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EP4337285 - VISCOMETER WITH REDUCED DEAD-VOLUME AND HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.11.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip12.12.2025New entry: Decision on request for further processing 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RheoSense, Inc.
12667 Alcosta Blvd., Suite 100
San Ramon, California 94583 / US
[2024/12]
Inventor(s)01 / BAEK, Seong-Gi
San Ramon, California 94583 / US
02 / ELLIOTT, Stacey Lynn
San Ramon, California 94583 / US
 [2024/12]
Representative(s)Ostertag & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Azenbergstraße 35
70174 Stuttgart / DE
[2024/12]
Application number, filing date22808221.010.05.2022
[2024/12]
WO2022US28625
Priority number, dateUS202163186662P10.05.2021         Original published format: US 202163186662 P
[2024/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022240899
Date:17.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4337285
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.11.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US17.11.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.02.2025
ClassificationIPC:A61M5/31
[2024/12]
CPC:
G01N11/08 (EP,US); G01N2011/0013 (EP,US); G01N2011/0026 (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 [2024/12]
TitleGerman:VISKOSIMETER MIT REDUZIERTEM TOTVOLUMEN UND HOHEM DYNAMIKBEREICH[2024/12]
English:VISCOMETER WITH REDUCED DEAD-VOLUME AND HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE[2024/12]
French:VISCOSIMÈTRE À VOLUME MORT RÉDUIT ET PLAGE DYNAMIQUE ÉLEVÉE[2024/12]
Entry into regional phase11.12.2023National basic fee paid 
11.12.2023Search fee paid 
11.12.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
11.12.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/12]
11.09.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.09.2025Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
26.11.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
26.11.2025Request for further processing filed
26.11.2025Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
02.12.2025Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.202403   M06   Fee paid on   20.11.2024
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Documents cited:Search[X] KR20120060931  (LEE DONG HWAN et al.) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0032] * * figures 1-3 *
 [X] US5717131  (SUNDE EGIL et al.) [X] 1-15 * column 3, line 28 - column 4, line 5 * * figure 1 *
 [A] US4858127  (KRON REUBEN E et al.) [A] 6 * figure 1 *
International search[XY] US2008127717  (LESIEUR YVES et al.) [X] 1 * entire document, especially para [0009-0010], [0022], [0026], [0024] *[Y] 2-5
 [Y] US2006070426  (PELLETIER MICHAEL T et al.) [Y] 2-5 * entire document, especially para [0058], [0069], [0004] *
 [Y] US2134778  (CLARKE HENRY B et al.) [Y] 5 * entire document, especially Pg. 2, Col 2, In 5-11; Pg. 2, Col 2, In 32-38 *
 [A] US2020033241  (BAEK SEONG-GI et al.) [A] 1-5 * entire document *
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