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EP0546492 - Display framing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 27.02.2004 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	27.02.2004	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 14.04.2004 [2004/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states WHISNANT DISPLAYS, INC. 617 East 28th Street Charlotte, NC 28205-1815 / US
	[1993/24]
Inventor(s)	01 / Whisnant, Hubert E. 617 East 28th Street Charlotte, NC 28205-1815 / us
	[1993/24]
Representative(s)	Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm, Beier, Dauster & Partner mbB Postfach 10 40 36 70035 Stuttgart / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/34]	Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm, Beier, Dauster & Partner Postfach 10 40 36 70035 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1993/24]	Wilhelm & Dauster Patentanwälte European Patent Attorneys Hospitalstrasse 8 D-70174 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date	92120873.2	08.12.1992
	[1993/24]
Priority number, date	US19910806160	12.12.1991 Original published format: US 806160
	[1993/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0546492
	Date:	16.06.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/24]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0546492
	Date:	01.03.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/09]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.01.1995
Classification	IPC:	E04B2/74, A47G5/00, G09F15/00	[1995/07]
	CPC:	E04B2/7431 (EP,US); A47G5/00 (EP,US); G09F15/0068 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1993/24]	E04B2/74
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1993/24]
Title	German:	Vorrichtung für Anzeigetafeln	[1993/24]
	English:	Display framing apparatus	[1993/24]
	French:	Structure de panneaux d'affichage	[1993/24]
Examination procedure	26.09.1995	Examination requested [1995/48]
	09.12.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.04.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.03.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	23.06.2003	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	02.07.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.10.2003	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2004/16]
	14.11.2003	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2004/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.12.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.12.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.12.1998	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.12.1999	Renewal fee patent year 08
	08.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 09
	05.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 10
	14.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 11
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
	Fee paid on 26.09.1995
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.2003	12 M06 Not yet paid
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