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EP4237643 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING CABLE TWISTS FOR UNDERWATER CLEANERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hayward Industries, Inc.
400 Connell Drive, Suite 6100
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 / US
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Inventor(s)01 / HAYES, Graham
Bermuda Run, NC 27006 / US
02 / CATY, Patrick
Lewisville, NC 27023 / US
03 / ARMES, Michael
Lincoln, RI 27006 / US
04 / PADBERG, Michael
West Warwick, RI 02893 / US
 [2023/36]
Representative(s)Cross, James Peter Archibald
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2023/36]Poskett, Oliver James
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
Application number, filing date21887629.029.10.2021
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WO2021US57327
Priority number, dateUS202063107364P29.10.2020         Original published format: US 202063107364 P
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Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022094260
Date:05.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4237643
Date:06.09.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.05.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
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Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.05.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.09.2024
ClassificationIPC:E04H4/16, B08B7/04, B08B9/08, E04H4/00, H01R35/00, H01R39/64
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CPC:
G05D1/0214 (EP,US); G05B19/4155 (US); E04H4/1654 (EP,US);
G05D1/0875 (US); G05D1/43 (US); G05D1/617 (US);
G05D2109/38 (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 [2023/36]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERMINDERUNG VON KABELVERDRILLUNGEN FÜR UNTERWASSERREINIGER[2023/36]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING CABLE TWISTS FOR UNDERWATER CLEANERS[2023/36]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE LIMITATION DE TORSIONS DE CÂBLE POUR APPAREILS DE NETTOYAGE SUBAQUATIQUES[2023/36]
Entry into regional phase15.05.2023National basic fee paid 
15.05.2023Search fee paid 
15.05.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
15.05.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.05.2023Examination requested  [2023/36]
21.03.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.03.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A] US2007094817  (STOLTZ GERHARD J et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0017] , [0063] , [0069] , [0019]; figure 1 *
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 [A] US8141191  (HUI WING-KIN et al.) [A] 1-15 * column 2, paragraph last; figure 1 *
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International search[X] US2007094817  (STOLTZ GERHARD J et al.) [X] 1-24 * entire document *
 [A] US2008078039  (KATZ PESACH et al.) [A] 1-24 * entire document *
 [A] US2009301522  (ABEHASERA BEN et al.) [A] 1-24 * entire document *
 [A] US2013133144  (ERLICH GIORA et al.) [A] 1-24 * entire document *
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by applicantUS2007094817
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