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| EP4184045 - CROSS-ACTIVATED PRESSURE RELIEF APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The patent has been granted Status updated on 20.06.2025 Database last updated on 28.03.2026 | |
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.02.2025 | ||
| Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 21.04.2023 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.02.2026 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES, PL, RS | published on 11.03.2026 [2026/11] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Emcara International, Inc. 67 Watson Rd. Units 3 & 4 Guelph, Ontario N1L 1E3 / CA | [2024/29] |
| Former [2023/21] | For all designated states Emcara Gas Development Inc. 67 Watson Rd. S., Unit 2 Guelph, Ontario N1L 1E3 / CA | Inventor(s) | 01 /
GIROUARD, Erick Guelph, N1G 4G5 / CA | 02 /
AHMADZADEGAN, Amir Waterloo, N2L 1W5 / CA | [2023/21] | Representative(s) | Latham, Stuart Alexander Withers & Rogers LLP 2 London Bridge London SE1 9RA / GB | [2025/30] |
| Former [2023/21] | Ford, Alexander William John Withers & Rogers LLP 2 London Bridge London SE1 9RA / GB | Application number, filing date | 23151724.4 | 13.06.2018 | [2023/21] | Priority number, date | US201762518670P | 13.06.2017 Original published format: US 201762518670 P | [2023/21] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP4184045 | Date: | 24.05.2023 | Language: | EN | [2023/21] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP4184045 | Date: | 23.07.2025 | Language: | EN | [2025/30] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 13.04.2023 | Classification | IPC: | F16K17/36, F16K17/38, F16K24/00, F16K3/26, F16K31/56, F16K31/70, F16K31/72, F16K13/00, F16K39/04, F17C13/04 | [2023/21] | CPC: |
F16K17/003 (EP,US);
F16K17/38 (EP,US);
F16K31/002 (EP,US);
F16K31/003 (EP,US);
F17C13/04 (EP,US);
F17C2205/0134 (EP);
F17C2205/0146 (EP);
F17C2205/0332 (EP,US);
F17C2205/0382 (EP);
Y02E60/32 (EP)
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| Designated contracting states | 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 [2023/21]
| Title | German: | QUERAKTIVIERTE DRUCKENTLASTUNGSVORRICHTUNG | [2023/21] | English: | CROSS-ACTIVATED PRESSURE RELIEF APPARATUS | [2023/21] | French: | APPAREIL DE DÉCOMPRESSION À ACTIONNEMENT CROISÉ | [2023/21] | Examination procedure | 16.01.2023 | Examination requested [2023/21] | 23.11.2023 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 23.11.2023 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 07.02.2025 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 06.06.2025 | Fee for grant paid | 06.06.2025 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 06.06.2025 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Parent application(s) Tooltip | EP18818063.2 / EP3638605 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 16.01.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 16.01.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 16.01.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 29.06.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 13.06.2024 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 12.06.2025 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | ES | 23.07.2025 | HR | 23.07.2025 | PL | 23.07.2025 | NO | 23.10.2025 | RS | 23.10.2025 | GR | 24.10.2025 | IS | 23.11.2025 | [2026/11] |
| Former [2026/09] | HR | 23.07.2025 | |
| NO | 23.10.2025 | ||
| GR | 24.10.2025 | ||
| IS | 23.11.2025 | ||
| Former [2026/07] | IS | 23.11.2025 | Documents cited: | Search | [X] US4040404 (TAGAWA KATSUHIRO et al.) | [AD] US9121521 (GIROUARD ERICK et al.) | [X] US2016215894 (GIROUARD ERICK et al.) [X] 1-4 * the whole document * | [AD] US2012199218 (GIOBERTI FABIO et al.) [AD] 1,6 * the whole document * | by applicant | US9121521 | US9097358 |