blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3762126

EP3762126 - ORIFICE-DEFINING ENTRY PLATE FOR FILTRATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.07.2023
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.12.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip16.05.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Products Unlimited, Inc.
915 North 43rd Avenue
Omaha, NE 68131 / US
[2021/02]
Inventor(s)01 / BEIER, Scott, B.
915 North 43rd Avenue
Omaha, NE 68131 / US
 [2021/02]
Representative(s)Hamer, Christopher K.
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/02]Hamer, Christopher K.
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date19763583.204.01.2019
[2021/02]
WO2019US12365
Priority number, dateUS201862639729P07.03.2018         Original published format: US 201862639729 P
[2021/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019172988
Date:12.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3762126
Date:13.01.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.09.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR12.09.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2021
ClassificationIPC:B01D46/42, B01D46/00
[2021/45]
CPC:
B01D46/0002 (EP); B01D46/023 (EP,US); B01D46/0012 (US);
B01D46/0016 (EP); B01D46/0043 (EP); B01D46/2403 (EP);
B01D46/4281 (EP); B01D46/58 (EP); B01D2273/30 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/02]B01D46/42
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 [2021/02]
TitleGerman:ÖFFNUNGSDEFINIERENDE EINTRITTSPLATTE FÜR FILTRIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2021/02]
English:ORIFICE-DEFINING ENTRY PLATE FOR FILTRATION DEVICE[2021/02]
French:PLAQUE D'ENTRÉE DÉFINISSANT UN ORIFICE POUR UN DISPOSITIF DE FILTRATION[2021/02]
Entry into regional phase01.09.2020National basic fee paid 
01.09.2020Search fee paid 
01.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
01.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/02]
13.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
29.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[X]CH511049  (BUSS AG [CH]) [X] 1,2,4,6,7,9,11,12,14;
 [X]FR2442653  (DELBAG LUFTFILTER GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,5,6,11,12 * page 4, line 14 - page 6, line 6; claim 1 *;
 [X]US4300927  (DAY CHARLES E) [X] 1,2,4-7,9-14;
 [X]US6451079  (LANGE MICHAEL [DE], et al) [X] 1,3,5,6,8,11,12 * column 7, line 5 - column 7, line 26; figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [X]US2012240535  (MANN RICHARD MICHAEL ASHLEY [GB], et al) [X] 1,5,6,11,12 * paragraphs [0023] - [0025] *;
 [X]US2013318936  (BALL DAVID MATTHEW [US], et al) [X] 1,6,11,12,15* paragraphs [0054] - [0067] *;
 WO2017031316  [ ] (GORE & ASS [US]) [ ] * paragraphs [0043] - [0046] *
International search[Y]US2003121238  (RICHARD KENNETH L [US]) [Y] 5,8,15 * See paragraphs [0010]-[0013]; figures 2-3. *;
 [Y]US2013174740  (AZZARETTO ONOFRIO [US], et al) [Y] 6-13 * See claims 1-2. *;
 [Y]US2013305667  (RAETHER THOMAS D [US]) [Y] 7-13 * See claims 1-9; and figures 1-11. *;
 [Y]WO2014182988  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [Y] 7-13* See claims 1-7; and figures 1-6. *;
 [YX]US2015298038  (RAETHER THOMAS D [US]) [Y] 5-13,15 * See paragraphs [0053]-[0054]; claims 31-40; and figures 1-6. * [X] 1-4,14,16-20
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.