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EP About this file: EP3299110

EP3299110 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS WITH A PROCESSING CHAMBER AND AN OPTICAL MODULE HAVING A HOUSE CONTAINING OPTICAL TRAINS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/13]ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS WITH A PROCESSING CHAMBER AND AN OPTICAL MODULE HAVING A HOUSE CONTAINING OPTICAL TRAIN
[2019/31]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.10.2022
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.07.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Renishaw PLC
New Mills
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 8JR / GB
[2018/13]
Inventor(s)01 / SCOTT, Simon Peter
Aspen Parkwood Drive, Baldwins Gate
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 5EU / GB
02 / SUTCLIFFE, Christopher John
Renishaw plc
Brooms Road Stone Business Park
Stone, Staffordshire ST15 0SH / GB
 [2018/13]
Representative(s)Matthews, Paul, et al
Renishaw plc Patent Department New Mills
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 8JR / GB
[2018/13]
Application number, filing date17194598.307.09.2009
[2018/13]
Priority number, dateGB2008001630805.09.2008         Original published format: GB 0816308
[2018/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3299110
Date:28.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3299110
Date:20.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3299110
Date:22.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:B23K26/12, B23K26/34, B23K26/70, B23K26/08, B23K26/04, B22F3/105, B29C67/00
[2018/13]
CPC:
B23K26/046 (EP,US); B22F12/38 (EP,US); B22F12/44 (EP,US);
B22F12/90 (EP,US); B23K26/04 (US); B23K26/082 (EP,US);
B23K26/12 (EP,US); B23K26/127 (EP,US); B23K26/34 (EP,US);
B23K26/703 (EP,US); B23K35/0244 (EP,US); B29C64/268 (EP,US);
B33Y30/00 (EP,US); B22F2998/00 (EP,US); B22F3/003 (US);
Y02P10/25 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B22F2998/00, B22F10/28, B22F2201/11, B22F2201/12 (EP,US);
B22F2998/00, B22F3/003 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2019/05]
Former [2018/13]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,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR GENERATIVEN FERTIGUNG MIT EINER BEARBEITUNGSKAMMER UND EIN OPTISCHES SYSTEM AUFWEISENDEN OPTISCHEN MODULE[2019/31]
English:ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS WITH A PROCESSING CHAMBER AND AN OPTICAL MODULE HAVING A HOUSE CONTAINING OPTICAL TRAINS[2019/31]
French:APPAREIL DE FABRICATION ADDITIVE AU MOYEN D'UNE CHAMBRE DE TRAITEMENT ET D'UN MODULE OPTIQUE COMPRENANT DES TRAJETS OPTIQUE[2019/31]
Former [2018/13]VORRICHTUNG ZUR GENERATIVEN FERTIGUNG MIT EINER BEARBEITUNGSKAMMER UND EINEM EIN OPTISCHES SYSTEM AUFWEISENDEN OPTISCHEN MODUL
Former [2018/13]ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS WITH A PROCESSING CHAMBER AND AN OPTICAL MODULE HAVING A HOUSE CONTAINING OPTICAL TRAIN
Former [2018/13]APPAREIL DE FABRICATION ADDITIVE AU MOYEN D'UNE CHAMBRE DE TRAITEMENT ET D'UN MODULE OPTIQUE COMPRENANT UN TRAJET OPTIQUE
Examination procedure19.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/10]
19.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.06.2021Date of oral proceedings
16.07.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.11.2021Fee for grant paid
12.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP09785069.7  / EP2342042
Divisional application(s)EP21215508.9  / EP4023387
Opposition(s)23.09.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
03.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
03.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
03.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
03.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
03.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
03.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
28.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
25.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 12
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 13
Penalty fee
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30.09.201911   M06   Fee paid on   28.10.2019
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.09.2009
AT22.12.2021
CY22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
IT22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
MK22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
IE07.09.2022
LU07.09.2022
[2024/27]
Former [2024/21]HU07.09.2009
AT22.12.2021
CY22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
IT22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
IE07.09.2022
LU07.09.2022
Former [2024/18]HU07.09.2009
AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
IT22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
IE07.09.2022
LU07.09.2022
Former [2023/33]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
IT22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
IE07.09.2022
LU07.09.2022
Former [2023/30]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
IT22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
LU07.09.2022
Former [2023/27]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
IT22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2023/22]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
MC22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2023/10]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SI22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/46]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
DK22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/42]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
IS22.04.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/36]AT22.12.2021
CZ22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
PL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/35]CZ22.12.2021
EE22.12.2021
ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SK22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
PT22.04.2022
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ES22.12.2021
FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
RO22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
PT22.04.2022
Former [2022/33]FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
SM22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
Former [2022/30]FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
NL22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
Former [2022/25]FI22.12.2021
HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
NO22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
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HR22.12.2021
LT22.12.2021
LV22.12.2021
SE22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
GR23.03.2022
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LT22.12.2021
BG22.03.2022
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2002011584  (SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES) [A] 1-8,10 * abstract ** paragraphs [0011] - [0012]; figures 1-2 *;
 [Y]US2002090313  (WANG XINHUA [SG], et al) [Y] 1-8,10 * paragraphs [0035] - [0039]; figure - *;
 [Y]JP2004082166  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [Y] 8,10 * abstract * * paragraphs [0019] - [0020]; figure - *;
 [Y]WO2007007379  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP], et al) [Y] 1-8,10 * paragraph [0149]; figure 17 *;
 [Y]US2008124433  (YELDEN EUGENE F [US], et al) [Y] 7 * paragraph [0019]; figure - *
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