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EP About this file: EP3381397

EP3381397 - MOTOR INTERFACE FOR PARALLEL DRIVE SHAFTS WITHIN AN INDEPENDENTLY ROTATING MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2020
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  31.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2020/02]
Former [2018/40]For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DACHS II, Gregory W.
1046 Reed Terrace Apt. 2
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
02 / MURPHY, Todd E.
250 Curtner Avenue 3
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
03 / BURBANK, William A.
2 Old Green Road
Sandy Hook, CT 06482 / US
04 / MCDONALD, William
3410 Tracy Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
05 / SCHENA, Bruce M.
414 Pope Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
 [2018/40]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/40]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date18171951.912.11.2010
[2018/40]
Priority number, dateUS200926091909P13.11.2009         Original published format: US 26091909 P
[2018/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3381397
Date:03.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3381397
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.08.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/30, A61B34/00
[2018/40]
CPC:
A61B34/30 (EP,BR,US); A61B34/71 (EP,KR,US); A61B17/07207 (US);
A61B17/068 (US); A61B17/072 (US); A61B17/115 (US);
A61B2017/00477 (EP,KR,US); A61B2017/07214 (US); A61B2017/2902 (KR,US);
A61B2017/2927 (US); A61B2034/302 (US); A61B2034/304 (KR);
H04W84/12 (US) (-)
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 [2019/20]
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 
TitleGerman:MOTORSCHNITTSTELLE FÜR PARALLELE ANTRIEBSWELLEN IN EINEM UNABHÄNGIG ROTIERENDEN ELEMENT[2018/40]
English:MOTOR INTERFACE FOR PARALLEL DRIVE SHAFTS WITHIN AN INDEPENDENTLY ROTATING MEMBER[2018/40]
French:INTERFACE DE MOTEUR POUR ARBRES D'ENTRAÎNEMENT PARALLÈLES À L'INTÉRIEUR D'UN ÉLÉMENT TOURNANT INDÉPENDAMMENT[2018/40]
Examination procedure03.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/20]
03.04.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.11.2019Fee for grant paid
07.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10779428.1  / EP2498710
Divisional application(s)EP19203804.0  / EP3616854
Opposition(s)09.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
11.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
11.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
11.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
11.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
11.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
28.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.11.2010
AL08.01.2020
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MK08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
[2022/33]
Former [2022/31]HU12.11.2010
AL08.01.2020
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MK08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2022/30]HU12.11.2010
AL08.01.2020
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2022/27]HU12.11.2010
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2021/31]AT08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2021/10]AT08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/50]CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/49]CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/48]DK08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/47]DK08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/40]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/39]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/38]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/37]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
NO08.04.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/35]FI08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
NO08.04.2020
Former [2020/33]NL08.01.2020
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