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EP0819504 - Apparatus for punching printed circuit boards [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.08.2003
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 19.05.2004  [2004/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AUTOMA-TECH
Parc d'Affaires des Portes, Chaussée du Vexin
27100 Val de Reuil / FR
[N/P]
Former [1998/04]For all designated states
Automa-Tech
Parc d'Affaires des Portes, Chaussée du Vexin
27100 Val de Reuil / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Sorel, Alain
6 Impasse des Bruyères, Garor
27180 Les Baux St Croix / FR
02 / Charbonnier, Serge
22 rue Grande
27120 Chambray / FR
[1998/04]
Representative(s)Dronne, Guy, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[N/P]
Former [1998/04]Dronne, Guy, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date97401675.011.07.1997
[1998/04]
Priority number, dateFR1996000880415.07.1996         Original published format: FR 9608804
[1998/04]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0819504
Date:21.01.1998
Language:FR
[1998/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0819504
Date:02.10.2002
Language:FR
[2002/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.1997
ClassificationIPC:B26D7/01, B26D7/26, B26F1/02, H05K3/00
[1998/04]
CPC:
H05K3/005 (EP,US); B23D35/008 (EP,US); B26D7/015 (EP,US);
B26D7/2628 (EP,US); B26F1/02 (EP,US); B26F2210/08 (EP,US);
Y10T483/17 (EP,US); Y10T483/1731 (EP,US); Y10T83/7747 (EP,US);
Y10T83/8742 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1998/40]
Former [1998/04]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Stanzvorrichtung zum Bohren von Leiterplatten[1998/04]
English:Apparatus for punching printed circuit boards[1998/04]
French:Machine de poinçonnage de plaque de circuit imprimé[1998/04]
Examination procedure25.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/35]
27.12.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
01.03.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.05.2002Fee for grant paid
16.05.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.07.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
19.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
19.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB02.10.2002
[2004/21]
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0236766  (IBM [US]) [A] 6* figure - *;
 [Y]EP0287986  (USHIO KOGYO CO [JP]) [Y] 1,2,4,6 * column 14, line 14 - line 19; figures 8-11 *;
 [Y]US4829375  (ALZMANN DONALD [US], et al) [Y] 1-6 * column 10, line 23 - column 12, line 27; figures 7-9 *;
 [Y]EP0620108  (FETTE WILHELM GMBH [DE]) [Y] 5 * column 2, line 5 - line 9 *;
 [Y]  - "gridless printed circuit board drilling machine", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, NEW YORK US, (198904), vol. 31, no. 11, pages 242 - 243, XP000024657 [Y] 3 * the whole document *
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