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EP3755668 - CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENABLE MACHINABLE GLASS-CERAMICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.02.2023
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.11.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  30.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip08.05.2024New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Corning Incorporated
1 Riverfront Plaza
Corning, New York 14831 / US
[2021/01]
Inventor(s)01 / BEALL, George Halsey
16 Woodland Drive
Big Flats
New York 14814 / US
02 / FINKELDEY, John Philip
1683 Tannery Hill Road
Elkland
Pennsylvania 16920 / US
03 / SMITH, Charlene Marie
222 Watauga Avenue
Corning
New York 14830 / US
 [2021/01]
Representative(s)Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[2021/01]
Application number, filing date20720156.718.03.2020
[2021/01]
WO2020US23238
Priority number, dateUS201962828460P02.04.2019         Original published format: US 201962828460 P
[2021/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020205237
Date:08.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3755668
Date:30.12.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/53]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:C03C3/078, C03C3/085, C03C3/091, C03C3/112, C03C10/00, C03C10/16, C03C21/00, C03C10/08, C03C10/10
[2021/01]
CPC:
C03C3/078 (EP,KR); C03C10/0045 (EP,KR,US); C03B25/02 (US);
C03B32/02 (US); C03C10/0009 (US); C03C10/0018 (EP,KR,US);
C03C10/0054 (US); C03C10/16 (EP,KR,US); C03C21/002 (EP,KR,US);
C03C3/085 (EP,KR); C03C3/091 (EP,KR); C03C3/112 (EP,KR);
C03C4/18 (US); C03C2204/00 (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 [2021/01]
TitleGerman:CHEMISCH VERSTÄRKTE, BEARBEITBARE GLASKERAMIKEN[2021/01]
English:CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENABLE MACHINABLE GLASS-CERAMICS[2021/01]
French:VITROCÉRAMIQUE USINABLE CHIMIQUEMENT RENFORCÉE[2021/01]
Entry into regional phase24.09.2020National basic fee paid 
24.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
24.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.09.2020Examination requested  [2020/53]
24.09.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.202405   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[XA]DE2432662  (CORNING GLASS WORKS) [X] 1-4,7-20,22,23,28-30 * page 12; examples 1-2,12; table 1 *[A] 21,24-27,31-33;
 [XA]US4786617  (ANDRIEU ANDRE [FR], et al) [X] 1-4,7-20,22,23,28-30 * examples 1-22; table 1 * [A] 21,24-27,31-33;
 [XA]US5070043  (AMUNDSON JR W DUANE [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7-20,22,23,28-30 * col. 5 specific embodiment; columns 2,4,6, lines 15-17;14,15;10-25 * [A] 21,24-27,31-33;
 [XA]US6080692  (REISE MICHAEL [DE], et al) [X] 1,3-20,22,23,28-30 * abstract; columns 1, 2; example 1 * [A] 21,24-27,31-33;
 [I]WO2016134677  (SCHOTT GLASS TECH (SUZHOU) CO LTD [CN]) [I] 1-5,7-33 * abstract , and p.25 l.5-10, p.26 l.5-6, p.29, p.30; pages 1,5,10, lines 6-10;1-17;25-29; - pages 11,20,21, lines 1,2,6,25-27;16+24,29;1,4,7,25,29-30; examples 4,5,6,9; table 1 *
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