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EP About this file: EP3560591

EP3560591 - MICROFLUIDIC SORTING USING HIGH GRADIENT MAGNETIC FIELDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.12.2021
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.10.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The General Hospital Corporation
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114 / US
[2019/44]
Inventor(s)01 / SPUHLER, Philipp S.
333 Main St, Apt 227
Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
02 / SMITH, Kyle C.
376 Washington Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
03 / FACHIN, Fabio
356 Pearl Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
04 / BARBER, Thomas Alan
30 Adamson Street, Unit B
Allston, MA 02134 / US
05 / KAPUR, Ravi
2 Chase Drive
Sharon, MA 02067 / US
06 / TONER, Mehmet
36 Ninth Street
Charlestown, MA 02129 / US
07 / PAI, Vincent
99 Cedar Street
Somerville, MA 02143 / US
08 / KARABACAK, Murat N.
4 Canal Park, Apt. 204
Cambridge, MA 02141 / US
 [2019/44]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[2021/07]
Former [2019/44]Ammelburg, Jan Moritz
c/o Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date19161862.820.10.2014
[2019/44]
Priority number, dateUS201361892947P18.10.2013         Original published format: US 201361892947 P
[2019/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3560591
Date:30.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3560591
Date:17.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:B01L3/00, B03C1/01, B03C1/28, B03C1/033, G01N35/00, // G01N35/10, G01N15/14, G01N15/10, C12M3/06, C12M1/42, C12M1/00
[2020/47]
CPC:
G01N35/0098 (EP,US); C12M47/04 (EP,US); B01L3/00 (EP,US);
B01L3/502753 (EP,US); B01L3/502761 (EP,US); B03C1/01 (EP,US);
B03C1/0332 (EP,US); B03C1/0335 (EP); B03C1/288 (EP,US);
C12M23/16 (EP,US); G01N1/00 (US); G01N15/1433 (EP,US);
G01N15/1484 (EP); B01L2200/0652 (EP,US); B01L2300/0816 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0864 (EP,US); B01L2400/043 (EP,US); B01L2400/0487 (EP,US);
B01L2400/086 (EP,US); B03C2201/18 (EP,US); B03C2201/22 (EP,US);
B03C2201/26 (EP,US); C12M35/06 (EP,US); G01N15/149 (EP,US);
G01N2015/1006 (EP,US); G01N2035/00237 (EP,US); G01N2035/1034 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/44]B01L3/00, B03C1/01, B03C1/28, B03C1/033, G01N35/00, // G01N35/10, G01N15/14, G01N15/10
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 [2019/44]
TitleGerman:MIKROFLUIDISCHE SORTIERUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG VON MAGNETFELDERN MIT HOHEM GRADIENTEN[2019/44]
English:MICROFLUIDIC SORTING USING HIGH GRADIENT MAGNETIC FIELDS[2019/44]
French:TRI MICROFLUIDIQUE FAISANT INTERVENIR DES CHAMPS MAGNÉTIQUES À GRADIENT ÉLEVÉ[2019/44]
Examination procedure11.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/44]
29.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.10.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.12.2020Fee for grant paid
28.12.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.12.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP14853592.5  / EP3058316
Opposition(s)18.11.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2022/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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