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EP2971933 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE CHARGING OF A PIPELINE TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.10.2019 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.11.2018
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.07.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	01.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Invodane Engineering Ltd. 44 Metropolitan Road Scarborough, ON M1R 2T6 / CA
	[2019/13]
Former [2016/03]	For all designated states Invodane Engineering Ltd. 30 Lesmill Road Toronto ON M3B 2T6 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / COMELLO, Corry 65 Crosland Drive Scarborough, Ontario M1R 4M9 / CA
	02 / LAURSEN Paul 34 Crossburn Drive Toronto, Ontario M3B 2Z2 / CA
	03 / SPEERS, Daryl 50 Marriner Crescent Ajax, Ontario L1Z 1Z1 / CA
	04 / TAYLOR, Peter 61 McGill Drive Janetville, Ontario L0B 1K0 / CA
	[2016/03]
Representative(s)	Forrest, Stuart, et al WP Thompson 138 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2018/50]	Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen WP Thompson 138 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BT / GB
Former [2016/03]	Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen WP Thompson 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Application number, filing date	14762636.0	12.03.2014
	[2016/03]
	WO2014CA00205
Priority number, date	US201313829247	14.03.2013 Original published format: US201313829247
	[2016/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014138879
	Date:	18.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2971933
	Date:	20.01.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2971933
	Date:	12.12.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	CA	18.09.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.10.2016
Classification	IPC:	F16L55/26, H01M2/10, H01M10/42	[2016/46]
	CPC:	H01M10/425 (EP,US); F16L55/26 (EP,US); H01M50/204 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2016/03]	F17D3/00, B08B13/00, B08B9/04
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 [2016/03]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR INTERNEN AUFLADUNG EINES ROHRLEITUNGSWERKZEUGS	[2016/03]
	English:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE CHARGING OF A PIPELINE TOOL	[2016/03]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR CHARGEMENT EN LIGNE D'UN OUTIL DE PIPELINE	[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase	06.10.2015	National basic fee paid
	06.10.2015	Search fee paid
	06.10.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.10.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.10.2015	Examination requested [2016/03]
	04.05.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.07.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.10.2018	Fee for grant paid
	30.10.2018	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.10.2018	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 02.07.2018
Opposition(s)	13.09.2019	No opposition filed within time limit [2019/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	08.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	12.03.2014
	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CY	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	MK	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	TR	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	IE	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	MT	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	BE	31.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
	[2022/31]
Former [2021/33]	HU	12.03.2014
	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CY	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	TR	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	IE	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	MT	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	BE	31.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2021/26]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CY	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	TR	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	IE	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	MT	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	BE	31.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2020/29]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	TR	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	IE	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	MT	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	BE	31.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2020/17]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	TR	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	IE	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	BE	31.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2020/12]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	IE	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	BE	31.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2020/09]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	IE	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2020/01]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	LU	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/50]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SI	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/48]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	DK	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/46]	AL	12.12.2018
	AT	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	MC	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/39]	AL	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SK	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	IS	12.04.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/37]	AL	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	EE	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RO	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	SM	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/35]	AL	12.12.2018
	CZ	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	PL	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/33]	AL	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
	PT	12.04.2019
Former [2019/30]	AL	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	NL	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
Former [2019/26]	AL	12.12.2018
	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
Former [2019/25]	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	RS	12.12.2018
	SE	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
	GR	13.03.2019
Former [2019/23]	ES	12.12.2018
	FI	12.12.2018
	HR	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	LV	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
Former [2019/22]	FI	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	BG	12.03.2019
	NO	12.03.2019
Former [2019/21]	FI	12.12.2018
	LT	12.12.2018
	NO	12.03.2019
Former [2019/20]	LT	12.12.2018
	NO	12.03.2019
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