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EP4151565 - AUTOMATED REPITCH SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.09.2025
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.05.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.09.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  17.02.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2025No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.10.2025  [2025/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ATS Corporation
730 Fountain Street North
Building 2
Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7 / CA
[2024/16]
Former [2023/12]For all designated states
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
730 Fountain St. N.
Building 2
Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4R7 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / NICHOLSON, Kenneth Wayne
Cambridge, N3H 4R7 / CA
02 / TAIT, David Andrew
Cambridge, N3H 4R7 / CA
03 / MACGREGOR, Robert James
Cambridge, N3H 4R7 / CA
 [2023/12]
Representative(s)Brand Murray Fuller LLP
50 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8EA / GB
[2023/12]
Application number, filing date22194407.707.09.2022
[2023/12]
Priority number, dateUS202163242758P10.09.2021         Original published format: US 202163242758 P
[2023/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4151565
Date:22.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4151565
Date:30.10.2024
Language:EN
[2024/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.02.2023
ClassificationIPC:B65G47/08, B65G47/90
[2023/12]
CPC:
B65G47/08 (EP); B65G47/248 (US); B25J15/0052 (US);
B65G47/082 (EP); B65G47/905 (US); B65G47/907 (EP);
B65G2201/0258 (EP); Y02P90/02 (EP) (-)
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 [2023/43]  
Former [2023/12]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISIERTES RÜCKNEIGESYSTEM UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN[2023/12]
English:AUTOMATED REPITCH SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS[2023/12]
French:SYSTÈME DE RE-PAS AUTOMATISÉ ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS[2023/12]
Examination procedure21.09.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.09.2023Examination requested  [2023/43]
21.09.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2024Fee for grant paid
13.09.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.09.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP24209003.3  / EP4520693
Opposition(s)31.07.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ30.10.2024
ES30.10.2024
HR30.10.2024
PL30.10.2024
SK30.10.2024
SM30.10.2024
NO30.01.2025
RS30.01.2025
GR31.01.2025
IS28.02.2025
[2025/36]
Former [2025/32]ES30.10.2024
HR30.10.2024
PL30.10.2024
SM30.10.2024
NO30.01.2025
RS30.01.2025
GR31.01.2025
IS28.02.2025
Former [2025/23]ES30.10.2024
HR30.10.2024
PL30.10.2024
NO30.01.2025
RS30.01.2025
GR31.01.2025
IS28.02.2025
Documents cited:Search[XY] US4901504  (TSUJI MIKIO et al.)
 [Y] US2016137326  (HUTTER ALBAN et al.)
 [XY] US2012090276  (MONTI GIUSEPPE et al.) [X] 1,12,15 * figure 1 * * column 3, line 5 - line 14 * * column 8, line 58 - line 64 * * figure 2 * * column 7, line 46 - line 58 * * figure 8 *[Y] 2-11,13
 [Y] US2017197745  (DEUTSCHLE GREGOR FRITZ et al.) [Y] 2-11 * paragraph [0043]; figures 1-10 * * paragraph [0162] - paragraph [0163] * * paragraph [0110] *
by applicantUS9904281
 US10018985
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