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EP3458307 - FLUID LOAD STABILISER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.05.2024 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.05.2023
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 25.01.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 12.03.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 22.02.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 25.11.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	05.09.2025	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, HU	published on 08.10.2025 [2025/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Carpenter, Bradley John 20 Ferrier Rd Narangba, Queensland 4504 / AU
	[2019/13]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2019/13]
Representative(s)	Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Straße 11 80636 München / DE
	[2023/26]
Former [2019/13]	Walker, Ross Thomson Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München / DE
Application number, filing date	17798409.3	19.05.2017
	[2019/13]
	WO2017AU50470
Priority number, date	AU20160901893	20.05.2016 Original published format: AU 2016901893
	[2019/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017197464
	Date:	23.11.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3458307
	Date:	27.03.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.11.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3458307
	Date:	28.06.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	23.11.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.01.2020
Classification	IPC:	B60P3/24, B65D90/52, B65D88/12, B60K15/077, B60P3/22	[2020/08]
	CPC:	B60P3/2235 (EP,US); B60K15/077 (EP,RU,US); B60P3/22 (RU); B60P3/24 (EP,US); B65D88/06 (RU); B65D88/12 (RU); (+) B65D88/126 (EP,US); B65D90/52 (EP,US); B60K2015/0344 (EP,US); B60K2015/0775 (EP,US); B60K2015/0777 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2019/13]	B60P3/24, B65D90/52, B65D88/12, B60K15/077
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 [2019/13]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	FLÜSSIGKEITSBELASTUNGSSTABILISATOR	[2019/13]
	English:	FLUID LOAD STABILISER	[2019/13]
	French:	STABILISATEUR DE CHARGE DE FLUIDE	[2019/13]
Entry into regional phase	30.11.2018	National basic fee paid
	30.11.2018	Search fee paid
	30.11.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.11.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	30.11.2018	Examination requested [2019/13]
	14.08.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.03.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.07.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.09.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	11.11.2022	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.01.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.04.2023	Fee for grant paid
	21.04.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	21.04.2023	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	02.04.2024	No opposition filed within time limit [2024/23]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.05.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.05.2021	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.05.2022	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.05.2023	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	19.05.2017
	HU	19.05.2017
	CZ	28.06.2023
	ES	28.06.2023
	HR	28.06.2023
	MC	28.06.2023
	PL	28.06.2023
	RO	28.06.2023
	RS	28.06.2023
	SK	28.06.2023
	SM	28.06.2023
	NO	28.09.2023
	GR	29.09.2023
	IS	28.10.2023
	[2025/41]
Former [2025/07]	CZ	28.06.2023
	ES	28.06.2023
	HR	28.06.2023
	MC	28.06.2023
	PL	28.06.2023
	RO	28.06.2023
	RS	28.06.2023
	SK	28.06.2023
	SM	28.06.2023
	NO	28.09.2023
	GR	29.09.2023
	IS	28.10.2023
Former [2024/10]	CZ	28.06.2023
	ES	28.06.2023
	HR	28.06.2023
	PL	28.06.2023
	RO	28.06.2023
	RS	28.06.2023
	SK	28.06.2023
	SM	28.06.2023
	NO	28.09.2023
	GR	29.09.2023
	IS	28.10.2023
Former [2024/09]	CZ	28.06.2023
	ES	28.06.2023
	HR	28.06.2023
	RS	28.06.2023
	SK	28.06.2023
	SM	28.06.2023
	NO	28.09.2023
	GR	29.09.2023
	IS	28.10.2023
Former [2024/08]	HR	28.06.2023
	RS	28.06.2023
	SK	28.06.2023
	SM	28.06.2023
	NO	28.09.2023
	GR	29.09.2023
Former [2023/51]	HR	28.06.2023
	RS	28.06.2023
	NO	28.09.2023
	GR	29.09.2023
Former [2023/50]	NO	28.09.2023
	GR	29.09.2023
Former [2023/48]	NO	28.09.2023
Documents cited:	Search	[X] US4775070 (WILLIAMS JAMES et al.) [X] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0065] - [0075] * * figures 3-7 *
		[XI] US6095367 (BLAIR MICHAEL D et al.) [X] 1-5,7-15 * abstract * * column 3, lines 45-58 * * column 4, line 18 - column 5, line 18 * * figures 1,3-5 *[I] 6
		[XI] DE202008000331 (SPEIDEL TANK UND BEHAELTERBAU et al.) [X] 1-9,11-15 * abstract * * column 5, lines 51-62 * * column 6, line 37 - column 7, line 13 * * figures 3-7 *[I] 10
		[XI] GB2515558 (ARTICULATED TRUCK SOLUTIONS LLP et al.) [X] 1-5,7,9,11-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] - [0003] - [0 30] - [0034] * * claims 1, 3 * * figures 1-4 *[I] 6,8,10
		[XI] US2012211496 (REA JAMES ROBERT et al.) [X] 1-5,7-9,11,12,14,15 * abstract * * page 2, lines 1-17 * * page 5, line 21 - page 6, line 15 * * figures 1-3 *[I] 6,10
	International search	[X] GB2515558 (ARTICULATED TRUCK SOLUTIONS LLP et al.) [X] 1-9, 11-13, 18-20 * Figures 3a-3d; Page 5, line 22-Page 6, line 34 *
		[X] AU2002302001 (ANAID NOMINEES PTY LTD et al.) [X] 1-6, 8-9, 11-16, 18-20 * Figures 1-6; Page 3, line 29-Page 5, line 28 *
		[X] DE202008000331 (SPEIDEL TANK UND BEHAELTERBAU et al.) [X] 1-7, 9, 11-13, 15, 16, 19, 20 * Figuresl-4; Paragraphs [0002], [0012], [0015-0016], [0030-0036] - machine translation *
		[X] US5779092 (HEHN RONALD L et al.) [X] 1-13, 18-20 * Figures 1-9; column 4, line 66-column 6, line 60 *
		[X] US2002179611 (HAGENBUCH LEROY G et al.) [X] 1-5, 9-13, 18-20 * Figures 1-22; Paragraphs [0001], [0032], [0039-0040], *
		[X] EP2062834 (KAEFER ISOLIERTECHNIK et al.) [X] 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 17 * Figure 1; Paragraphs [0012], [0023], [0026-0033] *
		[A] US4611724 (WATKINS ROBERT L et al.) [A] 1-20 * Figures 1-5; column 2, lines 4-63 *
		[A] GB1129681 (TAMPLIN NORMAN THOMAS et al.) [A] 1-20 * Whole document particularly Figures 1-2. *
		[A] JPH04260827 (NEC IBARAKI LTD et al.) [A] 1-20 * Whole document machine translation, particularly paragraphs [0009-0011] *
	Examination	WO2013095954
	by applicant	WO2013095954
		US4775070
		US2012211496

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