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EP About this file: EP3670981

EP3670981 - MEMBRANE PUNCTURING MECHANISM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.10.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.11.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.06.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip18.10.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, DK		published on 20.11.2024 [2024/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Goodrich Corporation
Four Coliseum Centre 2730 West Tyvola Road
Charlotte, NC 28217 / US
[2020/26]
Inventor(s)01 / Zajac, Piotr
UTC Aerospace Systems Wroclaw sp. z o.o.
ul. Bierutowska 65-67
51-317 Wroclaw / PL
02 / Czechowski, Kamil
UTC Aerospace Systems Wroclaw sp. z o.o.
ul. Bierutowska 65-67
51-317 Wroclaw / PL
 [2020/26]
Representative(s)Dehns
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/26]Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date18461647.217.12.2018
[2020/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3670981
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3670981
Date:06.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:F17C13/04, F17C1/00, F16K17/40, B64D25/14
[2023/28]
CPC:
F16K17/403 (EP); F16K13/04 (EP,US); B64D25/00 (US);
F16K17/14 (US); F17C1/00 (EP); F17C13/04 (EP);
B64D25/14 (EP); F17C2205/032 (EP); F17C2205/0329 (EP);
F17C2205/0382 (EP); F17C2205/0385 (EP); Y10T137/1767 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/26]F16K17/40, F17C1/00, B64D25/14
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 [2021/07]
Former [2020/26]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:VORRICHTUNG ZUM DURCHSTECHEN EINER MEMBRAN[2020/26]
English:MEMBRANE PUNCTURING MECHANISM[2020/26]
French:MÉCANISME DE PERFORATION D'UNE MEMBRANE[2020/26]
Examination procedure11.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/07]
11.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.12.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
22.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.10.2023Fee for grant paid
31.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.09.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/46]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
22.02.2022Request for further processing filed
22.02.2022Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
03.03.2022Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
DK06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
IT06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
MC06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
IE17.12.2023
LU17.12.2023
BE31.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
[2024/47]
Former [2024/46]AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
IT06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
MC06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
IE17.12.2023
LU17.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
Former [2024/45]AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
IT06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
MC06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
LU17.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
Former [2024/40]AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
IT06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
LU17.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
Former [2024/36]AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
IT06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
Former [2024/35]AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/34]EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/26]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/24]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR07.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]GB263482  (CHARLES SHEPPARD JOHANN) [A] 1-15* page 1, line 57 - page 2, line 96; figure 1 *;
 [XA]GB662898  (KIDDE WALTER CO LTD, et al) [X] 1-11 * page 1, line 72 - page 2, line 66; figures 1-2 * [A] 12-15;
 [A]DE1117433  (FRANKENSTEIN & SONS MANCHESTER, et al) [A] 1-15 * column 1, line 50 - column 4, line 58; figures 1-5 *;
 [A]US3749282  (DAY E, et al) [A] 1-15 * column 1, line 42 - page 4, line 1; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US3997079  (NIEMANN WOLFGANG) [A] 1-15 * column 2, line 40 - column 4, line 7; figures 1-5 *;
 [A]WO02094617  (COLOMBO FABIO GIOVANNI FEDELE [IT]) [A] 1-15 * page 8, line 7 - page 17, line 5; figures 1-6 *;
 [XAI]US2014020791  (ANDERSON RYAN [US], et al) [X] 1,3-12 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0028]; figures 1-7 * [A] 13-15 [I] 2
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