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EP3528746 - TUNING ADHESION AT CONTACTING DEVICE INTERFACES: GEOMETRIC TOOLS FOR MINIMIZING SURFACE FOULING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.09.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
University of Pittsburgh- Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
1st Floor, Gardner Steel Conference Center
130 Thackeray Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 / US
For all designated states
UPMC
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 / US
For all designated states
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 3363
Estación Central
Santiago / CL
[2019/35]
Inventor(s)01 / WAGNER, William R.
300 Harrison Court
Gibsonia Pennsylvania 15044 / US
02 / VELANKAR, Sachin Shankar
610 Driftwood Drive
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15238 / US
03 / YE, Sang Ho
227 Green Street
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15221 / US
04 / TZENG, Edith
6071 Turnberry Drive
Presto Pennsylvania 15142 / US
05 / POCIVAVSEK, Luka
2345 West North Avenue, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60647 / US
06 / CERDA, Enrique
Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins
No. 3363 Av. Estación Central
Santiago / CL
 [2019/49]
Former [2019/35]01 / WAGNER, William R.
300 Harrison Court
Gibsonia Pennsylvania 15044 / US
02 / VELANKAR, Sachin Shankar
610 Driftwood Drive
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15238 / US
03 / YE, Sang Ho
227 Green Street
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15221 / US
04 / TZENG, Edith
6071 Turnberry Drive
Presto Pennsylvania 15142 / US
05 / POCIVAVSEK, Luka
1340 James Street
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15212 / US
06 / CERDA, Enrique
Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins
No. 3363 Av. Estación Central
Santiago / CL
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/35]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date17862979.618.10.2017
[2019/35]
WO2017US57111
Priority number, dateUS201662409645P18.10.2016         Original published format: US 201662409645 P
[2019/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018075595
Date:26.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3528746
Date:28.08.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.04.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/04, B32B7/022
[2020/19]
CPC:
A61L27/18 (EP); A61L33/062 (US); A61F2/06 (EP,US);
A61L27/26 (US); A61L27/34 (EP); A61L29/049 (US);
A61L29/06 (EP); A61L29/085 (EP); A61L31/06 (EP);
A61L31/10 (EP); A61P9/00 (EP); B32B1/00 (EP);
B32B1/08 (EP,US); B32B25/20 (EP); B32B3/26 (EP);
B32B3/28 (EP,US); B32B37/1054 (US); B32B7/022 (EP,US);
B81C1/00206 (US); A61F2210/0076 (EP,US); A61F2240/001 (EP,US);
A61F2250/0018 (EP,US); A61L2420/08 (EP); A61L2430/20 (US);
B32B2038/0028 (US); B32B2250/02 (EP); B32B2309/16 (US);
B32B2535/00 (EP,US); B32B37/16 (US); B81C2201/0156 (US);
B81C2201/0163 (US) (-)
C-Set:
A61L27/18, C08L83/04 (EP);
A61L27/34, C08L83/04 (EP);
A61L29/06, C08L83/04 (EP);
A61L29/085, C08L83/04 (EP);
A61L31/06, C08L83/04 (EP);
A61L31/10, C08L83/04 (EP)
(-)
Former IPC [2019/35]A61F2/02, A61F2/07, A61F2/92
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 [2019/35]
TitleGerman:ANPASSUNG DER ADHÄSION AN KONTAKTVORRICHTUNGSSCHNITTSTELLEN: GEOMETRISCHE WERKZEUGE ZUR MINIMIERUNG DER OBERFLÄCHENVERSCHMUTZUNG[2019/35]
English:TUNING ADHESION AT CONTACTING DEVICE INTERFACES: GEOMETRIC TOOLS FOR MINIMIZING SURFACE FOULING[2019/35]
French:RÉGLAGE DE L'ADHÉSION AU NIVEAU D'INTERFACES DE DISPOSITIF DE CONTACT : OUTILS GÉOMÉTRIQUES POUR RÉDUIRE AU MINIMUM L'ENCRASSEMENT DE SURFACE[2019/35]
Entry into regional phase08.05.2019National basic fee paid 
08.05.2019Search fee paid 
08.05.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.05.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/35]
28.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2012058302  (EGGENSPIELER DAMIEN [US], et al) [X] 1-7,9-12 * paragraphs [0002] , [0003] , [0007] , [0017] , [0132] - [0160] - [0187] - [0190] * [I] 8,13,14;
 [X]US2012212820  (JIANG HANQING [US], et al) [X] 1-6,9,12 * paragraphs [0049] , [0050] , [0064] *;
 [XI]WO2013049626  (UNIV DUKE [US], et al) [X] 1-12 * paragraphs [0002] , [0003] , [0007] , [0017] , [0071] * [I] 13,14;
 [A]US2015202821  (SAHA SOURABH KUMAR [US], et al) [A] 1-14* the whole document *;
 [E]EP3470456  (LEIBNIZ INST POLYMERFORSCHUNG DRESDEN EV [DE]) [E] 1-6,9-12 * examples 5,6 *
International search[Y]US2005021131  (VENKATRAMAN SUBRAMANIAN [SG], et al) [Y] 3, 6, 7* entire document *;
 [XY]US2015202065  (SHALEV ALON [IL], et al) [X] 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 * entire document 1 * [Y] 3, 6, 7
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