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EP3382738 - REDUCING DETECTOR WEAR DURING CALIBRATION AND TUNING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.11.2023 Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.07.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 25.06.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 05.04.2019
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 31.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	12.07.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): SM	published on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Thermo Finnigan LLC 355 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA 95134 / US
	[2018/40]
Inventor(s)	01 / GUCKENBERGER, George B. c/o Thermo Finnigan LLC 355 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA California 95134 / US
	02 / QUARMBY, Scott T. c/o Thermo Finnigan LLC 355 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA California 95134 / US
	03 / VOSS, John G. c/o Thermo Finnigan LLC 355 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA California 95134 / US
	04 / YOUNG, Michael B. c/o Thermo Finnigan LLC 355 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA California 95134 / US
	[2018/40]
Representative(s)	Boult Wade Tennant LLP Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP / GB
	[2023/50]
Former [2018/40]	Boult Wade Tennant LLP Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date	18164420.4	27.03.2018
	[2018/40]
Priority number, date	US201762477964P	28.03.2017 Original published format: US 201762477964 P
	[2018/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3382738
	Date:	03.10.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3382738
	Date:	13.12.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/50]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.08.2018
Classification	IPC:	H01J49/02, H01J49/14, H01J49/00	[2023/29]
	CPC:	H01J49/0009 (EP,US); H01J49/0031 (CN); H01J49/025 (EP,CN,US); H01J49/147 (EP,US); H01J49/06 (US); H01J49/4205 (US)
	Former IPC [2018/40]	H01J49/02, H01J49/14, // H01J49/00
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 [2019/19]
Former [2018/40]	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
Title	German:	REDUZIERUNG DES DETEKTORVERSCHLEISSES WÄHREND DER KALIBRIERUNG UND ABSTIMMUNG	[2018/40]
	English:	REDUCING DETECTOR WEAR DURING CALIBRATION AND TUNING	[2018/40]
	French:	RÉDUCTION DE L'USURE D'UN DÉTECTEUR PENDANT L'ÉTALONNAGE ET LE RÉGLAGE	[2018/40]
Examination procedure	01.04.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.04.2019	Examination requested [2019/19]
	01.04.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	02.07.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.11.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.07.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.11.2023	Fee for grant paid
	03.11.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	03.11.2023	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP23207526.7 / EP4293702
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.02.2022	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.03.2023	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	ES	13.12.2023
	HR	13.12.2023
	LT	13.12.2023
	LV	13.12.2023
	NL	13.12.2023
	RS	13.12.2023
	SE	13.12.2023
	SM	13.12.2023
	BG	13.03.2024
	NO	13.03.2024
	GR	14.03.2024
	IS	13.04.2024
	[2024/33]
Former [2024/32]	ES	13.12.2023
	HR	13.12.2023
	LT	13.12.2023
	LV	13.12.2023
	NL	13.12.2023
	RS	13.12.2023
	SE	13.12.2023
	BG	13.03.2024
	NO	13.03.2024
	GR	14.03.2024
	IS	13.04.2024
Former [2024/26]	ES	13.12.2023
	HR	13.12.2023
	LT	13.12.2023
	LV	13.12.2023
	NL	13.12.2023
	RS	13.12.2023
	SE	13.12.2023
	BG	13.03.2024
	NO	13.03.2024
	GR	14.03.2024
Former [2024/24]	ES	13.12.2023
	HR	13.12.2023
	LT	13.12.2023
	RS	13.12.2023
	SE	13.12.2023
	BG	13.03.2024
	NO	13.03.2024
	GR	14.03.2024
Former [2024/21]	LT	13.12.2023
	BG	13.03.2024
	GR	14.03.2024
Former [2024/20]	GR	14.03.2024
Documents cited:	Search	[XI]EP1365437 (MICROMASS LTD [GB]) [X] 1,2 * abstract * * figure 4 * * paragraphs [0073] - [0075] * [I] 3-6;
		[AD]US7323682 (MCCAULEY EDWARD B [US], et al) [AD] 1-13 * abstract * * figures 7B, 9 * * column 10, line 5 - column 11, line 6 *;
		[A]US2009194681 (MCCAULEY EDWARD B [US]) [A] 1-13* paragraphs [0029] - [0032] *;
		[Y]EP2819144 (AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [Y] 7-13 * abstract * * figures 2,3,9 * * paragraphs [0012] - [0022] - [0029] - [0031] - [0035] * * claim 1 *;
		[Y]GB2537148 (KRATOS ANALYTICAL LTD [GB]) [Y] 7-13 * abstract * * figure 2 * * page 4, lines 10-12 * * page 17, line 38 - page 19, line 9 * * page 23, lines 33-40 *
	Examination	JP2005077094
		US2006020400
	by applicant	US7323682
		- FIES, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Proceedings, (19880000), vol. 82, pages 111 - 129

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