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EP0743884 - DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR AN UPPER BUNDLE STEAM GENERATOR CLEANING/INSPECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.12.2003 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states FOSTER-MILLER, INC. 350 Second Avenue Waltham, Massachusetts 02154-1196 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2003/08]	For all designated states FOSTER-MILLER, INC. 350 Second Avenue Waltham Massachusetts 02154-1196 / US
Former [1996/48]	For all designated states FOSTER-MILLER INC. 350 Second Avenue Waltham Massachusetts 02154-1196 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ASHTON, Augustus, J., III 128 West Main Street Westboro, MA 01581 / US
	02 / RUGGIERI, Steven, K. 19 Gordon Road Marlborough, MA 01752 / US
	03 / LOVETT, Timothy, J. 60 Highledger Avenue Wellesley, MA 02181 / US
	04 / BRIGHTMAN, Alan 110 Green Street Bridgewater, MA 02324 / US
	05 / JENS, Steve Apartment 1 50 Oakland Avenue Belmont, MA 02178 / US
	[1996/48]
Representative(s)	Jones, Graham Henry Graham Jones & Company 77 Beaconsfield Road Blackheath, London SE3 7LG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1996/48]	Jones, Graham H. Graham Jones & Company 77 Beaconsfield Road Blackheath London SE3 7LG / GB
Application number, filing date	95907209.1	07.12.1994
	[1996/48]
	WO1994US14371
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9617695
	Date:	13.06.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/27]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0743884
	Date:	27.11.1996
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.06.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1996/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0743884
	Date:	19.02.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/08]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	13.06.1996
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.11.1998
Classification	IPC:	F28G3/16, F22B37/48, F22B37/00	[1999/01]
	CPC:	B08B9/023 (EP); B08B9/093 (EP); B65H75/34 (EP); B65H75/36 (EP); F16G13/16 (EP); F16G13/20 (EP); (+) F16M11/14 (EP); F16M11/18 (EP); F16M11/24 (EP); F16M11/40 (EP); F22B37/002 (EP); F22B37/483 (EP); F28G15/04 (EP); B65H2701/3911 (EP); F16M2200/02 (EP); F16M2200/08 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [1996/48]	B08B9/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1996/48]
Title	German:	EINSATZSYSTEM EINER REINIGUNGS-/INSPEKTIONSEINRICHTUNG FÜR DIE OBEREN ROHRBÜNDEL EINES DAMPFERZEUGERS	[1996/48]
	English:	DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR AN UPPER BUNDLE STEAM GENERATOR CLEANING/INSPECTION DEVICE	[1996/48]
	French:	SYSTEME DE MISE EN OEUVRE POUR DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE/CONTROLE DU FAISCEAU TUBULAIRE SUPERIEUR D'UN GENERATEUR DE VAPEUR	[2002/19]
	Former [1996/48]	SYSTEME DE MISE EN UVRE POUR DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE/CONTROLE DU FAISCEAU TUBULAIRE SUPERIEUR D'UN GENERATEUR DE VAPEUR
Entry into regional phase	01.08.1996	National basic fee paid
	01.08.1996	Search fee paid
	01.08.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.08.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.08.1996	Examination requested [1996/48]
	18.08.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.02.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.03.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.07.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.12.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.05.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.01.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	30.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.04.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	30.07.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	09.08.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.10.2002	Fee for grant paid
	25.10.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	20.11.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	05.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.12.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	06.12.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 08
	03.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	19.02.2003
	BE	19.02.2003
	CH	19.02.2003
	GR	19.02.2003
	IT	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	NL	19.02.2003
	DK	19.05.2003
	PT	19.05.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
	[2008/06]
Former [2004/10]	AT	19.02.2003
	BE	19.02.2003
	CH	19.02.2003
	GR	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	NL	19.02.2003
	DK	19.05.2003
	PT	19.05.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
Former [2004/02]	AT	19.02.2003
	CH	19.02.2003
	GR	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	NL	19.02.2003
	DK	19.05.2003
	PT	19.05.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
Former [2003/47]	AT	19.02.2003
	CH	19.02.2003
	GR	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	NL	19.02.2003
	PT	19.05.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
Former [2003/46]	CH	19.02.2003
	GR	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	NL	19.02.2003
	PT	19.05.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
Former [2003/43]	CH	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	NL	19.02.2003
	PT	19.05.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
Former [2003/41]	CH	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	NL	19.02.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
Former [2003/40]	CH	19.02.2003
	LI	19.02.2003
	SE	19.05.2003
Former [2003/32]	SE	19.05.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[XDA]US5265129 (BROOKS RAYMOND J [US], et al) [XD] 19,24 * column 5, line 36 - column 6, line 10; figure - * [A] 1-3,13,26,28,30-33;
		[A]DE4226854 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 24* column 2, line 12 - column 3, line 18; figure - *
	International search	[A]US338310 ;
		[A]US1905824 (MARTINIUS DYSTHE);
		[A]US3120237 (LANG HENRY A);
		[A]US3330105 (WEBER CHARLES H);
		[A]US3599871 (RUPPEL DONALD B, et al);
		[A]US3655122 (BROWN GEORGE A, et al);
		[A]US4107001 (KINZLER RAYMOND CARL);
		[Y]US4219976 (BURACK ROBERT D [US], et al);
		[Y]US4384594 (MORITZ WERNER [DE]);
		[A]US4392344 (GORDON EDMUND A, et al);
		[A]US4424769 (CHARAMATHIEU ANDRE G [FR], et al);
		[A]US4638667 (ZIMMER JOHN J [US], et al);
		[A]US4691723 (MIERSWA CHRISTIAN [DE], et al);
		[A]US4702281 (MORITZ WERNER [DE]);
		[A]US4834069 (UMEDA HIROYUKI [JP]);
		[A]US4844021 (STOSS JOHANNES [DE]);
		[A]US4980120 (BOWMAN JAMES M [CA], et al);
		[A]US5036871 (RUGGIERI STEVEN K [US], et al);
		[A]US5065703 (LEE ROBERT A S [US]);
		[A]US5172653 (VADAKIN THOMAS C [US]);
		[A]US5178129 (CHIKAMA TOSHIO [JP], et al);
		[A]US5194217 (ST LOUIS DANIEL M [US], et al)

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