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EP0338552 - Flexible, elongated positive temperature coefficient heating assembly and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.09.1995 Database last updated on 01.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	30.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 02.01.2008 [2008/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states THERMON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 100 Thermon Drive San Marcos, TX 78666 / US
	[1989/43]
Inventor(s)	01 / Springs, Daniel R. Route 1, Box 16A Martindale Texas 78655 / US
	02 / Hinojosa, Jesse 111 Smith Lane San Marcos Texas 78666 / US
	[1989/43]
Representative(s)	Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm, Beier, Dauster & Partner mbB Postfach 10 40 36 70035 Stuttgart / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1993/19]	Patentanwälte Ruff, Beier, Schöndorf und Mütschele Willy-Brandt-Strasse 28 D-70173 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1989/43]	Patentanwälte Ruff, Beier, Schöndorf und Mütschele Neckarstrasse 50 D-70173 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date	89107109.4	20.04.1989
	[1989/43]
Priority number, date	US19880185155	22.04.1988 Original published format: US 185155
	[1989/43]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0338552
	Date:	25.10.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/43]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0338552
	Date:	10.04.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0338552
	Date:	30.11.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/48]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.02.1991
Classification	IPC:	H05B3/14, H05B3/56, H05B3/34	[1994/48]
	CPC:	H05B3/146 (EP,US); H05B3/56 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1991/26]	H05B3/14, H05B3/56
	Former IPC [1989/43]	H05B3/56, H05B3/14
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1989/43]
Title	German:	Flexibler langgestreckter Heizungsaufbau mit positivem Temperaturkoeffizienten und Verfahren	[1989/43]
	English:	Flexible, elongated positive temperature coefficient heating assembly and method	[1989/43]
	French:	Assemblage chauffant flexible et allongé à coefficient de température positif et procédé	[1989/43]
Examination procedure	14.12.1990	Examination requested [1991/06]
	20.01.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	21.09.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.01.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	06.06.1994	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.08.1994	Fee for grant paid
	30.08.1994	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	31.08.1995	No opposition filed within time limit [1995/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.04.1991	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.04.1992	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.04.1993	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.04.1994	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	30.11.1994
	BE	30.11.1994
	CH	30.11.1994
	ES	30.11.1994
	GR	30.11.1994
	IT	30.11.1994
	LI	30.11.1994
	SE	28.02.1995
	LU	30.04.1995
	[2008/01]
Former [2002/24]	AT	30.11.1994
	BE	30.11.1994
	CH	30.11.1994
	ES	30.11.1994
	GR	30.11.1994
	IT	30.11.1994
	LI	30.11.1994
	SE	28.02.1995
	LU	30.04.1995
Former [2000/04]	AT	30.11.1994
	BE	30.11.1994
	CH	30.11.1994
	GR	30.11.1994
	IT	30.11.1994
	LI	30.11.1994
	SE	28.02.1995
	LU	30.04.1995
Former [1999/42]	AT	30.11.1994
	BE	30.11.1994
	CH	30.11.1994
	IT	30.11.1994
	LI	30.11.1994
	SE	28.02.1995
Former [1996/03]	AT	30.11.1994
	BE	30.11.1994
	CH	30.11.1994
	LI	30.11.1994
	SE	28.02.1995
Former [1995/41]	AT	30.11.1994
	BE	30.11.1994
	CH	30.11.1994
	LI	30.11.1994
Former [1995/31]	AT	30.11.1994
	CH	30.11.1994
	LI	30.11.1994
Former [1995/29]	AT	30.11.1994
Documents cited:	Search	[Y] ELEKTROTECHNIK. vol. 68, no. 15, September 1986, WURZBURG DE pages 26 - 32; Trevor Davenport: "Elektrische Begleitheizung in explosionsgefrdeten Bereichen" [Y]

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