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EP0500492 - Plasma spray gun for spraying powdered or gaseous materials [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 31.01.1997 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): NL	published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sulzer Metco AG Rigackerstrasse 21 5610 Wohlen 1 / CH
	[N/P]
Former [1995/27]	For all designated states Sulzer Metco AG Rigackerstrasse 21 CH-5610 Wohlen 1 / CH
Former [1992/35]	For all designated states PLASMA-TECHNIK AG Rigackerstrasse 21 CH-5610 Wohlen 1 / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / Landes, Klaus, Dr.-Ing. Melchiorstrasse 23 W-8000 München 71 / DE
	[1992/35]
Representative(s)	Rottmann, Maximilian, et al Rottmann, Zimmermann + Partner AG Gartenstrasse 28 A 5400 Baden / CH
	[N/P]
Former [1995/27]	Rottmann, Maximilian R., et al c/o Rottmann, Zimmermann + Partner AG Glattalstrasse 37 CH-8052 Zürich / CH
Former [1992/35]	Rottmann, Maximilian R. c/o Rottmann, Zimmermann + Partner AG Glattalstrasse 37 CH-8052 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date	92810095.7	10.02.1992
	[1992/35]
Priority number, date	DE19914105407	21.02.1991 Original published format: DE 4105407
	[1992/35]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0500492
	Date:	26.08.1992
	Language:	DE
	[1992/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0500492
	Date:	27.03.1996
	Language:	DE
	[1996/13]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.05.1992
Classification	IPC:	H05H1/34, H05H1/42, H05H1/44	[1992/35]
	CPC:	H05H1/42 (EP,US); H05H1/34 (EP,US); H05H1/3452 (EP,US); H05H1/3468 (EP,US); H05H1/3484 (EP,US); H05H1/44 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1992/35]
Title	German:	Plasmaspritzgerät zum Versprühen von pulverförmigem oder gasförmigem Material	[1992/35]
	English:	Plasma spray gun for spraying powdered or gaseous materials	[1992/35]
	French:	Appareil de pulvérisation par plasma de matériaux en poudre ou gazeux	[1992/35]
Examination procedure	15.10.1992	Examination requested [1992/51]
	31.08.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	01.12.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.03.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	06.09.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.11.1995	Fee for grant paid
	29.11.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	28.12.1996	No opposition filed within time limit [1997/12]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.01.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.01.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.01.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	27.03.1996
	DK	27.03.1996
	ES	27.03.1996
	GR	27.03.1996
	IT	27.03.1996
	NL	27.03.1996
	PT	27.06.1996
	SE	27.06.1996
	[2003/07]
Former [2002/25]	BE	27.03.1996
	DK	27.03.1996
	ES	27.03.1996
	GR	27.03.1996
	IT	27.03.1996
	PT	27.06.1996
	SE	27.06.1996
Former [2000/05]	BE	27.03.1996
	DK	27.03.1996
	GR	27.03.1996
	IT	27.03.1996
	PT	27.06.1996
	SE	27.06.1996
Former [1999/42]	BE	27.03.1996
	DK	27.03.1996
	IT	27.03.1996
	PT	27.06.1996
	SE	27.06.1996
Former [1998/15]	BE	27.03.1996
	DK	27.03.1996
	PT	27.06.1996
	SE	27.06.1996
Former [1998/14]	BE	27.03.1996
	PT	27.06.1996
	SE	27.06.1996
Former [1996/52]	BE	27.03.1996
	SE	27.06.1996
Former [1996/44]	SE	27.06.1996
Documents cited:	Search	[A] FR1207809 (KNAPSACK AG et al.)
		[A] US3360988 (STINE HOWARD A et al.)
		[A] US3239130 (NAUNDORF JR CHARLES H et al.) [A]
		[A] USRE32908 [A]
		[A] WO8704039 (PLASMAINVENT AG et al.) [A]
		[A] US2892067 (DONALD RUSSELL S et al.) [A]
		[A] US3628079 (DOBBS DAVID JOHN MILLER et al.) [A]
		[A] US3562486 (HATCH BRUCE O et al.) [A]
	Examination	WO9015516
		Rutscher/Deutsch: Plasmatechnik. Mnchen, Wien 1984. Seiten 244, 262, 263.

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