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EP About this file: EP3442345

EP3442345 - OFFSET WEIGHING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.04.2023
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.05.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BAADER Food Systems USA, Inc.
2955 Fairfax Trafficway
Kansas City, KS 66115 / US
[2022/30]
Former [2019/08]For all designated states
Baader Linco, Inc.
2955 Fairfax Trafficway
Kansas City, Kansas 66115 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GILLESPIE, Joshua J.
19625 NE 197th Terrace
Smithville, Missouri 64089 / US
02 / O'DELL, Ryan
9809 NW 75th Terrace
Weatherby Lake, Missouri 64152 / US
03 / LAUER, Gerald
1331 SE Princeton Drive
Lee's Summit, Missouri 64081 / US
04 / BARNETT, Douglas
12465 S. Alden Circle
Olathe, Kansas 66062 / US
05 / PINKSTON, Kenneth
1986 North 59 Highway
Carthage, Texas 75633 / US
 [2019/08]
Representative(s)Stork Bamberger Patentanwälte PartmbB
Meiendorfer Strasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
[2019/08]
Application number, filing date17783375.317.04.2017
[2019/08]
WO2017US27999
Priority number, dateUS201662323442P15.04.2016         Original published format: US 201662323442 P
[2019/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017181199
Date:19.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3442345
Date:20.02.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.10.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3442345
Date:22.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/25]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP3442345
Date:10.08.2022
[2022/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.10.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01G19/18, G01G19/06, A22C21/00, B65G17/16, B65G17/20, A22B5/00, // G01G23/06
[2019/50]
CPC:
A22B5/0064 (EP,KR,US); A22C21/0007 (KR,US); A22C21/0053 (EP,KR,US);
G01G11/003 (KR); G01G17/08 (KR); G01G19/06 (EP,US);
G01G19/18 (EP,US); B07C5/16 (US); B07C5/18 (US);
G01G23/06 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/08]A22C21/00, B65G17/16, B65G17/20, G01G11/00, G01G19/14
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 [2019/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERSATZWÄGEVORRICHTUNG[2019/08]
English:OFFSET WEIGHING APPARATUS[2019/08]
French:APPAREIL DE PESÉE DE DÉCALAGE[2019/08]
Entry into regional phase09.11.2018National basic fee paid 
09.11.2018Search fee paid 
09.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
09.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
09.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/08]
26.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.05.2022Fee for grant paid
12.05.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.05.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
28.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL22.06.2022
CZ22.06.2022
EE22.06.2022
FI22.06.2022
HR22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
LV22.06.2022
MC22.06.2022
RO22.06.2022
RS22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
SI22.06.2022
SK22.06.2022
SM22.06.2022
BG22.09.2022
NO22.09.2022
GR23.09.2022
PT24.10.2022
[2024/08]
Former [2023/37]AL22.06.2022
CZ22.06.2022
EE22.06.2022
FI22.06.2022
HR22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
LV22.06.2022
RO22.06.2022
RS22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
SI22.06.2022
SK22.06.2022
SM22.06.2022
BG22.09.2022
NO22.09.2022
GR23.09.2022
PT24.10.2022
Former [2023/22]AL22.06.2022
CZ22.06.2022
EE22.06.2022
FI22.06.2022
HR22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
LV22.06.2022
RO22.06.2022
RS22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
SK22.06.2022
SM22.06.2022
BG22.09.2022
NO22.09.2022
GR23.09.2022
PT24.10.2022
Former [2023/17]AL22.06.2022
EE22.06.2022
FI22.06.2022
HR22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
LV22.06.2022
RO22.06.2022
RS22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
SK22.06.2022
SM22.06.2022
BG22.09.2022
NO22.09.2022
GR23.09.2022
PT24.10.2022
Former [2023/09]EE22.06.2022
FI22.06.2022
HR22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
LV22.06.2022
RO22.06.2022
RS22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
SK22.06.2022
SM22.06.2022
BG22.09.2022
NO22.09.2022
GR23.09.2022
PT24.10.2022
Former [2022/50]FI22.06.2022
HR22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
LV22.06.2022
RS22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
BG22.09.2022
NO22.09.2022
GR23.09.2022
Former [2022/49]FI22.06.2022
HR22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
LV22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
BG22.09.2022
NO22.09.2022
GR23.09.2022
Former [2022/47]FI22.06.2022
LT22.06.2022
SE22.06.2022
NO22.09.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]DE2818024  (BIZERBA WERKE KRAUT KG WILH) [A] 1-17 * page 3, line 6 - page 4, line 12 * * page 5, line 1 - page 7, line 17 * * figures 1, 2 *;
 [A]EP0006410  (MEYN PIETER) [A] 1-17 * page 1, line 15 - page 3, line 24 * * page 4, line 10 - page 6, line 38 * * figure 1 *;
 [XI]US4488635  (LINVILLE RICHARD D [US]) [X] 1,5-7,9-13,15,17 * column 3, line 18 - column 4, line 40 * * figures 1, 2 * [I] 2-4,8,14,16;
 [A]US2006003682  (PETERSEN JAMES A [US], et al) [A] 1-17 * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0020] ** figures 1, 2 *
International search[A]US4187945  (ALTENPOHL PAUL J [US], et al) [A] 1-19 * entire document *;
 [A]US4282633  (GRAHAM KENNETH Z, et al) [A] 1-19* entire document *;
 [A]US4300644  (MEYN PIETER) [A] 1-19 * entire document *;
 [X]US4488635  (LINVILLE RICHARD D [US]) [X] 9-12 * entire document *
by applicantUS4488635
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