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EP About this file: EP3651887

EP3651887 - ADAPTER FOR CONVEYING PLURAL LIQUID STREAMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.04.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip07.06.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
3M Innovative Properties Company
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
[2020/21]
Inventor(s)01 / CONNELLY, Patrick R.
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
02 / EGELAND, Marc A.
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
03 / MORIARTY, Gregory P.
3M Center
Post Office Box 33427
Saint Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
 [2020/21]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2020/21]
Application number, filing date18831339.906.07.2018
[2020/21]
WO2018IB55019
Priority number, dateUS201762532391P14.07.2017         Original published format: US 201762532391 P
[2020/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019012399
Date:17.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3651887
Date:20.05.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US17.01.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:B01F13/00, B01F15/02, // B05C17/005, B65D81/32
[2021/15]
CPC:
B01F33/50112 (EP,US); B01F25/42 (US); B01F35/717 (EP);
B01F35/7174 (US); B05C17/00553 (EP,US); B33Y10/00 (US);
B33Y80/00 (US); B65D81/325 (EP,US); B01F2101/36 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/21]B01F5/02, B01F5/04, B01F5/06, B01F15/02, B05C17/005, B65D81/32
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 [2020/21]
TitleGerman:ADAPTER ZUM FÖRDERN MEHRERER FLÜSSIGKEITSSTRÖME[2020/21]
English:ADAPTER FOR CONVEYING PLURAL LIQUID STREAMS[2020/21]
French:ADAPTATEUR POUR LE TRANSPORT DE PLUSIEURS FLUX DE LIQUIDE[2020/21]
Entry into regional phase15.01.2020National basic fee paid 
15.01.2020Search fee paid 
15.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
15.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/21]
04.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XIA]EP0885651  (KELLER WILHELM A [CH]) [X] 1,3-6 * abstract * * figures 1-5 * * column 2, line 35 - column 3, line 53 * [I] 8-9 [A] 2,7;
 [XIA]US2010274279  (DELMOTTE YVES [BE]) [X] 1,3-6 * figure 19 * * paragraphs [0116] - [0119] * [I] 8-9 [A] 2,7;
 [XIA]DE102013103552  (IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG [LI]) [X] 1,3-6 * abstract * * figures 1-5 * [I] 8-9 [A] 2,7;
 [XI]EP3106122  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO [US]) [X] 1-7 * figures 5,6 * * paragraphs [0050] - [0054] *[I] 8-9
International search[X]US3980102  (KIESOW LUTZ A) [X] 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 * ; entire document *;
 [XY]US4156438  (KIESOW LUTZ A [US]) [X] 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 * ; abstract; figures 2, 3; column 4, lines 30-68 * [Y] 8, 9;
 [X]US4538920  (DRAKE GERALD E [US]) [X] 4, 5 * ; figures 5, 10; column 3, lines 9-20; column 4, lines 53-68; column 5, lines 1-15 *;
 [A]US6523992  (BUBLEWITZ ALEXANDER [DE], et al) [A] 1-9* ; entire document *;
 [A]US2012039147  (GRETER ANDY [CH], et al) [A] 1-9 * ; entire document *;
 [Y]WO2016038371  (JACKEL INT LTD [GB]) [Y] 8, 9 * ; page 9, line 27 -page 10, line 7 *;
 [A]US2017120206  (HIEMER ANDREAS [CH], et al) [A] 1-9 * ; entire document *
by applicantUS4156438
 US4538920
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