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EP3167274 - FLOW CYTOMETRY APPARATUS AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.03.2024
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.03.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kinetic River Corp.
19925 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Suite 100
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
[2017/20]
Inventor(s)01 / VACCA, Giacomo
897 Independence Avenue
Suite No. 4A
Mountain View, California 94043-2357 / US
 [2017/24]
Former [2017/20]01 / VACCA, Giacomo
19925 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Suite 100
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
Representative(s)Hocking, Adrian Niall, et al
Albright IP Limited
County House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 3BA / GB
[2017/20]
Application number, filing date15819262.508.07.2015
[2017/20]
WO2015US39566
Priority number, dateUS201462022662P10.07.2014         Original published format: US 201462022662 P
US20151479362607.07.2015         Original published format: US201514793626
[2017/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016007635
Date:14.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3167274
Date:17.05.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/05, G01N15/14, // G01N15/10
[2018/13]
CPC:
G01N15/1436 (EP,US); G01N15/1404 (EP,US); G01N15/1459 (EP,US);
G01N15/149 (EP,US); G01N2015/1006 (EP,US); G01N2015/1415 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/20]G01N21/05
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 [2017/20]
TitleGerman:DURCHFLUSSZYTOMETRIEVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN[2017/20]
English:FLOW CYTOMETRY APPARATUS AND METHODS[2017/20]
French:APPAREIL À CYTOMÉTRIE D'ÉCOULEMENT ET PROCÉDÉS[2017/20]
Entry into regional phase08.02.2017National basic fee paid 
08.02.2017Search fee paid 
08.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/20]
08.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.03.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
10.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
08.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
10.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
13.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
07.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
10.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[YA]US4983038  (OHKI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 11 * column 4, line 11 - line 45 * * column 4, line 46 - line 68 * * column 5, line 4 - line 54 * * column 6, line 31 - line 48 * [A] 1-10,12-15;
 [A]WO2012155106  (XY LLC [US], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [A]US2013208332  (YU NANFANG [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0004] , [0106] , [0107] , [0109] *;
 [YA]US8535536  (GALE BRUCE K [US], et al) [Y] 11 * column 5, line 58 - column 6, line 6 * [A] 1-10,12-15;
 [A]WO2013185213  (HANDYEM INC [CA]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[Y]US4983038  (OHKI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-15 * entire document *;
 [A]US2002036258  (BERGSTEIN LEONARD [US], et al) [A] 1-10* entire document *;
 [Y]US2006062698  (FOSTER JOHN S [US], et al) [Y] 2, 3, 7-9, 12-14 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2013208332  (YU NANFANG [US], et al) [Y] 1-10 * entire document *;
 [Y]US8535536  (GALE BRUCE K [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * entire document *
by applicantUS4983038
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