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EP About this file: EP3471989

EP3471989 - INTERLOCK CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2024
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Predictive Safety Srp, Inc.
6555 S. Kenton Street
Suite 310
Centennial, Colorado 80111 / US
[2019/17]
Inventor(s)01 / BOWLES, Henry M.
1331 St. Charles Street
Alameda, California 94501 / US
02 / WICHMANN, Marcus T.
6076 Biscay Street
Auroro, Colorado 80016 / US
03 / CHAMBERLIN, Darren B.
2367 The Northern Road
Mulgoa, New South Wales 2745 / AU
 [2019/17]
Representative(s)O'Connor, Michael Donal
O'Connor Intellectual Property
Suite 207, Q House
Furze Road
Sandyford, Dublin 18 / IE
[2019/17]
Application number, filing date17814238.616.06.2017
[2019/17]
WO2017US38029
Priority number, dateUS201662351665P17.06.2016         Original published format: US 201662351665 P
[2019/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017218993
Date:21.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3471989
Date:24.04.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.12.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3471989
Date:09.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.12.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/041, G06F3/048
[2020/14]
CPC:
G06Q10/06398 (EP,US); A61B5/0002 (US); A61B5/0022 (EP,US);
A61B5/0077 (US); A61B5/0205 (US); A61B5/1112 (US);
A61B5/14542 (US); A61B5/16 (US); A61B5/162 (US);
A61B5/165 (US); A61B5/18 (US); A61B5/4064 (EP,US);
A61B5/4088 (US); A61B5/6898 (US); G06F21/36 (US);
G06F3/04812 (EP,US); G06F3/0482 (US); G06F3/0484 (EP,US);
G06Q10/1091 (EP,US); G07C9/20 (US); G07C9/28 (EP,US);
G07C9/30 (US); G08B21/02 (US); G08B21/06 (EP,US);
G09B5/065 (US); G09B7/00 (US); G09B7/10 (US);
G16H10/20 (EP,US); G16H15/00 (EP,US); H04L63/10 (US);
H04W12/08 (EP,US); A61B2503/20 (US); A61B2560/0247 (US);
A61B2562/0204 (US); A61B5/024 (US); A61B5/14532 (EP,US);
A61B5/4857 (EP,US); H04W12/63 (US); H04W12/64 (EP,US);
H04W80/12 (US); H04W84/042 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/17]B60K28/06, A61B5/04, A61B5/18, G06F3/01
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 [2019/17]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERRIEGELUNGSSTEUERUNGSSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN[2019/17]
English:INTERLOCK CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD[2019/17]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE VERROUILLAGE[2019/17]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2019National basic fee paid 
11.01.2019Search fee paid 
11.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
11.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/17]
13.08.2019Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Claims
19.09.2019Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
22.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.01.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 24.01.2023
24.01.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2023Fee for grant paid
03.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.08.2023
CZ09.08.2023
DK09.08.2023
EE09.08.2023
ES09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
IT09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RO09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SE09.08.2023
SK09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/23]AT09.08.2023
CZ09.08.2023
DK09.08.2023
EE09.08.2023
ES09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RO09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SE09.08.2023
SK09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/22]AT09.08.2023
CZ09.08.2023
DK09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RO09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SE09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/20]AT09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SE09.08.2023
SM09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
HR09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
LV09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
PL09.08.2023
RS09.08.2023
SE09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
PT11.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT09.08.2023
FI09.08.2023
LT09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
SE09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
IS09.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT09.08.2023
NL09.08.2023
NO09.11.2023
GR10.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[I]JP2002373288  (NEC COMPUTERTECHNO LTD) [I] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [I]JP2004225514  (TIETECH CO LTD) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0013] *;
 [I]JP2007056642  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD) [I] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [I]US2008138784  (ADLER MITCHELL L [US]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0047] *;
 [XI]US2011281643  (RIOUX ROBERT F [US], et al) [X] 1,2,12 * figures 1-3; claims 1-3 * [I] 3-11,13-15;
 [A]US2012278766  (MASSENGILL R KEMP [US]) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0041]; claims 1, 30-35 *;
 [I]US2014198061  (CHEN SHIH-NAN [TW]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0024]; claims 1-6 *;
 [I]CN104063925  (SUZHOU TIANMING INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [I]US2015007307  (GRIMES PATRICK M [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0147] *;
 [I]CN104808901  (GUANGDONG XIAOTIANCAI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0101] *;
 [I]KR20150102282  (KANG PIL SUNG [KR]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0040] *;
 [I]KR20160001079  (UNIV SOONGSIL RES CONSORTIUM [KR]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0098] *;
 [I]CN105373716  (GUANGDONG XIAOTIANCAI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0111] *
International search[Y]US2008043201  (TODD DAVID P [US]) [Y] 4, 13, 19-20 * ; paragraphs [0014], [0017], [0019]. *;
 [XY]US2009024050  (JUNG EDWARD K Y [US], et al) [X] 1-3, 5-12, 14-18 * ; paragraphs [0375], [0391], [0392], [0463], [0471], [0477]. * [Y] 4, 13, 19-20;
 [A]US2014223531  (OUTWATER CHRIS [US], et al) [A] 1-20* ; entire document. *
ExaminationUS2011029902
 US2015095241
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