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EP About this file: EP3096916

EP3096916 - STEPPED DESIGN WELD JOINT PREPARATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.02.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
3420 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1338 / US
[2016/48]
Inventor(s)01 / SIEFERT, John Albert
13104 Serenity Street
Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 / US
02 / PARKER, Jonathan David
19218 Betty Stough Road
Cornelius, North Carolina 28031 / US
 [2016/48]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/48]HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Application number, filing date15739795.126.01.2015
[2016/48]
WO2015US12907
Priority number, dateUS201461931202P24.01.2014         Original published format: US 201461931202 P
[2016/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015112978
Date:30.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3096916
Date:30.11.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.07.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US30.07.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:B23K9/00, B23K9/032, B23K33/00
[2016/48]
CPC:
B23K9/02 (EP,US); B23K9/232 (US); B23K33/004 (EP,US);
F16B5/08 (US); B23K2103/04 (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 [2016/48]
TitleGerman:HERSTELLUNG EINER SCHWEISSVERBINDUNG MIT GESTUFTEM DESIGN[2016/48]
English:STEPPED DESIGN WELD JOINT PREPARATION[2016/48]
French:PRÉPARATION DE JOINT SOUDÉ PRÉSENTANT UNE CONCEPTION ÉTAGÉE[2016/48]
Entry into regional phase02.08.2016National basic fee paid 
02.08.2016Search fee paid 
02.08.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
02.08.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.11.2015Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
02.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/48]
04.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
28.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
29.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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 [XAI]US2415987  (BISSOUT HERBERT A, et al) [X] 1,3,4,8 * column 6 - column 14; figures 1a,2a,3a * [A] 12-15 [I] 2,5-11;
 [XAI]JPS5765789U  (UNKNOWN) [X] 1,3,4,8 * figures 3(a), 3(b) * [A] 12-15 [I] 2,5-11;
 [XAI]JPH0952183  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD) [X] 1,3,4,8 * abstract * [A] 12-15 [I] 2,5-11
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 [A]US3506285  (COATES NICHOLAS F);
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 [A]US2004169062  (MARUYAMA HISANAO [JP], et al);
 [A]US2009224530  (SESSIONS BEN DORRELL [US]);
 [Y]US2011158572  (DAHLMAN PATRIK [SE], et al)
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