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EP0775989 - Coin detection device and associated method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 21.09.2007 Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.09.2007	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 24.10.2007 [2007/43]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states COIN ACCEPTORS, INC. 300 Hunter Avenue St. Louis, MO 63124-2013 / US
	[1997/22]
Inventor(s)	01 / Costello, Steven Michael 206 Harvard Drive O'Fallon, Illinois 62269 / US
	02 / Young, Joe Lee 13144 Royal Pines Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63146 / US
	[1997/22]
Representative(s)	Finck, Dieter, et al V. Füner Ebbinghaus Finck Hano Patentanwälte Postfach 95 01 60 81517 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/29]	Finck, Dieter, Dr.Ing., et al v. Füner Ebbinghaus Finck Hano Postfach 95 01 60 81517 München / DE
Former [1997/22]	Ebbinghaus, Dieter, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwälte v. Füner, Ebbinghaus, Finck, Mariahilfplatz 2 & 3 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	96116175.9	09.10.1996
	[1997/22]
Priority number, date	US19950551866	21.11.1995 Original published format: US 551866
	[1997/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0775989
	Date:	28.05.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/22]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0775989
	Date:	25.11.1998
	[1998/48]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.10.1998
Classification	IPC:	G07D5/02	[2007/02]
	CPC:	G07D5/02 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1997/22]	G07D5/02, G07F3/02
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1997/22]
Title	German:	Münzprüfvorrichtung und entsprechendes Verfahren	[1997/22]
	English:	Coin detection device and associated method	[1997/22]
	French:	Dispositif de detection de pièces de monnaie et méthode associée	[2007/02]
	Former [1997/22]	Dispositif de contrôle de pièces de monnaie et méthode associée
Examination procedure	18.05.1998	Examination requested [1998/29]
	24.05.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.11.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.12.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.05.2007	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2007/43]
	08.06.2007	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2007/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.10.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 07
	29.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:	Search	[YA]US5263566 (NARA TAKEHIKO [JP], et al) [Y] 1,2,7-9,12-14,20-30,32,34-36 * column 1, line 36 - column 2, line 15 * * column 3, line 19 - column 7, line 8 * * column 10, line 41 - column 12, line 18; figures 1-5,9-10C * [A] 3-6,10,11,15-19,31,33;
		[Y]US5460256 (LEVASSEUR JOSEPH L [US]) [Y] 1,2,7-9,12-14,20-30,32,34-36 * column 2, line 34 - line 50 * * column 3, line 37 - column 5, line 67; figures 1-7 *;
		[A]EP0295610 (COIN ACCEPTORS INC [US]) [A] 1,9,20,30 * column 5, line 24 - column 11, line 21 * * column 26, line 27 - column 30, line 35; figures 1-5,27-31 *;
		[A]US4667093 (MACDONALD J RANDALL [CA]) [A] 1,9,20,30 * column 3, line 64 - column 11, line 23; figures 1-7 *;
		[A]US5236071 (LEE JANG-HWAN [KR]) [A] 1,9,20,30 * column 3, line 50 - column 5, line 44; figures 1-3B *;
		[A]US4749074 (UEKI TORU [JP], et al) [A] 1,9,20,30 * column 2, line 45 - column 6, line 28; figures 1-7 *

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