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EP0808292 - APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A VISCOUS USE SOLUTION AND ITS USE IN DISPENSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/48]	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A VISCOUS USE SOLUTION
	[2006/08]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.05.2007 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.11.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR	published on 31.12.2008 [2009/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ECOLAB INC. Ecolab Center 370 North Wabasha Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2233 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2008/38]	For all designated states ECOLAB INC. Ecolab Center 370 North Wabasha Street St. Paul MN 55102-2233 / US
Former [1997/48]	For all designated states ECOLAB, INC. Ecolab Center Saint Paul, MN 55101 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / STEINDORF, Richard, E. 22155-167th Street Big Lake, MN 55309 / US
	02 / HODGE, Charles, A. 8094 Jocelyn Avenue South Cottage Grove, MN 55016 / US
	03 / PARKER, Carleton, J. 812 Cherokee Avenue St. Paul, MN 55107 / US
	04 / JOHNSON, Richard, H. 1770 Vivian Lane West St. Paul, MN 55118 / US
	[1997/48]
Representative(s)	Belcher, Simon James Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Arena Point Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/48]	Belcher, Simon James Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date	95932476.5	11.09.1995
	[1997/48]
	WO1995US11534
Priority number, date	US19950393341	23.02.1995 Original published format: US 393341
	[1997/48]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO9626156
	Date:	29.08.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/39]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0808292
	Date:	26.11.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.08.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0808292
	Date:	28.06.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	17.10.1996
Classification	IPC:	B67D5/56, B67D1/00, B01F5/04, C11D1/65, C11D1/83, C11D1/86, C11D3/43, C11D7/06	[1997/48]
	CPC:	B67D7/74 (EP,US); B01F23/45 (EP,US); B01F23/451 (EP,US); B01F23/471 (EP,US); B01F25/312 (EP,US); B01F25/31242 (EP,US); (+) B01F25/31243 (EP,US); C11D1/83 (EP,US); C11D1/86 (EP,US); C11D17/041 (EP,US); C11D3/2044 (EP,US); C11D3/2068 (EP,US); B01F2215/0495 (EP,US); C11D1/22 (EP,US); C11D1/29 (EP,US); C11D1/523 (EP,US); C11D1/62 (EP,US); C11D1/75 (EP,US); Y10T137/87611 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [1997/48]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUSTEILEN VON GEBRAUCHSFERTIGER VISKÖSER LÖSUNG SOWIE DEREN VERWENDUNG ZUM AUSTEILEN	[2006/08]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A VISCOUS USE SOLUTION AND ITS USE IN DISPENSING	[2006/08]
	French:	APPAREIL DISTRIBUTEUR D'UNE SOLUTION VISQUEUSE DE TRAITEMENT ET SON UTILISATION A DISTRIBUER	[2006/08]
	Former [1997/48]	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM SPENDEN VON GEBRAUCHSFERTIGEN VISKOSEN LÖSUNGEN
	Former [1997/48]	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A VISCOUS USE SOLUTION
	Former [1997/48]	APPAREIL ET PROCEDE POUR DISTRIBUER UNE SOLUTION VISQUEUSE PRETE A L'EMPLOI
Entry into regional phase	18.09.1997	National basic fee paid
	18.09.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.09.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.09.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	18.09.1997	Examination requested [1997/48]
	01.12.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.03.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.11.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.03.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.09.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.12.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.07.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.11.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.06.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.10.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.01.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.05.2006	Fee for grant paid
	02.05.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP04024151.5 / EP1500629
Opposition(s)	29.03.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/23]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.08.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.08.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.09.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	03.09.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
	05.09.2002	Renewal fee patent year 08
	04.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 09
	06.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 10
	05.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	28.06.2006
	IT	28.06.2006
	NL	28.06.2006
	DE	29.09.2006
	[2009/01]
Former [2008/06]	IT	28.06.2006
	NL	28.06.2006
	DE	29.09.2006
Former [2007/21]	NL	28.06.2006
Cited in	International search	[YA]US3949903 (BENASUTTI LOUIS D, et al) [Y] 1-4,7-24,26-42,81 * column 8, line 38 - column 10, line 4 * * figure 13 * [A] 43-47,52,76,77;
		[YA]WO9502664 (JEYES GROUP PLC [GB], et al) [Y] 1-4,7-24,26-42,82 * page 1, line 1 - page 3, line 12 * * examples 1,3,7 * [A] 43,51,57,59,61;
		[YA]US5057246 (BERTHO ANNETTE [FR], et al) [Y] 7,8,21,22,34-36 * example 2 * [A] 49,50;
		[YA]US3728129 (SARGEANT R) [Y] 11,13,14,20,23,24,28 * column 3, line 69 - column 5, line 11 * * column 6, line 58 - column 7, line 70 * * figures 1,4 * [A] 43,53,55,56;
		[Y]US5253677 (SAND WILLIAM F [US]) [Y] 12 * column 3, line 17 - column 5, line 8 * * figure 2 *;
		[Y]EP0595590 (DIVERSEY CORP [CA]) [Y] 16,39 * page 1, line 1 - line 2 * * example 5 *;
		[YA]DE4213895 (S. CROCIATI) [Y] 28 * column 1, line 45 - column 3, line 58 * * figure . * [A] 6;
		[Y]GB2119270 (DEBRECENI MEZOEGAZDASAGI) [Y] 29 * page 1, line 125 - page 2, line 4 * * page 2, line 41 - line 72 * * figures 1,3 *;
		[XY]US4042151 (UTTECH RAYMOND) [X] 79,80 * column 5, line 50 - column 7, line 64 * * figures 2,4 * [Y] 81,82;
		[A]US5301718 (BOLHOFNER KENNETH R [US]) [A] 1,3,13,20,33,43,45,55 * column 3, line 30 - column 6, line 61 * * figures 1,2 *;
		[A]US5259557 (SPRIGGS JOHN R [US], et al) [A] 1,10,11,13,20,33,43,52,53,55,76,79 * column 9, line 49 - column 13, line 4 * * column 6, line 28 - line 31 * * figures 8,9 *;
		[A]GB2097275 (BAILEY THOMAS GEORGE) [A] 1,20,33,43 * page 3, line 24 - line 117 * * figure 5 *;
		[A]DE2644378 (FUELLPACK DIPL BRAUEREI ING DI) [A] 1,2,4,43,44,46 * page 10, line 1 - page 11, line 1 * * figure 3 *;
		[A]US3338173 (GUNZEL JR RUDOLPH M, et al) [A] 1,20,43 * column W *;
		[A]US3643688 (MEINERT HARTMUT) [A] 1,20,43 * column W *;
		[A]EP0109022 (MIRA LANZA SPA [IT]) [A] 7,8,21,22,34-36,49,50 * column W *
	Examination	US4634559
		US4349157
		US4174812
		US3984053
		US3862640

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