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EP About this file: EP4023444

EP4023444 - CLEANING PROCESS FOR THE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT OF AN INK JET PRINTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.05.2024
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.01.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.05.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dover Europe Sàrl
Chemin de Blandonnet 10
1214 Vernier / CH
[2022/27]
Inventor(s)01 / Pourtier, Francis
07800 Charmes sur Rhône / FR
02 / Barbet, Bruno
26800 Etoile sur Rhône / FR
03 / Savoldi, Raphael
26800 Portes-les-Valence / FR
04 / Joly, Rudy
26600 La Roche de Glun / FR
 [2022/27]
Representative(s)Regimbeau
20, rue de Chazelles
75847 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2022/27]Brevalex
95, rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
Application number, filing date20306712.930.12.2020
[2022/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4023444
Date:06.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/17, B41J2/175, B41J29/02
[2022/27]
CPC:
B41J2/1707 (EP); B41J29/17 (CN); B41J2/16523 (US);
B41J2/16526 (US); B41J2/175 (EP); B41J2/185 (CN);
B41J29/02 (EP); B41J2002/1853 (CN) (-)
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 [2023/06]
Former [2022/27]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:REINIGUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR DEN HYDRAULIKKREIS EINES TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKERS[2022/27]
English:CLEANING PROCESS FOR THE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT OF AN INK JET PRINTER[2022/27]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE POUR LE CIRCUIT HYDRAULIQUE D'UNE IMPRIMANTE À JET D'ENCRE[2022/27]
Examination procedure05.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/06]
05.01.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]GB2447919  (LINX PRINTING TECH [GB]) [X] 1,13 * page 24, line 9 - page 25, line 2; figures 3, 12 * * page 38, line 17 - page 39, line 12 *;
 [I]WO2009049140  (VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC [US], et al) [I] 1,11-13,15 * page 2, paragraph l * * page 11, line 6 - page 14, line 5; figures 2a, 2b, 4b, 4c, 11 *;
 [I]EP2978606  (MARKEM IMAJE HOLDING [FR]) [I] 1,11-13,15* paragraphs [0003] , [0 32] , [0 33] , [0 44] , [0 46] , [0 98] , [ 102] , [ 127]; figures 10, 11a, 11b; claims 8, 9 *;
 [X]EP3093144  (DOVER EUROP SÀRL [CH]) [X] 1,13 * paragraphs [0061] , [0 62] , [0 80] , [0 81] , [0 87] , [0099]; figures 3, 5a, 5b; claims 1, 2, 8 *;
 [X]WO2016205168  (VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [X] 1-5,7,9,10,13,14,16 * paragraphs [0070] , [ 101]; figure 3 *;
 [XI]EP3587122  (DOVER EUROPE SARL [CH]) [X] 1-5,7,9,10,13,14 * paragraphs [0021] , [0 27] , [0 74] , [0 75] , [ 138] , [ 198] , [ 201] , [ 204] - [0206] - [ 209] , [ 215]; figure 18 * [I] 6,8,11,12,15,16
by applicantEP3085541
 EP3466697
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