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EP0306491 - ARC COATING OF REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.01.1995
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.04.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 12.06.2002  [2002/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Morrill Hall
100 Church Street Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 / US
[N/P]
Former [1991/11]For all designated states
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Morrill Hall, 100 Church Street Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 / US
Former [1989/11]For all designated states
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
568 Administrative Services Center, 1919 University Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RAMALINGAM, Subbiah
1715 West Eldridge Avenue
Roseville, MN 55113 / US
02 / CHANG, Rongfeng
815 - 13th Avenue S.E. 216
Minneapolis, MN 55414 / US
[1989/11]
Representative(s)Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1990/29]Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Former [1989/11]Wayte, Dennis Travers
BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street
London, EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date87902978.301.04.1987
[1989/11]
WO1987US00687
Priority number, dateUS1986084872004.04.1986         Original published format: US 848720
[1989/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO8705948
Date:08.10.1987
Language:EN
[1987/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0306491
Date:15.03.1989
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.1987 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1989/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0306491
Date:09.03.1994
Language:EN
[1994/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US08.10.1987
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.01.1990
ClassificationIPC:C23C14/22, C23C14/00, C23C14/32, H01J37/32
[1994/10]
CPC:
H01J37/32055 (EP,US); C23C14/0021 (EP,US); C23C14/325 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1989/11]C23C14/22
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1989/11]
TitleGerman:BOGENBESCHICHTUNG VON FEUERFESTEN METALLVERBINDUNGEN[1989/11]
English:ARC COATING OF REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS[1989/11]
French:REVETEMENT A L'ARC DE COMPOSES METALLIQUES REFRACTAIRES[1989/11]
Entry into regional phase29.09.1988National basic fee paid 
29.09.1988Search fee paid 
29.09.1988Designation fee(s) paid 
29.09.1988Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.09.1987Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AT
04.10.1988Examination requested  [1989/11]
08.07.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.01.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.05.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.11.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.02.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.08.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.1993Fee for grant paid
29.11.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.12.1994No opposition filed within time limit [1995/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.1989Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.1990Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.1991Renewal fee patent year 05
16.03.1992Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.1993Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR09.03.1994
NL09.03.1994
SE09.03.1994
LU30.04.1994
[2002/24]
Former [2002/23]NL09.03.1994
SE09.03.1994
LU30.04.1994
Former [2000/06]NL09.03.1994
LU30.04.1994
Former [1995/10]NL09.03.1994
Cited inInternational search[X]US3625848  (SNAPER ALVIN A);
 [X]US3956093  (MCLEOD PAUL S);
 [X]US4444635  (KOBAYASHI SHIGERU [JP], et al);
 [X]US4444643  (GARRETT CHARLES B [US]);
 [X]US4511593  (BRANDOLF HENRY E [US]);
 [X]US4563262  (SABLEV LEONID P [SU], et al);
 [X]SU363375  (SABLEV L P [SU], et al)
ExaminationWO8503954
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