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EP About this file: EP3162439

EP3162439 - METHOD FOR INCREASING THE SCRATCH RESISTANCE OF PLASTIC CUVETTES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.02.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  31.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip23.06.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 26.07.2023  [2023/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
Emil-von-Behring-Strasse 76
35041 Marburg / DE
[2017/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Meindl, Josef
Hauptstr. 100
65812 Bad Soden a. Ts. / DE
02 / Pryshchepna, Oksana
Am Pachtanger 1
63456 Hanau / DE
 [2021/11]
Former [2017/18]01 / Meindl, Josef
Odenwaldstraße 111
65760 Eschborn / DE
02 / Pryshchepna, Oksana
Am Pachtanger 1
63456 Hanau / DE
Application number, filing date15192277.030.10.2015
[2017/18]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3162439
Date:03.05.2017
Language:DE
[2017/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3162439
Date:21.04.2021
Language:DE
[2021/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:B01L3/00, G01N21/03
[2017/18]
CPC:
C09D7/45 (EP,US); B01L3/5082 (EP,CN,US); B01L3/508 (CN,US);
C09D171/02 (CN,US); C09D7/63 (CN); G01N21/0303 (EP,CN,US);
G01N21/51 (CN,US); G01N35/10 (CN,US); G02B1/14 (EP,CN,US);
B01L2200/12 (EP,CN,US); B01L2300/12 (CN,US); B01L2300/16 (EP,CN,US);
G01N2021/0389 (EP,CN,US); G01N2021/513 (CN,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 [2017/33]
Former [2017/18]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ERHÖHUNG DER KRATZBESTÄNDIGKEIT VON KUNSTSTOFFKÜVETTEN[2017/18]
English:METHOD FOR INCREASING THE SCRATCH RESISTANCE OF PLASTIC CUVETTES[2017/18]
French:PROCEDE DESTINE A AUGMENTER LA RESISTANCE A L'ABRASION DE CUVETTES EN PLASTIQUE[2017/18]
Examination procedure30.10.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/33]
15.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
16.03.2021Fee for grant paid
16.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
18.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
19.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0787827  (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US]) [X] 1-19 * abstract * * page 1, line 11 - page 3, line 7 * * page 5, lines 16-25 * * page 6, lines 11-27 * * page 7, lines 16-47 * * figure 4 *;
 [A]WO9803575  (FILM SPECIALTIES INC [US]) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5989692  (BROWN JAMES F [US]) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [AD]US2014295563  (MATSUURA HIROYUKI [JP]) [AD] 13-19* the whole document *;
 [A]  - "Additive für Oberfläche und Untergrund", (20120401), URL: http://www.munzing.com/uploads/media/EDAPLAN-LA-METOLAT-Additive-fuer-Oberflaeche-und-Untergrund.pdf, (20160415), XP055266037 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
by applicantEP2698626
 US2014295563
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