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StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.12.2025
Database last updated on 24.03.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip11.12.2025New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kamradt, Brian
7825 Wedgefield Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46217 / US
[2021/10]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2021/10]
Representative(s)Handsome I.P. Ltd
27-28 Monmouth Street
Bath BA1 2AP / GB
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Application number, filing date19797119.503.05.2019
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WO2019US30752
Priority number, dateUS20181593283003.05.2018         Original published format: US201815932830
[2021/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019213629
Date:07.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3787560
Date:10.03.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.11.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
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Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.11.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/20
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CPC:
A61F2/203 (EP,US); A61F2/20 (US); A61F2210/0071 (EP);
A61F2220/0025 (US); A61F2220/0033 (EP); A61F2240/001 (US);
A61F2250/0019 (EP); A61F2250/0059 (EP,US); A61F2250/006 (US);
A61F2250/0063 (EP); A61F2250/0069 (US) (-)
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 [2021/10]
TitleGerman:STIMMPROTHESE MIT VERBINDUNGSFUNKTION[2021/10]
English:VOICE PROSTHESIS WITH CONNECTING FEATURE[2021/10]
French:PROTHÈSE VOCALE DOTÉE D'UNE CARACTÉRISTIQUE DE CONNEXION[2021/10]
Entry into regional phase03.12.2020National basic fee paid 
03.12.2020Search fee paid 
03.12.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
03.12.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/10]
26.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.10.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.02.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
25.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
01.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI] EP0222509  (HANSA MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC et al.) [X] 1,6 * column 3, line 31 - column 5, line 16; figures 1-4 *[I] 2-3,6-14
 [XI] DE19651951  (ADEVA MEDICAL GMBH & CO et al.) [X] 1,6 * column 2, line 45 - column 3, line 32; figure 1 *[I] 4-5,15
 [X] DE202012011837  (ISKIA GMBH & CO KG et al.) [X] 1,6 * paragraphs [0027] - [0030]; figure 3 *
 [A] US5064433  (BLOM ERIC D et al.) [A] 8-14 * column 4, line 47 - column 6, line 40; figures 3,5 *
International search[XY] US5578083  (LAGUETTE STEPHEN W et al.) [X] 1, 4, 8, 9, 14-15, 24-25, 37 * ; abstract; figures 1-7; column 3, lines 1-3, 38-48; column 4, lines 1-3, 61-67; column 5, lines 1-11; claim 1 *[Y] 26, 38-39
 [Y] EP0551198  (HANSA MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC et al.) [Y] 26 * ; page 3, lines 11-13; figures 1, 2 *
 [Y] US2009259310  (BLOM ERIC D et al.) [Y] 38-39 * ; figures 1-4; paragraphs [0001], 0018,0019 *
 [A] US4465068  (CANTU EVANGELINE et al.) [A] 2, 12-13 * ; figure 1; column 2, lines 18-19 *
 [A] US2004024455  (DE VRIES MARINUS PIETER et al.) [A] 2, 5-7, 10, 12-13 * ; figures 2, 3; paragraphs [0025]-[0026) *
 [A] US2011264214  (NELSON JESSE N et al.) [A] 10-11 * ; figure 1; paragraph [0059] *
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