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EP0296177 - HEIGHT MEASURING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.09.1994 Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.12.1999	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 09.02.2000 [2000/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states THE CLOVERLINE, Inc. 2431 West Irving Park Road Chicago, Illinois 60018 / US
	[1994/09]
Former [1988/52]	For all designated states HEINRICH, William P. 2709 W. Sterling Drive McHenry, IL 60050 / US
	For all designated states LEOPOLDI, Norbert 4180 Marine Drive, No. 1205 Chicago, IL 60613 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[1988/52]
Representative(s)	Gee, David William Farmhouse Court Marston Nr. Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B76 0DW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1988/52]	Gee, David William Farmhouse Court Marston Nr. Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B76 0DW / GB
Application number, filing date	87905355.1	29.07.1987
	[1988/52]
	WO1987US01809
Priority number, date	US19860944006	22.12.1986 Original published format: US 944006
	[1988/52]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO8804764
	Date:	30.06.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0296177
	Date:	28.12.1988
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.06.1988 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1988/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0296177
	Date:	10.11.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/45]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	30.06.1988
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.05.1991
Classification	IPC:	G01B5/02	[1988/52]
	CPC:	G01B5/061 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1988/52]
Title	German:	GRÖSSENMESSVORRICHTUNG	[1988/52]
	English:	HEIGHT MEASURING DEVICE	[1988/52]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE LA TAILLE	[1988/52]
Entry into regional phase	01.08.1988	National basic fee paid
	01.08.1988	Search fee paid
	01.08.1988	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.12.1988	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.12.1988	Examination requested [1989/10]
	12.12.1991	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.01.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.04.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.08.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.10.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.11.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.03.1993	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	17.05.1993	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.08.1993	Fee for grant paid
	06.08.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	11.08.1994	No opposition filed within time limit [1994/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.07.1989	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.07.1990	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.07.1991	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.07.1992	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.07.1993	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	10.11.1993
	BE	10.11.1993
	CH	10.11.1993
	LI	10.11.1993
	NL	10.11.1993
	LU	31.07.1994
	[2000/06]
Former [1994/48]	AT	10.11.1993
	BE	10.11.1993
	CH	10.11.1993
	LI	10.11.1993
	NL	10.11.1993
Former [1994/39]	AT	10.11.1993
	CH	10.11.1993
	LI	10.11.1993
	NL	10.11.1993
Former [1994/32]	AT	10.11.1993
	CH	10.11.1993
	LI	10.11.1993
Former [1994/31]	CH	10.11.1993
	LI	10.11.1993
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US1390618 ;
		[A]US2367743 (THORSBERG ERIC A);
		[A]CH499214 (WEIDMUELLER KG C [DE]);
		[A]US3639709 (HART DEREK JAMES, et al);
		[A]FR2211993 (ITT PRODUITS IND [FR]);
		[A]US4571838 (STOUT III WESLEY [US])
	International search	[A]US442192 ;
		[Y]US2215884 (RUNGE GEORGE F);
		[Y]US3313030 (GEORGE HEYS)

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