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EP2971292 - ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.09.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip03.09.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lifenet Health
1864 Concert Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23453 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / FRANCIS, Michael
1864 Concert Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23453 / US
02 / PRITCHARD, Andy
1864 Concert Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23453 / US
03 / KEMPER, Nathan
1864 Concert Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23453 / US
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)SJW Patentanwälte
Goethestraße 21
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]Potter Clarkson LLP
The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
Application number, filing date14773803.313.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US25601
Priority number, dateUS201361786196P14.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361786196 P
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014160002
Date:02.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2971292
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.10.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.10.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:D01D5/00
[2016/03]
CPC:
D01D5/0084 (EP,US); A61L31/16 (US); D01D5/0061 (US);
D01D5/0076 (EP,US); D01D5/0092 (EP,US); D01F1/10 (US);
D10B2331/041 (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 [2016/03]
TitleGerman:ELEKTROSPINNING-VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG DAVON[2016/03]
English:ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF[2016/03]
French:APPAREIL DE FILAGE ÉLECTROSTATIQUE ET PROCÉDÉS DE SON UTILISATION[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase28.09.2015National basic fee paid 
28.09.2015Search fee paid 
28.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
28.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
25.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
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  01.10.2021
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
16.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB2427382  (UNIV SHEFFIELD [GB]);
 [XA]WO2007090102  (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US], et al);
 [XAI]CN101363137  (UNIV CHONGQING [CN]);
 [A]EP2045375  (STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY [IR]);
 [XAI]WO2011095141  (CPN SPOL SRO [CZ], et al);
 [A]WO2012078472  (NANONERVE INC [US], et al);
 [XAI]WO2013000442  (CONTIPRO BIOTECH SRO [CZ], et al)
International search[Y]EP2045375  (STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY [IR]);
 [Y]WO2011159889  (UNIV WASHINGTON [US], et al);
 [Y]US2010183699  (WAN WANKEI [CA], et al)
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