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EP3117954 - PROCESSING MACHINE WITH WORKPIECE LOADING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.05.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.05.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.12.2016
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
Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Gebrüder-Heller-Strasse 15
72622 Nürtingen / DE
[2017/03]
Inventor(s)01 / Wiest, Sebastian
Johannesstraße 16
73240 Wendlingen / DE
 [2017/03]
Representative(s)Rüger Abel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Webergasse 3
73728 Esslingen a. N. / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/24]Rüger Abel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Patentanwälte
Webergasse 3
73728 Esslingen a. N. / DE
Former [2017/03]Rüger, Barthelt & Abel
Patentanwälte
Webergasse 3
73728 Esslingen / DE
Application number, filing date16177815.404.07.2016
[2017/03]
Priority number, dateDE20151011146815.07.2015         Original published format: DE102015111468
[2017/03]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3117954
Date:18.01.2017
Language:DE
[2017/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3117954
Date:10.06.2020
Language:DE
[2020/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.12.2016
ClassificationIPC:B23Q7/04, B23Q39/04
[2017/03]
CPC:
B23Q7/048 (EP); B23Q39/044 (EP); B23Q39/046 (EP);
B23Q2240/007 (EP)
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 [2017/26]
Former [2017/03]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:BEARBEITUNGSMASCHINE MIT WERKSTÜCKBELADEEINRICHTUNG[2017/03]
English:PROCESSING MACHINE WITH WORKPIECE LOADING DEVICE[2017/03]
French:MACHINE D'USINAGE COMPRENANT UN DISPOSITIF DE CHARGEMENT DE PIECES A USINER[2019/48]
Former [2017/03]MACHINE D'USINAGE COMPRENANT UN DISPOSITIF DE CHARGEMENT DE PIÈCES À USINER
Examination procedure04.07.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/26]
22.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.05.2020Fee for grant paid
04.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.07.2016
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE1950617  (BAUER HANS) [Y] 5,6 * figures 1, 2; claim 1 *;
 [X]DE3329619  (HEYLIGENSTAEDT & CO [DE]) [X] 11 * figures 1, 2 *;
 [A]DE29907963U  (HONSBERG LAMB SONDERWERKZEUGMASCHINEN [DE]) [A] 1-11* figures 1-3 *;
 [XYI]EP2805794  (ETXETAR SA [ES]) [X] 1-4,10,11 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0037]; figures 5-7, 12, 13 * [Y] 5,6 [I] 7-9
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