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EP4125649 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED INSERTION OF PENETRATING MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.01.2023
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip03.04.2024Supplementary search reportpublished on 01.05.2024  [2024/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Obvius Robotics, Inc.
7 Patton Ave. 1403
Asheville, NC 28801 / US
[2023/06]
Inventor(s)01 / BAGWELL, Roger, B.
210 Millgate Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823 / US
02 / CLEMENT, Ryan, S.
859 Webster Drive
State College, PA 16801 / US
03 / MULVIHILL, Maureen, L.
210 Millgate Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823 / US
04 / SCRUGGS, Casey, A.
1720 Tame Deer Drive
Middleburg, PA 17842 / US
05 / SNOOK, Kevin, A.
810 Outer Drive
State College, PA 16801 / US
06 / COHN, William, E.
4540 Magnolia
Bellaire, TX 77401 / US
07 / HERLIHY, James, Patrick
4125 Marquette Street
Houston, TX 77005 / US
08 / RENNICKS, Kenneth, Wayne
3211 Thurlow Drive
Pearland, TX 77581 / US
 [2023/06]
Representative(s)Christ, Niko
Geitz Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Obere Wässere 3-7
72764 Reutlingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/06]Christ, Niko
Geitz Truckenmüller Lucht Christ
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Obere Wässere 3-7
72764 Reutlingen / DE
Application number, filing date21781581.001.04.2021
[2023/06]
WO2021US25356
Priority number, dateUS20201683767501.04.2020         Original published format: US202016837675
[2023/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021202864
Date:07.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4125649
Date:08.02.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.10.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.10.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2024
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/34, A61B8/08, A61B8/14, A61M5/46, A61M5/42, A61B17/32
[2024/18]
CPC:
A61M5/427 (EP); A61B17/320068 (EP); A61B17/3403 (EP);
A61B2017/320098 (EP); A61B2017/3409 (EP); A61B2017/3413 (EP);
A61B8/0841 (EP); A61B8/0891 (EP); A61B8/488 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/06]A61B17/34, A61B8/08, A61B8/14, A61M5/46
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]
Extension statesBA31.10.2022
ME31.10.2022
Validation statesKH31.10.2022
MA31.10.2022
MD31.10.2022
TN31.10.2022
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM AUTOMATISIERTEN EINFÜHREN EINES PENETRIERELEMENTS[2023/06]
English:DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED INSERTION OF PENETRATING MEMBER[2023/06]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR INSERTION AUTOMATISÉE D'ÉLÉMENT DE PÉNÉTRATION[2023/06]
Entry into regional phase31.10.2022National basic fee paid 
31.10.2022Search fee paid 
31.10.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
31.10.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.10.2022Examination requested  [2023/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2013072856  (FRANKHOUSER PAUL L [US], et al);
 [A]US2013172713  (KIRSCHENMAN MARK B [US]);
 [A]US2017080166  (BAGWELL ROGER B [US], et al);
 [A]US2017188990  (VON ALLMEN DANIEL [US], et al);
 [A]US2018325547  (BAGWELL ROGER B [US], et al)
International search[A]US2013072856  (FRANKHOUSER PAUL L [US], et al) [A] 1-20* , entire document *;
 [A]US2013172713  (KIRSCHENMAN MARK B [US]) [A] 1-20 * , entire document, especially Fig 10, 13; para [0105], [0118] *;
 [A]US2017080166  (BAGWELL ROGER B [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * , entire document, especially Fig 1-3, 6-7, 13-16B; para [0047]-[0051], [0069], [0072] *;
 [A]US2017188990  (VON ALLMEN DANIEL [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *;
 [A]US2018325547  (BAGWELL ROGER B [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * , entire document, especially Fig 1A; para [0081] *
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