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EP3877626 - WELLBORE DISTRIBUTED SENSING USING FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.04.2024
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.04.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip22.04.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E.
Houston, Texas 77032-3219 / US
[2021/37]
Inventor(s)01 / STARK, Daniel Joshua
8423 Hearth Drive, Apt. 3
Houston, Texas 77054 / US
02 / MAIDA, John L., Jr.
10420 Memorial Dr
Houston, Texas 77024 / US
[2024/21]
Former [2021/37]01 / STARK, Daniel Joshua
8423 Hearth Drive, Apt. 3
Houston, Texas 77054 / US
02 / MAIDA, John L. Jr.
10420 Memorial Dr
Houston, Texas 77024 / US
Representative(s)Bennett, Adrian Robert J., et al
AA Thornton IP LLP
8th Floor, 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/37]Bennett, Adrian Robert J., et al
A.A. Thornton & Co.
Octagon Point
5 Cheapside
London EC2V 6AA / GB
Application number, filing date19914743.011.02.2019
[2021/37]
WO2019US17505
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020167285
Date:20.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3877626
Date:15.09.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR20.08.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:E21B47/12, E21B23/14, E21B47/01, E21B19/22
[2022/18]
CPC:
E21B47/07 (EP); E21B47/135 (EP,US); E21B19/22 (EP);
E21B23/14 (US); E21B47/01 (US); G01V8/16 (US)
Former IPC [2021/37]E21B47/12, E21B23/14, E21B47/01
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 [2021/37]
TitleGerman:BOHRLOCHVERTEILTE MESSUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER FASEROPTISCHEN DREHVERBINDUNG[2021/37]
English:WELLBORE DISTRIBUTED SENSING USING FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT[2021/37]
French:DÉTECTION DISTRIBUÉE DE PUITS DE FORAGE À L'AIDE D'UNE ARTICULATION ROTATIVE À FIBRE OPTIQUE[2021/37]
Entry into regional phase07.06.2021National basic fee paid 
07.06.2021Search fee paid 
07.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/37]
12.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.05.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.04.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
07.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
01.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
01.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5898517  (WEIS R STEPHEN [US]) [A] 1-15 * column 18, line 12 - column 19, line 18; figure 7 *;
 [A]US2011019178  (VLATAS CHRISTOS [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0030]; figures 1,2; claims 1-9 *;
 [X]US7900699  (RAMOS ROGERIO [GB], et al) [X] 1,10 * column 9, line 8 - line 67; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2011090496  (SAMSON ETIENNE M [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0042]; figures 1-7 *;
 [A]US2015048243  (CHILDERS BROOKS A [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0029]; figures 1,2 *;
 [XYI]US2017096892  (SEGURA DOMINGUEZ JORDI JUAN [US], et al) [X] 1-5,9-11,14,15 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0051]; figures 1,2 * [Y] 6 [I] 7,8,12,13;
 [Y]WO2018031039  (HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC [US]) [Y] 6 * paragraph [0037]; figure 4 *;
 [X]US2018073356  (HASSIG FONSECA SANTIAGO [US], et al) [X] 1,10 * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0027]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0046]; figures 4A,4B *
International search[Y]US2003172752  (KLUTH ERHARD LUTHER EDGAR [GB], et al) [Y] 1-20 * See paragraph [0137] and figure 19. *;
 [Y]US2008204703  (HERNANDEZS-SOLIS VLADIMIR [US], et al) [Y] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0018]-[0021] and figure 1. *;
 [A]US2016265905  (DUNCAN ROGER GLEN [US], et al) [A] 1-20* See paragraphs [0007]-[0037] and figures 1-3. *;
 [A]US2017219736  (BHONGALE SATYAN GOPAL [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0016]-[0020] and figures 1-2. *;
 [A]US2017284187  (CONSTANTINOU ALEXIS [FR], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0019]-[0025] and figures 1-2. *
by applicantUS5898517
 US2011019178
 US7900699
 US2011090496
 US2015048243
 US2017096892
 WO2018031039
 US2018073356
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