| EP0240151 - Metrological apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.06.1991 Database last updated on 30.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 08.06.1991 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 31.07.1991 [1991/31] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states RANK TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED 2 New Star Road Leicester LE4 7JQ / GB | [1987/41] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Lane, Hugh Rogers 9 School Lane South Croxton Leicster LE7 8RT / GB | 02 /
Onyon, Peter Dean 20 Beacon Road Loughborough LE11 2BQ / GB | [1987/41] | Representative(s) | Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al Beresford Crump LLP 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1987/41] | Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn London WC1R 5DJ / GB | Application number, filing date | 87301712.3 | 26.02.1987 | [1987/41] | Priority number, date | GB19860005324 | 04.03.1986 Original published format: GB 8605324 | [1987/41] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0240151 | Date: | 07.10.1987 | Language: | EN | [1987/41] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0240151 | Date: | 02.03.1988 | Language: | EN | [1988/09] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0240151 | Date: | 08.08.1990 | Language: | EN | [1990/32] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 12.01.1988 | Classification | IPC: | G01B7/03, G01B7/28, G01B7/34 | [1988/09] | CPC: |
G01B7/282 (EP,US);
G01B7/008 (EP,US);
G01B7/345 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [1988/05] | G01B7/03, G01B7/28, G01B7/34 | ||
| Former IPC [1987/41] | G01B7/00, G01B7/28 | Designated contracting states | CH, DE, GB, IT, LI, SE [1987/41] | Title | German: | Metrologischer Apparat | [1987/41] | English: | Metrological apparatus | [1987/41] | French: | Appareil métrologique | [1987/41] | Miscellaneous | EPB 1990/32: Teilanmeldung 89201143.8 eingereicht am 26/02/87 | EPB 1990/32: Divisional application 89201143.8 filed on 26/02/87 | EPB 1990/32: Demande divisionnaire 89201143.8 déposée le 26/02/87 | Examination procedure | 01.09.1988 | Examination requested [1988/43] | 21.03.1989 | Request for accelerated examination filed | 26.04.1989 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 26.04.1989 | Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes | 27.08.1989 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.09.1989 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No) | 29.01.1990 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval) | 07.02.1990 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 21.02.1990 | Fee for grant paid | 21.02.1990 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Divisional application(s) | EP89201143.8 / EP0335474 | EP89201828.4 / EP0342770 | Opposition(s) | 09.05.1991 | No opposition filed within time limit [1991/31] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 06.02.1989 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 03.02.1990 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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