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EP0686067 - SYSTEM FOR HIGH SPEED, HIGH QUALITY THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1995/50]	HIGH SPEED, HIGH QUALITY THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
	[1999/30]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 01.06.2001 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.06.2001	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 18.07.2001 [2001/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
	[1995/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / SACHS, Emmanuel, M. 14 Liberty Avenue Somerville, MA 02144 / US
	02 / CURODEAU, Alain 305 Memorial Drive 512A Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
	03 / FAN, Tailin 784 Main Street 5 Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
	04 / BREDT, James, F. 73 Templeton Parkway Watertown, MA 02172 / US
	05 / CIMA, Michael 28 Burlington Street Lexington, MA 02173 / US
	06 / BRANCAZIO, David 159 Sherman Street 2 Cambridge, MA 02140 / US
	[1995/50]
Representative(s)	Joly, Jean-Jacques, et al Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris cedex 07 / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2000/31]	Joly, Jean-Jacques, et al Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
Former [1995/50]	Joly, Jean-Jacques Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université F-75340 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date	94911410.2	16.02.1994
	[1995/50]
	WO1994US02024
Priority number, date	US19930019470	18.02.1993 Original published format: US 19470
	[1995/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO9419112
	Date:	01.09.1994
	[1994/20]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0686067
	Date:	13.12.1995
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.09.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1995/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0686067
	Date:	02.08.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	27.10.1994
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.01.1997
Classification	IPC:	B05C11/00, B05C5/00, G01D15/18, B32B31/00, B29C67/00, B41J2/485	[1997/07]
	CPC:	B41J2/505 (EP,US); B22F10/14 (EP,US); B22F3/004 (EP); B29C41/006 (EP); B29C41/12 (EP); B29C41/36 (EP); (+) B29C64/112 (EP); B33Y30/00 (EP,US); B41J2/01 (EP); B41J2/085 (EP); B41J2/09 (EP); B22F2998/00 (EP); Y02P10/25 (EP) (-)
	C-Set:	B22F2998/00, B22F10/14 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1995/50]	B05C11/00, B05C5/00, G01D15/18, B32B31/00
Designated contracting states	DE [1995/50]
Title	German:	SYSTEM FÜR DREIDIMENSIONALES DRUCKEN MIT HOHER GESCHWINDIGKEIT UND HOHER QUALITÄT	[1999/30]
	English:	SYSTEM FOR HIGH SPEED, HIGH QUALITY THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING	[1999/30]
	French:	SYSTEME D'IMPRESSION TRIDIMENSIONNELLE DE HAUTE QUALITE A GRANDE VITESSE	[1999/30]
	Former [1995/50]	DREIDIMENSIONALES DRUCKEN MIT HOHER GESCHWINDIGKEIT UND HOHER QUALITÄT
	Former [1995/50]	HIGH SPEED, HIGH QUALITY THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
	Former [1995/50]	IMPRESSION TRIDIMENSIONNELLE DE HAUTE QUALITE A GRANDE VITESSE
Entry into regional phase	17.08.1995	National basic fee paid
	17.08.1995	Search fee paid
	17.08.1995	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.08.1995	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	31.08.1994	Request for preliminary examination filed
	18.08.1995	Examination requested [1995/50]
	27.03.1997	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.11.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	25.05.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.07.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	07.01.2000	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	19.01.2000	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.05.2000	Fee for grant paid
	19.05.2000	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.05.2000	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
Opposition(s)	03.05.2001	No opposition filed within time limit [2001/29]
Request for further processing for:	27.05.2000	Request for further processing filed
	22.05.2000	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	02.06.2000	Decision despatched
	19.05.2000	Request for further processing filed
	22.05.2000	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request deemed not to be filed
	02.06.2000	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.02.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.01.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.01.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	05.02.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	03.02.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]JPH02111528 ;
		[Y]US4642653 (ITO TADASHI [JP], et al) [Y] 3-19 * the whole document *;
		[XY]EP0431924 (MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY [US]) [X] 1,2 * the whole document * [Y] 3-19;
		[A]WO9220505 (3D SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 9-13* the whole document *
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900713), vol. 014, no. 327, Database accession no. (M - 0998), & JP02111528 A 19900424 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD) [Y] 8-13 * abstract *
	International search	[A]US3999188 (YAMADA TAKAHIRO);
		[A]US4129875 (ITO S [JP], et al);
		[Y]US4158204 (KUHN LAWRENCE [US], et al);
		[A]US4575330 (HULL CHARLES W [US]);
		[A]US4665492 (MASTERS WILLIAM E [US]);
		[A]US4791434 (WILLS LESLIE J [AU]);
		[A]US5059266 (YAMANE MITSUO [JP], et al);
		[A]US5136515 (HELINSKI RICHARD [US]);
		[XPY]US5204055 (SACHS EMANUEL M [US], et al)
		[A] - NAMRAC, Proceedings, Symposium No. 15, undated, DECKARD et al.: "Solid Freeform Fabrication and Selective Powder Sintering", pages 636-640.
		[A] - Cadence, April 1989, T. WOHLERS, "Creating Parts by the Layers", pages 73-76.

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