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EP0323598 - Apparatus for scaling teeth and lavage [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.02.1997 Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): NL	published on 26.12.2007 [2007/52]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DENTSPLY MANAGEMENT CORP. 570 West College Avenue York Pennsylvania 17405 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1989/28]	For all designated states DENTSPLY MANAGEMENT CORP. 570 West College Avenue York Pennsylvania 17405 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Warrin, George E. 914 Madison Place North Merrick, NY 11556 / US
	02 / Perdreaux, Rene J. 11-91 East 34th Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 / US
	[1989/28]
Representative(s)	Wächtershäuser, Günter Wächtershäuser & Hartz Patentanwälte Ottostrasse 4 80333 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1989/28]	Wächtershäuser, Günter, Prof. Dr. Patentanwalt, Tal 29 D-80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date	88121158.5	16.12.1988
	[1989/28]
Priority number, date	US19880141355	06.01.1988 Original published format: US 141355
	US19880157814	18.02.1988 Original published format: US 157814
	[1989/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0323598
	Date:	12.07.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/28]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0323598
	Date:	17.04.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0323598
	Date:	24.04.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/17]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.02.1991
Classification	IPC:	A61C17/02	[1989/28]
	CPC:	A61C1/0084 (EP); A61C17/20 (EP); B23Q1/0036 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1989/28]
Title	German:	Gerät zum Entfernen von Zahnstein und zum Spülen	[1989/28]
	English:	Apparatus for scaling teeth and lavage	[1989/28]
	French:	Appareil pour l'élimination du tartre et pour le lavage	[1989/28]
Examination procedure	17.09.1991	Examination requested [1991/46]
	15.02.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	25.08.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.03.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.10.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.10.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.04.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.06.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	19.10.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.01.1996	Fee for grant paid
	16.01.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	25.01.1997	No opposition filed within time limit [1997/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.09.1990	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.09.1991	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.12.1992	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.09.1993	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.08.1994	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.10.1995	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	24.04.1996
	BE	24.04.1996
	ES	24.04.1996
	GR	24.04.1996
	IT	24.04.1996
	NL	24.04.1996
	SE	24.07.1996
	LU	31.12.1996
	[2003/07]
Former [2002/24]	AT	24.04.1996
	BE	24.04.1996
	ES	24.04.1996
	GR	24.04.1996
	IT	24.04.1996
	SE	24.07.1996
	LU	31.12.1996
Former [2000/04]	AT	24.04.1996
	BE	24.04.1996
	GR	24.04.1996
	IT	24.04.1996
	SE	24.07.1996
	LU	31.12.1996
Former [1999/42]	AT	24.04.1996
	BE	24.04.1996
	IT	24.04.1996
	SE	24.07.1996
Former [1997/20]	AT	24.04.1996
	BE	24.04.1996
	SE	24.07.1996
Former [1997/03]	AT	24.04.1996
	SE	24.07.1996
Former [1996/47]	SE	24.07.1996
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US336280 ;
		[A]AT180356B (MEYER-SALADIN OSKAR EMANUEL DR [CH]);
		[A]DE7002091U (BANDELIN ELECTRONIC KG [DE]);
		[A]US3707037 (GUTRIS GIORGIO);
		[Y]US3718973 (SLATER R, et al);
		[Y]US3924335 (BALAMUTH LEWIS, et al);
		[A]GB1469399 (HALSTEAD J);
		[A]WO8704613 (NAT PATENT DENTAL PROD [US])

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