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EP0563325 - FLUID CONTROL VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 12.02.1999 Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.02.1999	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 31.03.1999 [1999/13]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. Patent Section, M.S. 077 1525 Howe Street Racine, WI 53403-5011 / US
	[1993/40]
Inventor(s)	01 / DEMAREST, Scott, W. 3610 Riverbend Drive Racine, WI 53404 / US
	02 / BUHLER, James, E. 31308 Red Oak Lane Waterford, WI 53185 / US
	03 / MILLER, Allen, D. 6008 Independence Road Racine, WI 53406 / US
	[1993/40]
Representative(s)	Ruschke, Hans Edvard, et al Ruschke Madgwick Seide & Kollegen Patentanwälte Patent Attorney (UK) PartG mbB Postfach 86 06 29 81633 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1993/40]	Ruschke, Hans Edvard, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwälte Ruschke & Partner Pienzenauerstrasse 2 D-81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date	92904370.1	17.12.1991
	[1993/40]
	WO1991US09444
Priority number, date	US19900629517	18.12.1990 Original published format: US 629517
	[1993/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9211481
	Date:	09.07.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/17]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0563325
	Date:	06.10.1993
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.07.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1993/40]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	09.07.1992
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.02.1994
Classification	IPC:	F16K7/06, F16K21/00, B05B11/06, B05B7/24, B05B7/12	[1994/13]
	CPC:	B05B11/06 (EP,US); B05B7/12 (EP,US); B05B7/2429 (EP,US); B67D3/041 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1993/40]	F16K7/06, F16K21/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, SE [1993/40]
Title	German:	FLUIDUMREGELVENTIL	[1993/40]
	English:	FLUID CONTROL VALVE	[1993/40]
	French:	VANNE DE REGULATION DE FLUIDE	[1993/40]
Entry into regional phase	14.07.1993	National basic fee paid
	14.07.1993	Search fee paid
	14.07.1993	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.07.1993	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.07.1992	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
	14.07.1993	Examination requested [1993/40]
	22.07.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.11.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.08.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	16.09.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.05.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	25.06.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.10.1998	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [1999/13]
	03.11.1998	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [1999/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.02.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.12.1994	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.01.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.11.1996	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.11.1997	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.1993	03 M06 Fee paid on 26.02.1994
	31.12.1995	05 M06 Fee paid on 29.01.1996
	31.12.1998	08 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[E]WO9206793 (JOHNSON & SON INC S C [US]) [E] 1,2 * page 7, line 38 - page 10, line 19; figures 13,14 *;
		[Y]US3157360 (HEARD WILLIAM L) [Y] 1,2 * column W *;
		[Y]DE8705600U (ROTRING-WERKE RIEPE KG) [Y] 1,2 * page 13, line 9 - page 15, line 27; figures 9-12 *;
		[A]US2575632 (ELMER LIPMAN);
		[A]US3632046 (HENGESBACH ROBERT W);
		[A]GB336123 (T J HOLMES COMPANY INC)
	International search	[X]US1920261 (LAVENDER ROBERT A);
		[X]US2992761 (SOMMERS SR EDWARD P);
		[X]US3384276 (HENNINGFIELD ROBERT F);
		[A]US4460101 (TSENG BANG-TSAI [TW]);
		[A]US4911336 (BLAKE WILLIAM S [US]);
		[A]US4726496 (DOLAN JOHN E [US]);
		[A]US3539081 (NORTON ROBERT L, et al)

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