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EP2982948 - ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER SYSTEM WITH TWO ANGULAR DEGREES OF FREEDOM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.05.2017
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Servomex Group Limited
Jarvis Brook
Crowborough
East Sussex TN6 3FB / GB
[2016/06]
Inventor(s)01 / GASKIN, Ian C
110 Powdermill Lane
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9DU / GB
02 / HOBBY, James D
Wealden
Eridge Road
Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 2SR / GB
03 / KOVACICH, Richard P
5 Shrublands Cottages
Coopers Wood
Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 1SP / GB
04 / LOPEZ, Martin
Picton
Argos Hill
Rotherfield, East Sussex TN6 3QH / GB
05 / TERRY, Graham R
The Briars
Crowborough Hill
Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 2JA / GB
 [2016/06]
Representative(s)Jennings, Michael John, et al
AA Thornton IP LLP
8th Floor, 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/06]Jennings, Michael John, et al
A.A. Thornton & Co.
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
Application number, filing date15179852.705.08.2015
[2016/06]
Priority number, dateGB2014001408108.08.2014         Original published format: GB 201414081
[2016/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2982948
Date:10.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/06]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2982948
Date:13.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01J3/02, G02B7/00
[2016/06]
CPC:
G01J3/0202 (EP,GB,US); G02B7/003 (US); G01B11/272 (US);
G01J3/0289 (EP,GB,US); G01J3/10 (GB); G01J3/42 (EP,GB,US);
G01N21/39 (GB,US); G02B27/0006 (US); G02B27/62 (US);
G02B7/004 (EP,US); G01N2201/06113 (US); G01N2201/068 (US);
G02B7/023 (EP,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 [2016/39]
Former [2016/06]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUSRICHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND SENDER/EMPFÄNGER-MIT ZWEI WINKELFREIHEITSGRADEN[2016/06]
English:ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER SYSTEM WITH TWO ANGULAR DEGREES OF FREEDOM[2016/06]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ALIGNEMENT ET SYSTÈME D'ÉMETTEUR/RÉCEPTEUR AVEC DEUX DEGRÉS DE LIBERTÉ[2016/06]
Examination procedure22.07.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/39]
18.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
19.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
15.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US3262360  (GRUNER HEINZ E R, et al);
 [XI]US3433569  (FRANCIS ARTHUR B);
 [XI]GB2005862  (TAK SAU LO A);
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 [I]US4787750  (NELSON ROBERT L [US], et al);
 [Y]EP1189091  (LEICA MICROSYSTEMS [CH]);
 [A]US2003053048  (BENNETT ROBERT [GB], et al);
 [I]US2008180819  (WANG XIWEN [US]);
 [IY]CN103868599  (YUAN GUOBING)
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