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EP3302673 - DYNAMIC WALLED TUBING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.04.2022
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.09.2023New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: payment of fee 
29.09.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QMax, LLC
2829 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060 / US
[2018/18]
Former [2018/15]For all designated states
Duke Empirical, Inc.
2829 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LADUCA, Robert C.
100 Cottini Way
Santa Cruz, California 95060 / US
 [2018/15]
Representative(s)Thoma, Michael
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
[2018/15]
Application number, filing date16804255.431.05.2016
[2018/15]
WO2016US35094
Priority number, dateUS201562168610P29.05.2015         Original published format: US 201562168610 P
[2018/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016196511
Date:08.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3302673
Date:11.04.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.12.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US08.12.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61M25/00, A61L29/12, A61M25/10, B29C47/06, B29D23/00
[2018/15]
CPC:
A61M25/0023 (EP,CN,US); A61M25/0052 (EP,CN,US); A61L29/085 (EP,US);
A61L29/12 (EP,CN,US); A61L29/14 (EP,US); B29D23/001 (CN);
A61M2025/0024 (EP,CN,US); B29C48/09 (EP,US); B29C48/19 (EP,US);
B29C63/18 (EP,US); B29C63/42 (EP,US); B29L2031/7542 (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 [2018/15]
TitleGerman:ROHRE MIT DYNAMISCHEN WÄNDEN[2018/15]
English:DYNAMIC WALLED TUBING[2018/15]
French:TUBE À PAROIS DYNAMIQUES[2018/15]
Entry into regional phase30.11.2017National basic fee paid 
30.11.2017Search fee paid 
30.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/15]
30.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
28.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.202308   M06   Fee paid on   28.09.2023
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5226888  (ARNEY MICHELLE [US]) [A] 1 * figures 2-22 *;
 [XA]DE102005034529  (QUALIMED INNOVATIVE MED PROD [DE]) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0031] - [0042] * [A] 4-15;
 [A]US2014121629  (MACAULAY PATRICK [US], et al) [A] 4-15* the whole document *
International search[Y]US5538510  (FONTIRROCHE CARLOS A [US], et al) [Y] 11-13 * entire document *;
 [Y]US6186978  (SAMSON GENE [US], et al) [Y] 5-7 * entire document *;
 [XY]US6358238  (SHERRY JOHN [US]) [X] 1-4, 8-10, 14, 15 * entire document * [Y] 5-7,11-13;
 [A]US2012283633  (VON HOFFMANN GERARD [US]) [A] 1-15* entire document *
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