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EP About this file: EP4076965

EP4076965 - CAPPING STATIONS WITH POSITIONING MECHANISMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.09.2022
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.11.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip21.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
10300 Energy Drive
Spring, TX 77389 / US
[2022/43]
Inventor(s)01 / ALVAREZ TAPIA, Jose Antonio
08174 Sant Cugat del Valles / ES
02 / ANGULO NAVARRO, Emilio
08174 Sant Cugat del Valles / ES
03 / LOPEZ UBIETO, Diego
08174 Sant Cugat del Valles / ES
 [2022/43]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2022/43]ZBM Patents - Zea, Barlocci & Markvardsen
Rambla Catalunya, 123
08008 Barcelona / ES
Application number, filing date20936208.619.05.2020
[2022/43]
WO2020US33593
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021236065
Date:25.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4076965
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.11.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU25.11.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.08.2023
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/165
[2022/43]
CPC:
B41J2/16508 (EP); B41J2/16511 (EP,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 [2022/43]
TitleGerman:VERSCHLIESSSTATIONEN MIT POSITIONIERUNGSMECHANISMEN[2022/43]
English:CAPPING STATIONS WITH POSITIONING MECHANISMS[2022/43]
French:STATIONS DE RECOUVREMENT DOTÉES DE MÉCANISMES DE POSITIONNEMENT[2022/43]
Entry into regional phase21.07.2022National basic fee paid 
21.07.2022Search fee paid 
21.07.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
21.07.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/43]
13.03.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US5325111  (DIETL STEVEN J [US]) [X] 1-3,7,12 * column 5, line 5 - line 22; figures 1-5 * * column 2, line 35 - line 36 * [I] 4-6,8-11,13-15;
 [A]US5953024  (LEE YONG-DUK [KR], et al) [A] 7 * column 4, line 14 - line 18 *;
 [A]US6568787  (GIRONES XAVIER [ES], et al) [A] 10,11* the whole document *;
 [XAI]US2007103504  (HUANG SHR-HOW [TW]) [X] 1,7 * figures 1-10 * [A] 12-15 [I] 2-6,8-11
International search[XYA]US5325111  (DIETL STEVEN J [US]) [X] 1-3, 12 * , col. 1 lines 7-8, col. 5 lines 9-22, 24-25, 36-41, 44-68, col. 6 lines 1-4, fig. 2 col. 1 lines 7-8, KOJI. 2 lines 41-43, 60-63, col. 4 lines 53-56, col. 5 lines 5-7, 9-22, 24-25, 32-36, fig. 2-3 * [Y] 7, 10, 11 [A] 4-6, 8, 9, 13-15;
 [Y]US5953024  (LEE YONG-DUK [KR], et al) [Y] 7, 10, 11 * , col. 4 lines 14-18 *;
 [A]US6520621  (ECKARD B MICHAEL [US], et al)[A] 1-15;
 [Y]US6568787  (GIRONES XAVIER [ES], et al) [Y] 10, 11 * , col. 3 line 59 *
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