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EP3837104 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS FROM THERMOPLASTICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been withdrawn Status updated on 28.04.2023 Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 21.05.2021
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 24.02.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	28.04.2023	Withdrawal of application	published on 31.05.2023 [2023/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states University of South Carolina Osborne Administration Building Suite 109 Columbia, SC 29208 / US
	For all designated states Tighitco, Inc. 4838 Jenkins Avenue North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 / US
	[2021/25]
Inventor(s)	01 / DE BACKER, Wout c/o University of South Carolina Osborne Bldg, Suite 109 Osborne Administration Building Columbia, South Carolina 29208 / US
	02 / VAN TOOREN, Michael c/o University of South Carolina Osborne Bldg, Suite 109 Osborne Administration Building Columbia, South Carolina 29208 / US
	03 / BERGS, Arturs c/o Tighitco, Inc. 4838 Jenkins Avenue North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 / US
	[2021/25]
Representative(s)	Canzler & Bergmeier Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Despag-Straße 6 85055 Ingolstadt / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2021/25]	Canzler & Bergmeier Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 84 85055 Ingolstadt / DE
Application number, filing date	19849851.1	13.08.2019
	[2021/25]
	WO2019US46303
Priority number, date	US201862717941P	13.08.2018 Original published format: US 201862717941 P
	US201962815540P	08.03.2019 Original published format: US 201962815540 P
	US201962828039P	02.04.2019 Original published format: US 201962828039 P
	[2021/25]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2020036930
	Date:	20.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/08]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3837104
	Date:	23.06.2021
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.02.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2021/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	20.02.2020
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.03.2022
Classification	IPC:	B29C64/245, B29C64/295, B33Y30/00, B33Y40/00, B29C70/38, B29C70/56, B29C64/118, B29C64/209, B29C64/321, B29C70/20, B33Y10/00, B33Y70/10	[2022/17]
	CPC:	B29C64/118 (EP); B29C64/106 (US); B29C64/209 (EP,US); B29C64/241 (US); B29C64/245 (EP,US); B29C64/295 (EP,US); (+) B29C64/321 (EP,US); B29C64/364 (US); B29C70/205 (EP); B29C70/382 (EP); B29C70/56 (EP); B33Y10/00 (EP); B33Y30/00 (EP); B33Y40/00 (EP); B33Y70/10 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2021/25]	B29C64/245, B29C64/295, B33Y30/00, B33Y40/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2021/25]
Title	German:	SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUM DRUCKEN VON DREIDIMENSIONALEN GEGENSTÄNDEN AUS THERMOPLASTEN	[2021/25]
	English:	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS FROM THERMOPLASTICS	[2021/25]
	French:	SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS D'IMPRESSION D'OBJETS TRIDIMENSIONNELS À PARTIR DE THERMOPLASTIQUES	[2021/25]
Entry into regional phase	11.03.2021	National basic fee paid
	11.03.2021	Search fee paid
	11.03.2021	Designation fee(s) paid
	11.03.2021	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	11.03.2021	Examination requested [2021/25]
	24.10.2022	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.04.2023	Application withdrawn by applicant [2023/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.08.2021	Renewal fee patent year 03
	09.08.2022	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP1637307 (OBJET GEOMETRIES LTD [IL]) [Y] 4 * figure 3A * * paragraph [0100] *;
		[X]CN105172144 (UNIV XI AN JIAOTONG) [X] 9-12 * figure 3 * * paragraph [0041] *;
		[XY]EP3064339 (SCHITTMAYER-SCHANTL MATTHIAS [AT], et al) [X] 1,3,5-7 * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0001] , [ 0002] , [ 0011] , [ 0015] , [ 0016] * [Y] 2,4,8-15;
		[Y]US2017129186 (SAUTI GODFREY [US], et al) [Y] 8-15 * figures 1, 2 * * paragraphs [0014] , [ 0027] , [ 0029] *;
		[Y]EP3290189 (QEESTAR CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 2,13-15 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0010] *;
		[Y]US2018200955 (HOELLDORFER ANDREAS JOHANN WALTER [DE], et al) [Y] 10* paragraph [0074] *
	International search	[YA]WO2014153535 (MARK GREGORY THOMAS [US]) [Y] 4, 5/(4)-7/(4), 17-2 * entire document; especially Fig. 10, para [0142]-[0144], para [0175] * [A] 21-22;
		[Y]US2015298393 (SUAREZ THOMAS WILLIAM [US]) [Y] 2-4, (5-7)/(2-4) * ; entire document; especially para [0025], para [0029] *;
		[Y]US2017036403 (RUFF BRADLEY [US], et al) [Y] 5-7, 12-14 * ; entire document; especially para [0014]-para [0015], claim 12 *;
		[YA]US2017245494 (BARDOSH WILLIAM [US], et al) [Y] 19, 20 * , sepecially para [0167]-[0168], [0244] *[A] 21, 22/(19-21);
		[XYA]US2018200955 (HOELLDORFER ANDREAS JOHANN WALTER [DE], et al) [X] 1 * ; entire document; especially Fig. 1, Fig. 4A, para [0013], para [0069]-[0096] * [Y] 2-7, 12-14, 17-20 [A] 21, 22

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