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EP3812749 - APPARATUS AND METHODS OF INSPECTING A WIRE SEGMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.05.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.11.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.03.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
929 Long Bridge Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 / US
[2023/12]
Former [2021/17]For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Tillotson, Brian J.
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-1596 / US
02 / Higgins, Robert P.
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2016 / US
03 / Savol, Andrej Martin
c/o The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chciago, IL Illinois 60606-2016 / US
 [2021/17]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2021/17]
Application number, filing date20215334.204.04.2016
[2021/17]
Priority number, dateUS20151468029307.04.2015         Original published format: US201514680293
[2021/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3812749
Date:28.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3812749
Date:05.06.2024
Language:EN
[2024/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/952
[2021/17]
CPC:
G01N21/952 (EP,US); G01N21/8806 (US); G01N21/8803 (US);
G06T7/0004 (US); G01N21/88 (US); G01N2201/068 (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 [2021/49]
Former [2021/17]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 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR INSPEKTION EINES DRAHTSEGMENTS[2021/17]
English:APPARATUS AND METHODS OF INSPECTING A WIRE SEGMENT[2021/17]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS D'INSPECTION D'UN SEGMENT DE FIL[2021/17]
Examination procedure28.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.10.2021Examination requested  [2021/49]
28.10.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2024Fee for grant paid
14.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16163687.3  / EP3078960
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
18.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
27.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
29.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[IA]US4358202  (PUFFER LEROY G, et al);
 [IA]US5936725  (PIKE JOHN NAZARIAN [US], et al);
 [IA]US6842258  (LEINVUO JONI [FI], et al)
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