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EP About this file: EP0803433

EP0803433 - Heat sealable inflator [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.09.2002
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 06.02.2008  [2008/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HALKEY-ROBERTS CORPORATION
11600 - 9th Street North St. Petersburg
Florida 33716 / US
[N/P]
Former [1997/44]For all designated states
HALKEY-ROBERTS CORPORATION
11600 - 9th Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Weinheimer, Jacek M.
255 Capri Circle, No. 29
Treasure Islands, Florida 33706 / US
02 / Fawcett, Lyman W., Jr.
2263 60 Way, North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 / US
[1997/44]
Representative(s)Pohl, Manfred
RGTH Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Kirchenhang 32b
21073 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/35]Pohl, Manfred, Dr.
Patentanwalt Kirchenhang 32 b
21073 Hamburg / DE
Former [2000/31](deleted)
Former [1997/44]Schmidt-Bogatzky, Jürgen, Dr. Ing.
Warburgstrasse 50
20354 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date96106490.425.04.1996
[1997/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0803433
Date:29.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0803433
Date:14.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.1996
ClassificationIPC:B63C9/19
[1997/44]
CPC:
B63C9/24 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/44]
TitleGerman:Heisssiegelfähiges Aufblasgerät[1997/44]
English:Heat sealable inflator[1997/44]
French:Appareil thermosoudable de gonflage[1997/44]
Examination procedure19.03.1997Examination requested  [1997/44]
18.01.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.07.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.05.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.05.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.08.2001Fee for grant paid
27.08.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.08.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
14.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
13.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
12.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
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Stay/Interruption30.04.2000Interruption of proceedings. Reason: representative has died[2000/30]
28.06.2000Resumption of proceedings[2000/39]
30.04.2000Interruption of proceedings. Reason: representative has died[2000/39]
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
FR14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
IT14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
DK14.02.2002
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
IE25.04.2002
LU25.04.2002
MC25.04.2002
ES30.05.2002
[2008/06]
Former [2006/14]AT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
FR14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
DK14.02.2002
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
IE25.04.2002
LU25.04.2002
MC25.04.2002
ES30.05.2002
Former [2004/39]AT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
DK14.02.2002
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
IE25.04.2002
LU25.04.2002
MC25.04.2002
ES30.05.2002
Former [2004/04]AT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
DK14.02.2002
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
IE25.04.2002
MC25.04.2002
ES30.05.2002
Former [2003/46]AT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
DK14.02.2002
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
IE25.04.2002
MC25.04.2002
Former [2003/29]AT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
IE25.04.2002
MC25.04.2002
Former [2003/25]AT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
MC25.04.2002
Former [2003/09]AT14.11.2001
BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
Former [2003/06]BE14.11.2001
CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
NL14.11.2001
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
Former [2003/01]CH14.11.2001
FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
LI14.11.2001
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
Former [2002/49]FI14.11.2001
GR14.11.2001
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
Former [2002/48]FI14.11.2001
PT14.02.2002
SE14.02.2002
Former [2002/33]FI14.11.2001
SE14.02.2002
Former [2002/26]SE14.02.2002
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