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EP About this file: EP3706698

EP3706698 - A CONVEYANCE FOR SURMOUNTING OBSTACLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.08.2021
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip07.07.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Orbilift Pty Ltd
20 George St
Level 3, Suite 4
Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 / AU
[2020/38]
Inventor(s)01 / YOUNG, Victor
c/o Suite 4
Level 3
20 George St
Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 / AU
 [2020/38]
Representative(s)Sessford, Russell
Forresters IP LLP
Skygarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/38]Hamilton, Alistair
AHIP
PO Box 8001
Kirkcudbright DG6 9AA / GB
Application number, filing date18875878.328.09.2018
[2020/38]
WO2018AU51065
Priority number, dateAU2017090456210.11.2017         Original published format: AU 2017904562
[2020/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019090385
Date:16.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3706698
Date:16.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU16.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61G5/06, B62D57/02, A61G5/10, A61G5/04, F16H3/44
[2021/32]
CPC:
B62D57/028 (EP,IL); A61G5/061 (EP,AU,IL,KR,US); A61G5/022 (AU,IL,US);
A61G5/027 (IL,KR); A61G5/04 (AU,IL,KR,US); A61G5/042 (EP,IL);
A61G5/045 (EP,IL); A61G5/046 (EP,IL); A61G5/068 (AU,IL);
A61G5/104 (IL,KR); A61G5/1056 (AU,IL); A61G5/1059 (AU,IL,KR,US);
A61G5/107 (EP,AU,IL,KR); A61G5/1072 (EP,IL); A61G5/1078 (EP,IL);
A61G5/1091 (IL,KR); F16H1/2809 (AU,IL); F16H1/46 (AU,IL);
A61G2200/34 (IL,KR); A61G2203/14 (EP,IL,KR); A61G2203/22 (AU,IL);
A61G2203/30 (AU,IL,US); A61G2203/70 (EP,IL); B60B2900/551 (AU,IL);
F16H2001/2872 (AU,IL); F16H2001/2881 (EP,IL) (-)
Former IPC [2020/38]A61G5/06, B62D57/02
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 [2020/38]
TitleGerman:FÖRDEREINRICHTUNG ZUR ÜBERWINDUNG VON HINDERNISSEN[2020/38]
English:A CONVEYANCE FOR SURMOUNTING OBSTACLES[2020/38]
French:MOYEN DE TRANSPORT POUR SURMONTER DES OBSTACLES[2020/38]
Entry into regional phase10.06.2020National basic fee paid 
10.06.2020Search fee paid 
10.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
10.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.01.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
10.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/38]
25.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
02.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
05.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
07.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2014234137  (SUZUKI MOTOR CORP) [X] 1-5,7,9,12-15 * figures 1-10 * * abstract * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0045] * * the whole document *[I] 6,8,10,11
International search[A]US3241848  (FLORY JOHN F) [A] 1-17 * Whole document *;
 [A]US5701965  (KAMEN DEAN L [US], et al) [A] 1-17* Whole document *;
 [XA]KR101188862B  (AICT) [X] 1-4, 7, 11-14, 16, 17 * Fig. 4-17; Para [0025, 0039, 0047-0050] Whole document * [A] 5, 6, 8-10, 15;
 [A]US2015272793  (LU CLIVE [US]) [A] 1-17 * Whole document *;
 [XA]US2016251044  (KLASSEN JAMES BRENT [CA]) [X] 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14-17 * Fig. 1-16, 24-30; Para [0085-0088, 0093, 0095, 0117, 0119] Whole document * [A] 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13;
 [X]  - Robotic wheelchair from Chiba Tech turns wheels into legs and climbs over steps #Diglnfo, (20121014), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2SHKyq5yCU, (20180118), XP054979530 [X] 1-17 * Whole video *
by applicantJP2014234137
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