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EP About this file: EP4106606

EP4106606 - ROTARY VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.11.2022
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medical Instrument Development Laboratories, Inc.
557 McCormick St.
San Leandro, CA 94577 / US
[2022/52]
Inventor(s)01 / WALKER, Jeffrey, A.
2687 Elston Street
Livermore, CA 94550 / US
02 / PETERSON, Erik, W.
1860 Newell Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94595 / US
 [2022/52]
Representative(s)White, Andrew John, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2022/52]
Application number, filing date21757373.217.02.2021
[2022/52]
WO2021US18342
Priority number, dateUS20201679521519.02.2020         Original published format: US202016795215
[2022/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021167955
Date:26.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4106606
Date:28.12.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.08.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2024
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/018, A61B17/32, A61B90/00, F01L9/00, F16K11/02, F16K31/04, F16K11/085, A61B17/16, A61B17/00
[2024/13]
CPC:
F16K11/085 (EP); F16K31/043 (US); A61B17/142 (EP,US);
F16K27/08 (US); F16K31/041 (EP); A61B17/1628 (EP);
A61B2017/00544 (EP,US); A61B2017/320028 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/52]A61B1/018, A61B17/32, A61B90/00, F01L9/00, F16K11/02, F16K31/04
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 [2022/52]
TitleGerman:DREHVENTIL[2022/52]
English:ROTARY VALVE[2022/52]
French:VANNE ROTATIVE[2022/52]
Entry into regional phase23.08.2022National basic fee paid 
23.08.2022Search fee paid 
23.08.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
23.08.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.08.2022Examination requested  [2022/52]
03.05.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.05.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2004221900  (KASKE EGON [DE]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [XI]DE102006062263  (SELLENTIN ALEXANDER [DE]) [X] 1-5,7-9,15 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0066]; figures 1-12 * [I] 6,10-14;
 [A]US2009065724  (MITTON MICHAEL JON [CA], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [XI]ITTO20090271  (FOND ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA) [X] 1-8,15 * page 6, paragraph 1 * [I] 9-14;
 [A]US2015018711  (FURLONG COSME [US], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [XAI]US2019136724  (WONG MING FUNG [US]) [X] 1-5,8,15 * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0030]; figures 1-6 * [A] 7,9-14 [I] 6
International search[A]US4203444  (BONNELL LEONARD J [US], et al) [A] 14-17 * , entire document, especially Fig. 1, 2, 3; col 3, In 67 to col 4, In 17; *;
 [X]US4345622  (HENNINGSSON THOM L) [X] 1,4 * , entire document, especially Fig. 1, 2, 3; col 1, In 60-66; col 2, In 33-68; col 2, In 23-32; *;
 [A]US4480662  (GARRELS WILBUR D [US]) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *;
 [A]US5242150  (SHIFFLER MARK E [US], et al) [A] 1-20* , entire document *;
 [XA]US2009223657  (HOLLIS THOMAS J [US]) [X] 1-3, 5-13, 18-20 * , entire document, especially Fig. 6, 7, 8, 19; para[0060]; para[0058]; para[0059]; para[0056]; para[0074]; * [A] 14-17;
 [A]US2015032139  (SJOSTROM DOUGLAS D [US]) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *;
 [A]CN106640326  (SDZ AUTO PARTS CO LTD) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *
by applicantDE102006062263
 ITTO20090271
 US2019136724
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