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EP About this file: EP0657623

EP0657623 - Anti-contamination thrust balancing system for gas turbine engines [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.01.2000
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.01.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 15.03.2000 [2000/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United Technologies Corporation
10 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]For all designated states
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
United Technologies Building, 1 Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Former [1995/24]For all designated states
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
United Technologies Building 1, Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Mize, Christopher D
106 1st Court
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 / US
02 / Pirsig, William W.
51 Briarwood Drive
Manchester, Connecticut 06040 / US
03 / Vercellone, Peter T.
53 Hansen Farm Road
North Haven, Connecticut 06473 / US
[1995/24]
Representative(s)Leckey, David Herbert
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1995/24]Leckey, David Herbert
Frank B. Dehn & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UZ / GB
Application number, filing date94309045.606.12.1994
[1995/24]
Priority number, dateUS1993016309806.12.1993         Original published format: US 163098
[1995/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0657623
Date:14.06.1995
Language:EN
[1995/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0657623
Date:24.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.1995
ClassificationIPC:F01D5/08
[1995/24]
CPC:
F01D5/081 (EP,US); F01D3/00 (EP,US); F05D2260/607 (EP,US);
Y02T50/60 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1995/24]
TitleGerman:Kontaminationsfreies Schubausgleichsystem für Gasturbine[1995/24]
English:Anti-contamination thrust balancing system for gas turbine engines[1995/24]
French:Système d'équilibrage de la poussée évitant contamination pour turbine à gaz[1995/24]
Examination procedure07.12.1995Examination requested  [1996/05]
28.04.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.12.1997Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
20.02.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.04.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.06.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.09.1998Fee for grant paid
11.09.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.12.1999No opposition filed within time limit [2000/11]
Request for further processing for:20.02.1998Request for further processing filed
20.02.1998Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.03.1998Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3356340  (MELVIN BOBO);
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 [AD]US4730978  (BARAN JR WALTER J [US]) [AD] 1 * column 2, line 33 - line 47 * * column 4, line 42 - line 53; figure 6 *;
 [A]US4798047  (GEARY CARL H [US])[A] 1;
 [AD]US4822244  (MAIER MARK S [US], et al) [AD] 1;
 [A]US5222693  (SLUTZKIN SAMUEL [IL], et al) [A] 1
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