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EP About this file: EP3705204

EP3705204 - A STOPPER ROD AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A UNIFORM GAS CURTAIN AROUND A STOPPER ROD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.06.2023
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.03.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.01.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR		published on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Refractory Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
Wienerbergstraße 11
1100 Wien / AT
[2022/31]
Former [2020/37]For all designated states
Refractory Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
Wienerbergstrasse 11
1100 Wien / AT
Inventor(s)01 / HACKL, Gernot
Brückengasse 20
8793 Trofaiach / AT
02 / FELLNER, Wolfgang
Radmeistergasse 15
8700 Leoben / AT
 [2020/37]
Representative(s)Berkenbrink, Kai-Oliver
Patentanwälte Becker & Müller
Turmstrasse 22
40878 Ratingen / DE
[2020/37]
Application number, filing date19161721.608.03.2019
[2020/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3705204
Date:09.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3705204
Date:03.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:B22D41/18
[2020/37]
CPC:
B22D41/186 (EP,KR,US); B22D41/42 (KR); B22D41/58 (KR)
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 [2021/09]
Former [2020/37]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:STOPFENSTANGE UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG EINES GLEICHMÄSSIGEN GASVORHANGS UM EINE STOPFENSTANGE[2020/37]
English:A STOPPER ROD AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A UNIFORM GAS CURTAIN AROUND A STOPPER ROD[2020/37]
French:TIGE DE BUTÉE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FOURNITURE D'UN RIDEAU DE GAZ UNIFORME AUTOUR D'UNE TIGE DE BUTÉE[2020/37]
Examination procedure21.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/09]
21.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.06.2022Fee for grant paid
28.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)04.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL03.08.2022
AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
GB08.03.2023
IE08.03.2023
LU08.03.2023
CH31.03.2023
FR31.03.2023
LI31.03.2023
[2024/11]
Former [2024/09]AL03.08.2022
AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
GB08.03.2023
IE08.03.2023
LU08.03.2023
CH31.03.2023
LI31.03.2023
Former [2024/08]AL03.08.2022
AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
GB08.03.2023
IE08.03.2023
LU08.03.2023
Former [2024/02]AL03.08.2022
AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
LU08.03.2023
Former [2023/48]AL03.08.2022
AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/37]AL03.08.2022
AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
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SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/29]AL03.08.2022
AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
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NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
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SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
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CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/22]AT03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
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RO03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/21]DK03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/20]ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
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FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/10]ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
PT05.12.2022
Former [2023/09]ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
PT05.12.2022
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FI03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
RS03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
NO03.11.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]AT340620B  (VOEST AG [AT]) [A] 1-15* figure 2 *;
 [A]JPH03110048  (AKECHI CERAMICS KK) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]EP1736260  (REFRACTORY INTELLECTUAL PROP [AT]) [A] 1-15 * figure 2 *;
 [A]KR20140082497  (POSCO [KR]) [A] 1-15 * figure 1 *
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 EP2233227
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