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EP About this file: EP3158843

EP3158843 - FURROW FOLLOWING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.11.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 / US
[2017/17]
Inventor(s)01 / Underwood, Mark
Quad City Airport - Adv Lab, Linear Soil
Milan, IL Illinois 61264 / US
02 / Graham, Charles T
5540 Wittenberg Ct
Co Springs, CO Colorado 809188164 / US
03 / Whitcomb, Drew
Coal Valley Farm Atpl
Coal Valley, IL Illinois 61240 / US
04 / Garner, Elijah
2789 Pleasant Ridge Ct
Bettendorf, IA, 52722 / US
05 / Natarajan, Kamalakannan
Plot 5&6, Maruthi Nagar, Mettukulam Post, Kalpudur
Kat
632059 Vellore / IN
06 / Salowitz, Jacob
2517 East 18th St
Davenport, IA Iowa 52803 / US
07 / Dhobale, Dnyanesh
c/o Shelke, Servey No. 151/11, A-3
Near Sundar Sunkal
Magarpatta City, Hadapsar
Pune / IN
08 / Hubner, Cary
1 Meadowbrook Drive
Geneseo, IL Illinois 61254 / US
 [2017/17]
Representative(s)Holst, Sönke
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
Mannheim Regional Center
Global Intellectual Property Services
John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
[2017/17]
Application number, filing date16191114.428.09.2016
[2017/17]
Priority number, dateUS20151487122230.09.2015         Original published format: US201514871222
US20161523249809.08.2016         Original published format: US201615232498
[2017/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3158843
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:A01B61/04, A01C5/06
[2017/17]
CPC:
A01C7/205 (EP,US); A01C5/068 (EP,US); A01B61/046 (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 [2017/49]
Former [2017/17]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FURCHENVERFOLGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/17]
English:FURROW FOLLOWING DEVICE[2017/17]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SUIVI DE SILLON[2017/17]
Examination procedure28.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.10.2017Examination requested  [2017/49]
23.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
17.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
17.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
17.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
17.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
19.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]CA1112110  (GROMOR FERTILIZERS LTD) [A] 1-11 * figures 1-2; claims 1-9 *;
 [X]US6082274  (PETER JEFFREY [US]) [X] 1-11 * column 5, line 1 - column 5, line 21 * * figures 3-5 *;
 [X]US2002174813  (HAGNY MATTHEW P [US]) [X] 1-11 * paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0050] * * figures 5-6 *;
 [A]US2012168186  (KILE RONALD J [US]) [A] 1-11* figures 1-12 *;
 [X]WO2014066650  (PREC PLANTING LLC [US]) [X] 1-11 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0027]; figure 10a * * figures 1-3, 6 *;
 [X]WO2014066664  (PREC PLANTING LLC [US]) [X] 1-11 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0022] *
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