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EP0738782 - Iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.04.2004 Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.05.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): DK	published on 14.07.2004 [2004/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CHRYSALIS TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED 951 East Byrd Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4074 / US
	[2000/29]
Former [1996/43]	For all designated states Philip Morris Products Inc. 3601 Commerce Road Richmond Virginia 23234 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Sikka, Vinod K. 115 Dansworth Lane Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 / US
	02 / Deevi, Seetharama C. 129 High Point Lane Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 / US
	03 / Fleischhauer, Grier S. 1004 Lady Jean Court Midlothian, Virginia 23113 / US
	04 / Hajaligol, Mohammad R. 3322 Old Courthouse Road, Apartment H Richmond, Virginia 23236 / US
	05 / Lilly, A. Cliforn, Jr. 9641 Waterfowl Flyway Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 / US
	[1996/43]
Representative(s)	Marlow, Nicholas Simon Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1996/43]	Marlow, Nicholas Simon Reddie & Grose 16, Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date	96302791.7	19.04.1996
	[1996/43]
Priority number, date	US19950426006	20.04.1995 Original published format: US 426006
	[1996/43]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0738782
	Date:	23.10.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/43]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0738782
	Date:	05.08.1998
	[1998/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0738782
	Date:	25.06.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/26]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.06.1998
Classification	IPC:	C22C38/06, C22C32/00, C22C1/04	[1998/31]
	CPC:	C22C33/0278 (EP,US); C22C38/06 (EP,KR,US); B22F3/23 (EP,US); C22C1/047 (EP,US); B22F2998/00 (EP,US); B22F2998/10 (EP,US); (+) B22F2999/00 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	B22F2998/00, B22F3/04, B22F3/23 (EP,US); B22F2998/10, B22F3/20, B22F3/1208, B22F3/23 (US,EP); B22F2998/10, B22F3/20, B22F3/18, B22F3/10 (US,EP); B22F2998/10, B22F9/082, B22F3/1208, B22F3/15 (US,EP); (+) B22F2998/10, B22F9/082, B22F3/1208, B22F3/20 (EP,US); B22F2999/00, B22F9/082, B22F2201/05 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1996/43]	C22C38/06
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1996/43]
Extension states	LT	16.05.1996
	LV	16.05.1996
	SI	16.05.1996
Title	German:	Eisenaluminid für elektrische Widerstandsheizelemente	[1996/43]
	English:	Iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements	[1996/43]
	French:	Aluminiure de fer, utilisable pour résistances de chauffage électrique	[1996/43]
Examination procedure	28.09.1998	Examination requested [1998/48]
	05.10.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	15.06.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.09.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.02.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.06.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
	18.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.07.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.11.2002	Fee for grant paid
	29.11.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	26.03.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.04.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.04.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.04.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	25.06.2003
	CH	25.06.2003
	FI	25.06.2003
	LI	25.06.2003
	NL	25.06.2003
	DK	25.09.2003
	GR	25.09.2003
	PT	25.09.2003
	SE	25.09.2003
	[2004/29]
Former [2004/28]	BE	25.06.2003
	CH	25.06.2003
	FI	25.06.2003
	LI	25.06.2003
	NL	25.06.2003
	GR	25.09.2003
	PT	25.09.2003
	SE	25.09.2003
Former [2004/13]	CH	25.06.2003
	FI	25.06.2003
	LI	25.06.2003
	NL	25.06.2003
	GR	25.09.2003
	PT	25.09.2003
	SE	25.09.2003
Former [2004/10]	CH	25.06.2003
	FI	25.06.2003
	LI	25.06.2003
	NL	25.06.2003
	GR	25.09.2003
	SE	25.09.2003
Former [2004/05]	CH	25.06.2003
	FI	25.06.2003
	LI	25.06.2003
	GR	25.09.2003
Former [2004/02]	CH	25.06.2003
	LI	25.06.2003
	GR	25.09.2003
Former [2004/01]	CH	25.06.2003
	LI	25.06.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB184840 (CALORIZING CORP OF AMERICA) [A] 1,2,6,7 * the whole document *;
		[YD]US3026197 (SCHRAMM JACOB H) [YD] 1,2,6,7 * column W *;
		[A]FR2458597 (FUSANI GIOVANNI [IT]) [A] 1,6,7 * claims 1-13 *;
		[A]EP0360468 (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [A] 61,71 * claims 1-22 *;
		[AD]WO9010722 (MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS [US]) [AD] 1-12,23-29 * claims 1-25 *;
		[A]US5084109 (SIKKA VINOD K [US]) [A] 1-12,23-29 * column W *;
		[A]EP0488716 (NGK INSULATORS LTD [JP], et al) [A] 13,15,17-19,23 * claims 1,3,4,10,16,17,35 *;
		[YD]WO9323581 (MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS [US]) [YD] 1,2,6,7 * claims 1-3,6,12 *;
		[A]US5269830 (RABIN BARRY H [US], et al) [A] 61,62,71 * claims 1-6,12,13,18,25 *;
		[AP]US5445790 (HU CHEN-TI [TW], et al) [AP] 61,65 * claims 1,4,16,21 *;
		[AP]EP0693564 (GEESTHACHT GKSS FORSCHUNG [DE]) [AP] 61,62* the whole document *

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