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EP3154778 - ANODIZED METAL COMPONENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.11.2020
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
6900 Main Street P.O. Box 9729
Stratford, CT 06615 / US
[2017/16]
Inventor(s)01 / DING, Zhongfen
30 Bissell Court
South Windsor, Connecticut 06074 / US
02 / JAWOROWSKI, Mark R.
64 Uplands Way
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033 / US
 [2017/16]
Representative(s)Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Pelkovenstraße 143
80992 München / DE
[2020/03]
Former [2017/16]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date15809372.416.06.2015
[2017/16]
WO2015US35994
Priority number, dateUS201462012829P16.06.2014         Original published format: US 201462012829 P
[2017/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015195639
Date:23.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3154778
Date:19.04.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3154778
Date:15.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:B32B7/00, B29C70/86, C25D11/16, C25D11/24, C25D11/12, B32B7/12, B32B15/08, B32B15/20, B29C70/88, B32B27/20, B32B27/38, C25D11/08, C25D11/10
[2018/03]
CPC:
B32B15/08 (EP,US); B29C70/885 (EP,US); B32B15/20 (EP,US);
B32B27/20 (EP,US); B32B27/38 (EP,US); B32B7/12 (EP,US);
C25D11/08 (EP,US); C25D11/10 (EP,US); C25D11/12 (EP,US);
C25D11/16 (EP,US); C25D11/246 (EP,US); B32B2255/28 (EP,US);
B32B2262/106 (EP,US); B32B2305/30 (US); B32B2307/202 (EP,US);
B32B2307/204 (US); B32B2307/714 (EP,US); B32B2310/021 (US);
B32B2310/0418 (US); B32B2311/24 (US); B32B2605/00 (EP,US);
B32B2605/18 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/16]B32B7/00, B29C70/86
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 [2017/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANODISIERTES METALLBAUTEIL[2019/32]
English:ANODIZED METAL COMPONENT[2017/16]
French:COMPOSANT MÉTALLIQUE ANODISÉ[2017/16]
Former [2017/16]ANODISIERTER METALLBAUTEIL
Entry into regional phase13.01.2017National basic fee paid 
13.01.2017Search fee paid 
13.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/16]
13.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.2019Fee for grant paid
03.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [XY]US6468613  (KITANO AKIHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1-10,12-15 * abstract * * example 1 * * table 1 * * column 9, lines 32-60 * * column 17, lines 20-25 * [Y] 11;
 [Y]US2005150771  (KOCK ERICH [DE], et al) [Y] 11 * abstract * * paragraphs [0033] - [0035] *;
 [A]EP1642745  (KONICA MINOLTA MED & GRAPHIC [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract ** example 1 *
International search[Y]US5869196  (WONG JAMES [US], et al) [Y] 1-20 * , especially, col 10, In 41-45; and col 13, In 53-57. *;
 [Y]US5958578  (BLOHOWIAK KAY Y [US], et al) [Y] 1-20 * , especially, claim 1, col 1, In 20-23; col 2, In 62-63; col 12, In 41-43; col 13, Table 2; col 17, In 43-45; and col 18, In 3-4. *;
 [Y]US2003008473  (SAKAGUCHI KIYOFUMI [JP], et al) [Y] 12-20* , especially, para [0153]. *;
 [Y]US2009111086  (KATZ HOWARD E [US], et al) [Y] 4 * , especially, para [0065] and [0074]. *;
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