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EP3274726 - STRUCTURE FOR ACHIEVING DIMENSIONAL STABILITY DURING TEMPERATURE CHANGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.10.2020 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.07.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 29.12.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 16.10.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nanomechanics, Inc. 105 Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 / US
	[2019/51]
Former [2018/05]	For all designated states Nanomechanics, Inc. 105 Meco Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / OLIVER, Warren 11333 Freels Bend Point Knoxville, TN 37931 / US
	02 / PARDHASARADHI, Sudharshan Phani 2-2-1137/3/3 New Nallakunta Hyderabad Telangana 500044 / IN
	03 / ANTHONY, Richard 4233 Old Niles Ferry Road Maryville, TN 37801 / US
	[2018/07]
Former [2018/05]	01 / OLIVER, Warren 11333 Freels Bend Point Knoxville, TN 37931 / US
	02 / PARDHASARADHI, Sudharshan Phani 2801 Mable Couch Way Knoxville, TN 37931 / US
	03 / ANTHONY, Richard 4233 Old Niles Ferry Road Maryville, TN 37801 / US
Representative(s)	FRKelly Waterways House Grand Canal Quay Dublin D02 PD39 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [2019/51]	FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 / IE
Former [2018/05]	Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date	16769545.1	22.03.2016
	[2018/05]
	WO2016US23578
Priority number, date	US201562136930P	23.03.2015 Original published format: US 201562136930 P
	[2018/05]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016154200
	Date:	29.09.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/39]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3274726
	Date:	31.01.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3274726
	Date:	18.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	29.09.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.10.2018
Classification	IPC:	G01Q60/36, G01Q30/10, H01J37/20, G01N3/00, G01N3/42, G01N3/02, G01Q70/04, G01B5/00, G02B21/26, G01N3/44, G01N3/46	[2019/26]
	CPC:	G01N3/02 (EP,US); G01B5/0014 (US); G01N3/42 (US); G01N3/44 (US); G01N3/46 (US); G01Q30/10 (EP,US); (+) G01Q60/366 (EP,US); G01Q70/04 (EP,US); G02B21/26 (US); H01J37/20 (EP,US); G01N2203/0078 (EP,US); G01N2203/0222 (EP,US); G01N2203/0286 (EP,US); H01J2237/2001 (EP,US); H01J2237/28 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2018/46]	G01Q60/36, G01Q30/10, H01J37/20, G01N3/00, G01N3/42, G01N3/02, G01Q70/04, G01B5/00, G02B21/26
	Former IPC [2018/05]	G01Q60/36, G01Q30/10, H01J37/20, G01N3/00, G01N3/42
Designated contracting states	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 [2018/05]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	STRUKTUR ZUR ERZIELUNG VON FORMSTABILITÄT BEI TEMPERATURÄNDERUNGEN	[2018/05]
	English:	STRUCTURE FOR ACHIEVING DIMENSIONAL STABILITY DURING TEMPERATURE CHANGES	[2018/05]
	French:	STRUCTURE POUR OBTENIR UNE STABILITÉ DIMENSIONNELLE LORS DE VARIATIONS DE TEMPÉRATURE	[2018/05]
Entry into regional phase	16.10.2017	National basic fee paid
	16.10.2017	Search fee paid
	16.10.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.10.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.10.2017	Examination requested [2018/05]
	16.10.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	09.05.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.11.2019	Fee for grant paid
	06.11.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.11.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/48]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	22.03.2016
	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CY	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	MK	18.12.2019
	MT	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	TR	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	GB	22.03.2020
	IE	22.03.2020
	LU	22.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	22.03.2016
	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CY	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	MT	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	TR	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	GB	22.03.2020
	IE	22.03.2020
	LU	22.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2021/22]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	GB	22.03.2020
	IE	22.03.2020
	LU	22.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	IT	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	PL	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IE	22.03.2020
	LU	22.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2021/07]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IE	22.03.2020
	LU	22.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	LU	22.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/50]	AL	18.12.2019
	AT	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	MC	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SI	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	DK	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	ES	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	IS	18.04.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	SK	18.12.2019
	SM	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	EE	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
	PT	13.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	18.12.2019
	CZ	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RO	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	18.12.2019
	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/25]	FI	18.12.2019
	HR	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	RS	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	FI	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	LV	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
	GR	19.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	18.12.2019
	LT	18.12.2019
	SE	18.12.2019
	BG	18.03.2020
	NO	18.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	18.03.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US5133210 (LESKO JOHN J [US], et al) [A] 1-7* column 3, line 4 - line 66; figures 1,2 *;
		[A]US2010212411 (PASSILLY BRUNO [FR], et al) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0059] - paragraph [0066]; figure 2 *;
		[A]US2015028696 (OLIVER WARREN [US], et al) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0026]; figure 2 *
	International search	[A]US3896314 (NUKUI SHIGERU, et al) [A] 1-18 * entire document *;
		[A]US4703181 (SWANN PETER R [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * entire document *;
		[A]US7654159 (ENOKSSON PETER [SE], et al) [A] 1-18 * entire document *;
		[A]WO2013187972 (SCHMITZ ROGER WILLIAM [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * entire document *;
		[A]US8631687 (PATTEN JUSTIN D [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * entire document *;
		[A]US8763161 (CANNARA RACHEL [US], et al) [A] 1-18* entire document *
	by applicant	US5133210
		US7654159
		US2010212411
		US2015028696

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