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EP About this file: EP0708850

EP0708850 - COMPOSITE YARN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE YARN HAVING A SPANDEX CORE AND A TEXTURIZED THERMOPLASTIC COVERING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1996/18]METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE YARN HAVING A SPANDEX CORE AND A TEXTURIZED THERMOPLASTIC COVERING
[1997/40]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.08.1998
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IE		published on 19.02.2003  [2003/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Worldtex, Inc.
P.O. Box 2363
Hickory, NC 28603 / US
[1996/18]
Inventor(s)01 / SETZER, Barry Dean
P.O. Box 2506
Hickory, NC 28603 / US
[1996/18]
Representative(s)Lieck, Hans-Peter, et al
BOETERS & LIECK
Oberanger 32
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/18]Lieck, Hans-Peter, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Lieck, Endlich & Partner Widenmayerstrasse 36
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date94923395.111.07.1994
[1996/18]
WO1994US07701
Priority number, dateUS1993009334916.07.1993         Original published format: US 93349
[1996/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9502721
Date:26.01.1995
Language:EN
[1995/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0708850
Date:01.05.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.01.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0708850
Date:01.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.01.1995
ClassificationIPC:D02G3/32
[1996/18]
CPC:
D02J1/08 (EP,US); D02G3/328 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/18]
TitleGerman:VERBUNDFADEN UND METHODE ZUM HERSTELLEN EINES VERBUNDFADENS DER EINEN SPANDEX-KERN UND EINE TEXTURIERTE THERMOPLASTISCHE UMMANTELUNG AUFWEIST[1997/40]
English:COMPOSITE YARN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE YARN HAVING A SPANDEX CORE AND A TEXTURIZED THERMOPLASTIC COVERING[1997/40]
French:FIL COMPOSITE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN FIL COMPOSITE A AME SPANDEX ET REVETEMENT THERMOPLASTIQUE TEXTURE[1997/40]
Former [1996/18]METHODE ZUM HERSTELLEN EINES VERBUNDFADENS DER EINEN SPANDEX-KERN UND EINE TEXTURIERTE THERMOPLASTISCHE UMMANTELUNG AUFWEIST
Former [1996/18]METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE YARN HAVING A SPANDEX CORE AND A TEXTURIZED THERMOPLASTIC COVERING
Former [1996/18]PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN FIL COMPOSITE A AME SPANDEX ET REVETEMENT THERMOPLASTIQUE TEXTURE
Entry into regional phase15.02.1996National basic fee paid 
15.02.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
15.02.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
15.02.1996Examination requested  [1996/18]
24.04.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.08.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
26.03.1997Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.06.1997Fee for grant paid
25.06.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)02.07.1998No opposition filed within time limit [1998/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
24.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT01.10.1997
BE01.10.1997
CH01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
ES01.10.1997
GR01.10.1997
LI01.10.1997
NL01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
PT02.01.1998
[2003/08]
Former [2002/26]AT01.10.1997
BE01.10.1997
CH01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
ES01.10.1997
GR01.10.1997
IE01.10.1997
LI01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
PT02.01.1998
Former [2002/10]AT01.10.1997
BE01.10.1997
CH01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
GR01.10.1997
IE01.10.1997
LI01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
PT02.01.1998
Former [2000/05]AT01.10.1997
BE01.10.1997
CH01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
GR01.10.1997
LI01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
PT02.01.1998
Former [1998/46]AT01.10.1997
BE01.10.1997
CH01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
LI01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
PT02.01.1998
Former [1998/45]AT01.10.1997
CH01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
LI01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
PT02.01.1998
Former [1998/37]AT01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
PT02.01.1998
Former [1998/30]AT01.10.1997
DK01.10.1997
SE01.01.1998
Former [1998/21]SE01.01.1998
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0157710  (PAYEN & CIE L [FR], et al) [A] 1-11* the whole document *;
 [A]EP0400838  (JONES STROUD & CO LTD [GB]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [AP]  - FERDINAND BÖSCH, "HFP-Prozess mit zugkraftgeregelter Fadenzuführung für elastische Verbundgarne", MELLIAND TEXTILBERICHTE, HEIDELBERG DE, (199403), vol. 75, no. 3, pages 178 - 180 [AP] 1-11
Examination   - MELLIAND TEXTILBERICHTE, vol.75, no.3, March 1994HEIDELBERG DE pages 178 - 180 FERDINAND B\SCH 'HFP-Prozess mit zugkraftgeregelter Fadenzuf}hrung f}r
    - elastische Verbundgarne'
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