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EP0499486 - Investment casting method and pattern material [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.03.1998
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL
published on 09.01.2008  [2008/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [1992/34]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Quinn, John Anthony
42 Roosevelt Avenue
Morganville, New Jersey 07751 / US
02 / Fan, Roxy Ni
3 Heritage Court
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816 / US
03 / Lawton, John Alan
RD No.2 Box 280
Landenberg, Pennsylvania 19350 / US
[1992/34]
Representative(s)Davies, Christopher Robert
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1992/34]Davies, Christopher Robert
Frank B. Dehn & Co. Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UZ / GB
Application number, filing date92301241.314.02.1992
[1992/34]
Priority number, dateUS1991065568814.02.1991         Original published format: US 655688
[1992/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0499486
Date:19.08.1992
Language:EN
[1992/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0499486
Date:14.10.1992
Language:EN
[1992/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0499486
Date:02.05.1997
Language:EN
[1997/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.08.1992
ClassificationIPC:B22C7/02, B22C9/04, B22C7/00
[1992/34]
CPC:
B22C9/04 (EP,US); B22C7/02 (EP,US); C08F2/50 (US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL [1992/34]
TitleGerman:Feingiessverfahren und Zusammensetzung des Modells[1992/34]
English:Investment casting method and pattern material[1992/34]
French:Procédé de coulée de précision et composition du modèle[1992/34]
Examination procedure06.04.1993Examination requested  [1993/23]
02.05.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.11.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.09.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.11.1996Fee for grant paid
28.11.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.02.1998No opposition filed within time limit [1998/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT02.05.1997
NL02.05.1997
[2003/07]
Former [1999/42]IT02.05.1997
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2116537  ;
 [X]GB2126148  (ROLLS ROYCE);
 [X]US4136140  (WORRALL ROY);
 [X]FR2187847  (MONSANTO CHEMICALS [GB]);
 [XD]US3822138  (INADA S, et al);
 [AD]GB2207682  (G C DENTAL IND CORP);
 [AD]WO9001727  (DESOTO INC [US]);
 [AD]WO8901010  (DOW CHEMICAL CO [US]);
 [AD]US4075138  (GARNER JOSEPH L)
 [A]  - WPIL DATABASE, Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN=90-181313 [24] DW=9024 & JP-A-2116537 (MATSUSHITA ELEC WORKS) 1 May 1990, & JP2116537 A 19900501
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