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EP3629844 - UPHOLSTERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A CURVED SURFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.02.2023 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 25.02.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.10.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 06.03.2020
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 01.12.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 11.06.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	10.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): HU	published on 12.06.2024 [2024/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Steelcase Inc. 901 44th Street SE PO Box 1967 Grand Rapids, MI 49501 / US
	[2020/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / SMITH, Bruce 915 Orchard Ave. S.E. East Grand Rapids, MI 49506 / US
	02 / MCGOVERN, Ryan Noel 1560 Hawthorne Hills Ada, MI 49301 / US
	03 / HIEN, Rolf Pascal Borstrasse 3a 01145 Radebeul / DE
	04 / SPOELHOF, Mark 962 Collindale Ave. N.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49504 / US
	05 / OPATIK, Gregory Joseph 3445 East Paris Ave. S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49512 / US
	06 / ROGGENTINE, Kade Alan 6968 Byron Lakes Drive S.W., Apt. 2A Byron Center, MI 49315 / US
	[2020/19]
Former [2020/15]	01 / SMITH, Bruce 915 Orchard Ave. S.E. East Grand Rapids, MI 49506 / US
	02 / MCGOVERN, Ryan Noel 4088 Costa Ave. N.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49525 / US
	03 / HIEN, Rolf Pascal Borstrasse 3a 01145 Radebeul / DE
	04 / SPOELHOF, Mark 962 Collindale Ave. N.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49504 / US
	05 / OPATIK, Gregory Joseph 3445 East Paris Ave. S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49512 / US
	06 / ROGGENTINE, Kade Alan 6968 Byron Lakes Drive S.W., Apt. 2A Byron Center, MI 49315 / US
Representative(s)	Potter Clarkson Chapel Quarter Mount Street Nottingham NG1 6HQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/15]	Potter Clarkson The Belgrave Centre Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
Application number, filing date	18727993.0	15.05.2018
	[2020/15]
	WO2018US32735
Priority number, date	US201762511764P	26.05.2017 Original published format: US 201762511764 P
	[2020/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018217496
	Date:	29.11.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/48]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3629844
	Date:	08.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.11.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3629844
	Date:	30.03.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	29.11.2018
Classification	IPC:	A47C31/02, B60N2/58, B68G7/12	[2020/15]
	CPC:	B68G7/12 (EP); B68G7/052 (US); A47C31/02 (US); A47C31/023 (EP); B68G7/10 (US)
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 [2020/15]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	POLSTERSYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUSBILDUNG EINER GEKRÜMMTEN OBERFLÄCHE	[2020/15]
	English:	UPHOLSTERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A CURVED SURFACE	[2020/15]
	French:	SYSTÈMES DE CAPITONNAGE ET PROCÉDÉS DE FORMATION D'UNE SURFACE INCURVÉE	[2020/15]
Entry into regional phase	25.11.2019	National basic fee paid
	25.11.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.11.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.11.2019	Examination requested [2020/15]
	25.11.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	31.03.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	19.10.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.02.2022	Fee for grant paid
	17.02.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	17.02.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	03.01.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.05.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	15.05.2018
	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CY	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	IT	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	MK	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SI	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	IE	15.05.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
	[2024/24]
Former [2024/23]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CY	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	IT	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	MK	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SI	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	IE	15.05.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2024/20]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CY	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	IT	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SI	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	IE	15.05.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/35]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	IT	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SI	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	IE	15.05.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/25]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SI	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	IE	15.05.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/20]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	IE	15.05.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	LU	15.05.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/07]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	DK	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/06]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	MC	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	30.03.2022
	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2022/51]	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	IS	30.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2022/50]	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	PL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2022/49]	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SK	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2022/48]	AT	30.03.2022
	CZ	30.03.2022
	EE	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	30.03.2022
	ES	30.03.2022
	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	RO	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	SM	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
	PT	01.08.2022
Former [2022/44]	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	NL	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
Former [2022/39]	FI	30.03.2022
	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
Former [2022/36]	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	LV	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
	GR	01.07.2022
Former [2022/35]	HR	30.03.2022
	LT	30.03.2022
	RS	30.03.2022
	SE	30.03.2022
	BG	30.06.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
Former [2022/33]	LT	30.03.2022
	NO	30.06.2022
Cited in	International search	[A]EP0784953 (CALIGO [FR]) [A] 1-21 * figures 9,10 *;
		[A]WO0150920 (WALTER KNOLL GMBH & CO KG [DE], et al) [A] 1-21 * figure - *;
		[A]JP2011121426 (TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORP) [A] 1-21* figure - *;
		[A]DE202011100886U (PILSL MARIO [AT]) [A] 1-21 * figure - *;
		[A]US2012284974 (YAMAMOTO KOUTA [JP], et al) [A] 1-21 * figure - *;
		[A]DE102012023773 (GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC [US]) [A] 1-21 * figure - *
	Examination	US7575283

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