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EP About this file: EP3552273

EP3552273 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOCKET CONTACT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.09.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 06.03.2024  [2024/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
Flachsmarktstraße 8
32825 Blomberg / DE
[2024/10]
Former [2019/42]For all designated states
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
Flachsmarktstrasse 8
32825 Blomberg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / FASSMANN, Dennis
Heinrich-Lübke-Weg 4
31787 Hameln / DE
02 / DAHNKE, Maik
Mittelstraße 39
32839 Steinheim / DE
 [2019/42]
Representative(s)Gesthuysen Patentanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Huyssenallee 68
45128 Essen / DE
[2024/10]
Former [2019/42]Gesthuysen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Huyssenallee 100
45128 Essen / DE
Application number, filing date17808946.206.12.2017
[2019/42]
WO2017EP81672
Priority number, dateDE20161012393609.12.2016         Original published format: DE102016123936
[2019/42]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018104381
Date:14.06.2018
Language:DE
[2018/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3552273
Date:16.10.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3552273
Date:06.03.2024
Language:DE
[2024/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:B21C23/18, H01R13/11, H01R43/16, B21K23/00
[2023/38]
CPC:
H01R43/16 (EP); B21C23/186 (EP); B21K23/00 (EP);
H01R13/111 (EP)
Former IPC [2019/42]H01R13/11, H01R43/16
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 [2019/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES BUCHSENKONTAKTES[2019/42]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOCKET CONTACT[2019/42]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN CONTACT FEMELLE[2019/42]
Entry into regional phase09.07.2019National basic fee paid 
09.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
09.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
09.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.01.2024Fee for grant paid
26.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
12.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
02.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
26.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[XYI]US4010539  (IANTORNO JAMES) [X] 1,7 * figures 1-7; claim 1 * [Y] 3-5 [I] 2,6,8-11;
 [A]GB2152298  (TRW INC) [A] 1 * figure 6; claim 3 *;
 [I]EP1182739  (HARTING AUTOMOTIVE GMBH & CO [DE]) [I] 1,7* figure 3; claim 9 *;
 [X]WO2011019987  (CORNING GILBERT INC [US], et al) [X] 1,7 * paragraphs [0031] , [0037]; figure 4 *;
 [IY]WO2013110303  (SCHALTBAU GMBH [DE]) [I] 1 * page 6, lines 14,15; figure 1 * [Y] 4,5;
 [A]DE102013100493  (HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [A] 1-11 * figure 1 *;
 [YA]CN203932636U  (NAN DEE PREC CO LTD) [Y] 3 * figure 1; claim 1 * [A] 1,7
ExaminationUS5474479
 CN1241048
 DE10235053
 US2010269337
 CN201975550U
 EP2642604
 DE102014105534
 US2015357738
 DE112014004463T
 EP2937943
 FR3053845
 WO2018024462
by applicantDE10041516
 DE102010020346
 DE102012001560
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