67/00
[2016/21]
CPC:
B22C9/02 (EP,US); B22C1/22 (EP,US); B22C1/2253 (EP,US);
B29C64/153 (EP,US); B29C64/188 (EP); Y02P10/25 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/43]B22C9/02
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 [2015/43]
TitleGerman:MUSTERLOSE SANDFORM UND KERNFORMIERUNG FÜR SCHNELLES GIESSEN[2015/43]
English:PATTERNLESS SAND MOLD AND CORE FORMATION FOR RAPID CASTING[2015/43]
French:MOULE À SABLE SANS MOTIF ET FORMATION DE NOYAU POUR COULÉE RAPIDE[2015/43]
Entry into regional phase04.06.2015National basic fee paid 
04.06.2015Search fee paid 
04.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
04.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/43]
08.11.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.06.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.08.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/05]
21.09.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2019/05]
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  23.06.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
08.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
10.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO2011155567  (PANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0025]; figure 5 *;
 [P]EP2581154  (PANASONIC CORP [JP], et al);
 [Y]EP1949989  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0033]; figure 3 *;
 [Y]US2002041818  (ABE SATOSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-15 * figure 2 *;
 [Y]EP0776713  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-15 * column 13, lines 9-37; figures 9, 11, 18 * * column 19, lines 16-18 *;
 [Y]EP0476966  (AMERICAN COLLOID CO [US]) [Y] 8,9 * the whole document *;
 [Y]JPH04251629  (AMERICAN COLLOID CO)
International search[X]JPH09168840  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
 [Y]JPH04251629  (AMERICAN COLLOID CO);
 [A]EP0776713  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]);
 [A]CN102397991  (YTO GROUP CORP)
 [Y]  - N.ZHEBIN., "Formovschik ruchnoy formovki.", VSESOYUZNOE UCHEBNO-PEDAGOGICHESKOE IZDATELSTVO PROFTEKHIZDAT, MOSKVA, (1962), page 95, XP008179510
by applicantEP0776713
 EP2581154
 EP1949989
 US2002041818
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