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EP0584331 - DISTRIBUTION BOARD WITH REAR ELECTRICAL ACCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.11.1997
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.11.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.01.1998 [1998/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SQUARE D COMPANY
1415 South Roselle Road, Executive Plaza Palatine
Illinois 60067 / US
[N/P]
Former [1995/44]For all designated states
SQUARE D COMPANY
1415 South Roselle Road, Executive Plaza
Palatine, Illinois 60067 / US
Former [1994/09]For all designated states
SQUARE D COMPANY
1415 S. Roselle Road
Palatine, IL 60067 / US
Inventor(s)01 / NEILL, Kenneth
7 Bedwyn Close Swindon
Wiltshire SN2 1SG / GB
02 / BALL, Keith, W.
168 Whitworth Road Swindon
Wiltshire SN2 3BJ / GB
[1994/09]
Representative(s)Sorrell, Terence Gordon
Fitzpatricks, Cardinal Court, 23, Thomas More Street
London E1 9YY / GB
[1994/09]
Application number, filing date93906195.823.02.1993
[1994/09]
WO1993US01640
Priority number, dateUS1992084924311.03.1992         Original published format: US 849243
[1994/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9318564
Date:16.09.1993
Language:EN
[1993/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0584331
Date:02.03.1994
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.09.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1994/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0584331
Date:15.01.1997
Language:EN
[1997/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US16.09.1993
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.04.1994
ClassificationIPC:H02B11/12, H02B13/02, H02B1/20, H05K7/16, H01H85/20, H02B1/21, H02B11/02, H02B11/127
[1994/20]
CPC:
H02B11/12 (EP,US); H02B1/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1994/09]H02B11/12, H02B13/02, H02B1/20, H05K7/16, H01H85/20
Designated contracting statesGB,   IE [1994/09]
TitleGerman:VERTEILERTAFEL MIT ELEKTRISCHEN ZUGRIFF VON HINTEN[1994/09]
English:DISTRIBUTION BOARD WITH REAR ELECTRICAL ACCESS[1994/09]
French:TABLEAU DE DISTRIBUTION A ACCES ELECTRIQUE POSTERIEUR[1994/09]
Entry into regional phase01.12.1993National basic fee paid 
01.12.1993Search fee paid 
01.12.1993Designation fee(s) paid 
01.12.1993Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.12.1993Examination requested  [1994/09]
19.09.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.03.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.07.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.10.1996Fee for grant paid
11.10.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.10.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1998/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
05.02.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2976510  (ALBERT BLAIN) [A] 3,9,12,16 * figure 1 *;
 [X]US3293503  (HERRMANN JOHN A, et al) [X] 1-20 * figures 1,5,6 *;
 [A]FR2344155  (ALSTHOM CGEE [FR]) [A] 1-20 * page 5, line 23 - line 34 * * figure 9 *;
 [X]EP0092774  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [X] 1-20 * page 5, line 22 - page 6, line 2 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US4498123  (FUSS PETER S [US], et al) [A] 5,10,11,14,15 * column 3, line 68 - column 4, line 6 * * column 4, line 22 - line 36 * * figures 1-6 *;
 [X]US4502097  (TAKAHASHI MASARU [JP]) [X] 5 * column 7, line 26 - line 31 * * figures 1,3-6 *;
 [A]GB2245156  (DASCO DATA PROD LTD [CA]) [A] 5,10,14* figure 2 *
 [A]  - L. DESCHAMPS, "<> un nouveau système pour les tableaux généraux basse tension.", TECHNIQUES CEM, PARIS, (198311), no. 117, pages 16 - 20 [A] 1 * page 18 *
International search[Y]US2542853  (WILLS ERVIN E);
 [Y]EP0086954  (STOP CHOC SCHWINGUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO KG [DE]);
 [Y]US4496916  (CARPENTER PETER E G [GB], et al);
 [A]US4602312  (TAKAHASHI MASARU [JP])
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