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EP About this file: EP3328753

EP3328753 - PRODUCT COMPRISING A PACKAGE COMPRISING A POWER PRODUCER AND AN OUTPUT MECHANISM, AND RELATED METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/23]PRODUCT AND PACKAGE INCLUDING POWER PRODUCER AND OUTPUT MECHANISM, AND RELATED METHOD
[2024/31]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.07.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.05.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101 / US
[2018/23]
Inventor(s)01 / SEBASTIAN, Andries Don
1170 Muirfield Avenue
Clemmons, North Carolina 27012 / US
02 / PHILLIPS, Percy D.
2765 Wellsprings Drive
Pfafftown, North Carolina 27040 / US
03 / PATEL, Pankaj
3761 Squirewood Drive
Clemmons, North Carolina 27012 / US
04 / WHITTINGTON, Stephanie
105 Margate Circle
Kernersville, North Carolina 27284 / US
05 / BENGTSSON, Bruce Alan
2211 Westfield Avenue
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103 / US
06 / JONES, Wesley Steven
631 Grove Park Lane
Lexington, North Carolina 27295 / US
07 / GARCIA, Ercilia Hernandez
307 Durham Street
Clayton, North Carolina 27520 / US
 [2018/23]
Representative(s)Harrison, Philip Mark
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/23]Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Uhlandstrasse 14c
70182 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date16751410.828.07.2016
[2018/23]
WO2016US44479
Priority number, dateUS20151481486631.07.2015         Original published format: US201514814866
[2018/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017023695
Date:09.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3328753
Date:06.06.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:B65D85/10, H02N1/04, A24F15/18
[2024/31]
CPC:
A24F15/18 (EP,US); B65B19/12 (US); B65D77/02 (US);
B65D85/1045 (EP,US); B65D85/1081 (EP,US); F21V23/02 (US);
G02F1/163 (US); H02N1/04 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/23]B65D85/10, H02N1/04
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 [2018/23]
TitleGerman:PRODUKT MIT EINEM PAKET, DAS EINEN ENERGIEERZEUGER UND EINEN AUSGANGSMECHANISMUS UMFASST, UND ENTSPRECHENDES VERFAHREN[2024/31]
English:PRODUCT COMPRISING A PACKAGE COMPRISING A POWER PRODUCER AND AN OUTPUT MECHANISM, AND RELATED METHOD[2024/31]
French:PRODUIT COMPRENANT UN EMBALLAGE COMPOSÉ D'UN PRODUCTEUR D'ÉNERGIE ET D'UN MÉCANISME DE SORTIE, ET MÉTHODE CORRESPONDANTE[2024/31]
Former [2018/23]PRODUKT UND VERPACKUNG MIT ENERGIEERZEUGER UND AUSGABEMECHANISMUS SOWIE ENTSPRECHENDES VERFAHREN
Former [2018/23]PRODUCT AND PACKAGE INCLUDING POWER PRODUCER AND OUTPUT MECHANISM, AND RELATED METHOD
Former [2018/23]PRODUIT ET EMBALLAGE COMPRENANT UN DISPOSITIF DE PRODUCTION D'ÉNERGIE ET UN MÉCANISME DE SORTIE, ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ
Entry into regional phase27.02.2018National basic fee paid 
27.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
27.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.05.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
27.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/23]
27.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
14.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
16.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[XYI]DE20012927U  (MASSUR RAIK [DE]);
 [XYI]WO03070600  (BAHAR REUBEN [US], et al);
 [XYI]WO2010055312  (BENMORE VENTURES LTD, et al);
 [Y]CN103354429  (NAT CT NANOSCIENCE NCNST CHINA);
 [XYI]WO2013182673  (EIBENSTEINER FRIEDRICH [AT]);
 [Y]CN203431696U  (NAT CT NANOSCIENCE NCNST CHINA);
 [XYI]GB2510914  (DENNIS CONSTANT LTD [GB]);
 [XYI]GB2516250  (BERRY STEVEN RONALD [GB])
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